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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 5429935, member: 10461"]Well, I suppose it depends on what you mean by "cheap". That is a relative term. I think one would be lucky to find any Mint State Seated dollars for less than a grand nowadays, yes?</p><p><br /></p><p>"Cheap" if you're Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos, maybe.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dunno. Haven't looked at prices, but I know I had an ANACS AU50 common date almost twenty years ago that was worth $500-600-ish <i>then</i>. Mint State, even MS60, must surely be getting up there towards the thousand-dollar mark nowadays at retail, I would guess? Or close to it, anyway? Or maybe <i>more</i> than that?</p><p><br /></p><p>(Going off to look at Numismedia trend prices now. It has been several years since I owned a Seated dollar.)</p><p><br /></p><p>So anyway, low four figures might be chump change to <i>some </i>folks, but it is definitely out of reach on <i>my</i> budget! I stay down in two- and three-figure territory.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Edit, after checking Numismedia prices:</b> I checked the most common dates for both the No Motto and With Motto subtypes.</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><a href="http://www.numismedia.com/rarecoinprices/cgi/coinprice.cgi?script=setdlr&searchtype=any&searchtext=fmv&search=any&nmcode=15714900&guide=prices&guide2=pricesms&proof=&plus=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismedia.com/rarecoinprices/cgi/coinprice.cgi?script=setdlr&searchtype=any&searchtext=fmv&search=any&nmcode=15714900&guide=prices&guide2=pricesms&proof=&plus=" rel="nofollow">The 1859-O</a> (NM) goes <b>$1,880</b> in MS60.</p><p><a href="http://www.numismedia.com/rarecoinprices/cgi/coinprice.cgi?script=setdlr&searchtype=any&searchtext=fmv&search=any&nmcode=15718200&guide=prices&guide2=pricesms&proof=&plus=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismedia.com/rarecoinprices/cgi/coinprice.cgi?script=setdlr&searchtype=any&searchtext=fmv&search=any&nmcode=15718200&guide=prices&guide2=pricesms&proof=&plus=" rel="nofollow">The 1872</a> (WM) goes <b>$1,940</b> in MS60.</p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>I do not consider that "cheap" by any stretch of the imagination! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So my initial guess of "almost a thousand" was actually <i>way</i> low. (As mentioned, I'm way behind the times on Seated dollars, and have never owned one higher than AU, personally.)</p><p><br /></p><p>So I rest my case. No way you're gonna touch a Mint State Seated dollar nowadays, unless it has <i>serious</i> impairments, or you've got a very generous seller!</p><p><br /></p><p>But a nice AU coin, on the other hand...</p><p><br /></p><p>([USER=77413]@RonSanderson[/USER]'s pair look mighty nice for the money.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 5429935, member: 10461"]Well, I suppose it depends on what you mean by "cheap". That is a relative term. I think one would be lucky to find any Mint State Seated dollars for less than a grand nowadays, yes? "Cheap" if you're Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos, maybe. Dunno. Haven't looked at prices, but I know I had an ANACS AU50 common date almost twenty years ago that was worth $500-600-ish [I]then[/I]. Mint State, even MS60, must surely be getting up there towards the thousand-dollar mark nowadays at retail, I would guess? Or close to it, anyway? Or maybe [I]more[/I] than that? (Going off to look at Numismedia trend prices now. It has been several years since I owned a Seated dollar.) So anyway, low four figures might be chump change to [I]some [/I]folks, but it is definitely out of reach on [I]my[/I] budget! I stay down in two- and three-figure territory. [B]Edit, after checking Numismedia prices:[/B] I checked the most common dates for both the No Motto and With Motto subtypes. [INDENT][URL='http://www.numismedia.com/rarecoinprices/cgi/coinprice.cgi?script=setdlr&searchtype=any&searchtext=fmv&search=any&nmcode=15714900&guide=prices&guide2=pricesms&proof=&plus=']The 1859-O[/URL] (NM) goes [B]$1,880[/B] in MS60. [URL='http://www.numismedia.com/rarecoinprices/cgi/coinprice.cgi?script=setdlr&searchtype=any&searchtext=fmv&search=any&nmcode=15718200&guide=prices&guide2=pricesms&proof=&plus=']The 1872[/URL] (WM) goes [B]$1,940[/B] in MS60. [/INDENT] I do not consider that "cheap" by any stretch of the imagination! :rolleyes: So my initial guess of "almost a thousand" was actually [I]way[/I] low. (As mentioned, I'm way behind the times on Seated dollars, and have never owned one higher than AU, personally.) So I rest my case. No way you're gonna touch a Mint State Seated dollar nowadays, unless it has [I]serious[/I] impairments, or you've got a very generous seller! But a nice AU coin, on the other hand... ([USER=77413]@RonSanderson[/USER]'s pair look mighty nice for the money.)[/QUOTE]
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