ccarroll Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Hope this is the right forum for this. I have two $5 gold coins which, I thought were described as Liberty Bust, but maybe it's Half Eagle. I don't yet have a snapshot of my own, but this is the image from an Ebay example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/121656908629?lpid=82&chn=ps I'm hoping to sell one of them, even though I admit I'm having a hard time trying to find an interested buyer in New York City (which surprises me). One is 1899, and the other is 1880 but that one also has a small "cc" under the eagle. The wear is probably about the same (I'm new at this, but maybe VF?). Does the "cc" indicate anything meaningful in terms of value/price? (And if you're going to float some numbers, could you let me know if those are retail prices, or what a dealer would offer me?) Thanks for any insight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 The "CC" stands for "Carson City", the mint where the coin was made. Coins made there do have a small premium (at least) compared to Philadelphia. I can't tell you specifics for that year though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 You can get some idea of market value by looking for how much your coins (the specific date, mint and condition) have sold on eBay in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccarroll Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Thanks, Frank, but, first, I'm not positive about the specific condition, and second, to me Ebay isn't usually the right place to look, because it mostly tends to be a race to the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 A quick check on the pcgs web site shows the 1880cc in VF40 as a $1200 coin. This is what you could expect to pay if buying one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccarroll Posted October 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Re-visiting this - wow, $1200? Mine is probably VF, and the offers I got (from dealers) were around $300. I have a collector who I'm going to meet, who might be interested. My hope, ideally, is to ask a price that would be more than I'd get from a dealer, but less than he'd pay if he were buying from a dealer. Could I reasonably ask $600? 800? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Carson City gold, if genuine, should sell easily. 300 for a 5.00 gold piece is pretty much gold value. Also note that there are lots of counterfeit gold coins , Certified prices are usually higher than raw prices because the condition is known and the authenticy guaranteed by the grader. Ebay prices realized is nowdays one of the places dealers check before making an offer. Good luck with your coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccarroll Posted October 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Thanks, Art. Interesting, of all the people I've talked to or seen, counterfeit gold hasn't been an issue. Maybe that's because mine aren't so expensive? Maybe if I had a five-figure coin, they'd be warier. At the moment, I was hoping I might have a buyer for a $5 Indian head coin, hoping to do better than that $300. This whole Ebay obsession drives me crazy, because in a lot of cases, I don't think it's a reliable measure of worth - it's just a rush to the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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