Value of Jamestown Expo Elongated Cent 1907 ?

[thebeav]

I found this interesting elongated cent today. It's from the Jamestown exposition in 1907. Of course, it's on a Indian cent.

Any ideas as to value?

Thank you for looking.

 

Paul

[rrantique]

That's a cool elongated cent especially since QEII visiting there today

[comicAL]

Hi, thebeav

 

I like your IHC elongated cent from the 300th Anniversary of the founding of Jamestown.

 

Cool Battleship shown too!

 

I don't know about the price though.

 

AAJ

[Zoins]

I would try to ask some elongated coin collectors and/or SCD collectors. Some SCD collectors may be interested in having that for their Jamestown Tercentenary collection.

[MunkyMan95]

If you sell it anytime this year, I'd say $50 or so for sheer novelty. Next year, it's a $15 coin. This being the 400th anniversary of Jamestown

[DC Dawg]

Would this be real? I know it is a real IHC, but did elongated cents exist then?

 

Scott

[Zoins]

Would this be real? I know it is a real IHC, but did elongated cents exist then?

Check these out. Tom's collection is the main reason I think some SCD collectors might be interested in ECs associated with their events of interest.

[DC Dawg]

Would this be real? I know it is a real IHC, but did elongated cents exist then?

Check these out. Tom's collection is the main reason I think some SCD collectors might be interested in ECs associated with their events of interest.

Ok, then. I guess my question was answered! I just didn't know.

 

BTW: I thought it was pretty cool regardless. I don't collect elongated cents, but some of the patterns are interesting!!

 

Scott

[Hoot]

Hey paul - It's a VIR-JTE #6 (Martin and Dow). They list the coin at $12-$20, but I don't think the prices were updated in the 2004 printing. So today, it might have a worth of $40-$60. Very nicely preserved piece.

 

Hoot

[thebeav]

Great information guys, thank you very much. Hoot, very interesting that there are Martin & Dow numbers on these things. I had never heard of that one.

I'll have to get it on the Bay while it's the 400th anniversary.....

 

Paul

[Zoins]

I'll have to get it on the Bay while it's the 400th anniversary.....

I'd look at realized auction prices to see how much these are going for. Price guides are one thing but actual prices are another. If you don't see realized auction prices going for what you would like, a BIN or reserve might be useful. I just mention this because this is often the case for thinly traded items which this might be.