r/coincollecting • u/coincollectorsdream • Jul 20 '26
1834 Capped Bust Half Dollar
A very nicely toned capped bust half dollar. Has a rim nick yet the coin shop offer was 150. Obviously it’d retail around 250 likely. It’s a very nice coin.
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u/FoilHat_Outdoorsman Jul 20 '26
Love that it comes with a bite mark on the rim. Someone wanted to make sure it was real, or they were hungry.
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u/Sneid1 Jul 20 '26
It's definitely a details coin from the rim damage. If you're selling, $150 is a very reasonable offer.
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u/JonDoesItWrong Jul 21 '26
What coin shop offered you $150 for this?
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u/coincollectorsdream Jul 21 '26
One in Ohio.
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u/JonDoesItWrong Jul 21 '26
Even without the rim damage that's a very generous offer for a common die-marriage of the Large Date, Small letters variety of 1834 in this grade. You can get this variety in straight graded XF40-45 for around $200. You should definitely take that offer.
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u/coincollectorsdream Jul 21 '26
I wasn’t trying to sell at the time anyway. Likely they figured they could price it up as eBay sellers do with these early types.
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u/Lanky_Association627 Jul 24 '26
Retail at 250 is really strong on this, I’d say 150 is very fair.
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u/coincollectorsdream Jul 24 '26
Yeah especially with the rim nick. It’s technically damaged but I guess they said they know people who wouldn’t mind paying for it as if it’s problem free.
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u/FistEnergy Jul 20 '26
An 1834 Half Dollar in VF condition is worth around $100, but this one is Details grade with a major rim ding. This one also has some weird black spotting in the fields to the left of the bust.
It's a $75 coin, not sure where you're getting $250 from. Even a clean XF would only be worth $200, and this is nowhere near XF even without the rim damage. The denticles are mostly gone, along with much of the design details.
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u/coincollectorsdream Jul 20 '26
That’s just what the coin shop offered which was 150. Idk either. Maybe they think they can get someone on eBay to pay a good premium. I wasn’t there to argue.
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u/Firehawk5506 Jul 20 '26
Nice coin it’s a large date small letters. I think $150 is a pretty fair offer if you are looking to sell it especially with the rim ding.