1812/1 Large 8 O-101?

[Bruceswar]

OK can someone put me back to earth? I am seeing things? Or is this really the big boy? I see all the diagonstics, Recut N, A M joined together, Spacing between Star 13 and the 2. Large 8, the dice cracks. This might be 101a? Help please.

 

 

 

Thanks in advance!

[James_OldeTowne]

Yes it is, WOW!

 

O-101a, worth at least $3000.

[Bruceswar]

Yes it is, WOW!

 

O-101a, worth at least $3000.

 

WOWOWOWOWOW!!!!! I am sooo shocked!!!!! WOW!! Thanks! O-101? or O-101a?

 

 

Edited to say I did not see the 101a in my excitment!

 

Thanks again James!

[Just Bob]

What's the story on this coin, Bruce?

[MBA101]

Hot Diggety! You cherry that from someplace? Bust Half Fever says that there is little chance of any more of those showing up as they pretty much have been all cherried out. So its story time. Do tell!

[Bruceswar]

This one comes from one of my favorite local coin dealers. I sold him a coin, and he sold me one back. This is the coin I bought.

[MBA101]

So did you pay 3K? Or 0.1K?

[Bruceswar]

I surely did not pay 3K. So on that note, you could say anything under that is a good deal?

[MBA101]

Yeah, as long as the coin has no significant problems. being well circulated, should still bring a pretty penny.

 

Here is an ANACS VG 8 that sold for 3K recently:

 

http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=432&Lot_No=763&src=pr

 

Yours has more detail than that.

[Bruceswar]

Yes I seen that coin and thought... Yuk mine is spades over that coin. I wonder what the services will say??

[MBA101]

I would grade this either VF20 or 25. The Reiver coin looked like yours, NGC graded it 30 which to me looked rather generous, and it sold for 6900 three years ago. So maybe my thinking is too crazy low and your coin is more like a 6K coin than a 3 K coin.

[MBA101]

Here is the JR coin:

 

http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=390&Lot_No=22675

 

and a recently sold PCGS 30

 

http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1118&Lot_No=608

[James_OldeTowne]

Bruce, I grade your coin F-12. The obverse weakness is characteristic of the shattered-die "a" state.

[jtryka]

Wow!

[Bruceswar]

Wow!

 

That was what I said as well, when I went to fully attribute it.

[robec1347]

Wow Bruce!!!! That is really worth a "You Suck".

[rrantique]

Wow Bruce!!!! That is really worth a "You Suck".

 

Christmas came early Bruce, Congrats. (thumbs u

[physics-fan3.14]

Great find, Bruce. Congrats, and I second the "You Suck" award. I would grade it low to mid VF, and a good looking coin. You really scored with that one!