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Message:: [QUOTE="Publius2, post: 4270912, member: 105571"]Unless it's a R-5 or better or just a super damaged coin, I automatically price a 19th century coin that has the "normal" amount of cleaning at about 40 to 50% of Greysheet.  I go up or down from there depending on a bunch of factors.  For example: I was looking at a 1793 half cent in slabbed AU-Details in the Heritage FUN auction.  I put in a fantasy bid of $7500 because it really was a nice coin but I didn't hold out any hope of winning it.  It hammered at about $14K without the 20% BP.  So, the OP's 1855 arrows in XF45 has a Greysheet bid of $225.  In its cleaned state, it is maybe a $50 to $100 coin if and when you can find a buyer.  And that is always the rub with a details coin.  For most people, it really needs to be something that is hard to find or a specialty item to justify buying a details coin. This is a topic for which everyone has their unique opinion, I am sure, and every single one of them is valid.[/QUOTE]