1902 Half Crown

[Boomstick 0]

I'm looking to purchase a Unc 1902 half crown - spink says £120 should get me one but there seem to be several floating about at the £170/180 mark. Are the sellers being optimistic or am I going to have to stretch my budget? What does anyone think is a fair price? I thought Spink was supposed to be heavy on the estimates??

Thanks in advance.

[Mat 2]

All the Edward VII half crown prices are up as of late but the 1902 is very common and I would expect to pick one up for £70-£100 in UNC, prehaps a real gem at £120-140. I would not pay more than £100 my self.

[VickySilver 830]

Still it is that condition, condition, condition is crucial and would say even though I have a nice specimen would pay that kind of money for a special Gem not dipped or bagmarked and well struck...

[Red Riley 2]

I sold a nice AU example for £90-odd back end of last year but am struggling to replace it at a price which would allow me to repeat the deal.

[Peckris 579]

I'm looking to purchase a Unc 1902 half crown - spink says £120 should get me one but there seem to be several floating about at the £170/180 mark. Are the sellers being optimistic or am I going to have to stretch my budget? What does anyone think is a fair price? I thought Spink was supposed to be heavy on the estimates??

Thanks in advance.

Only pay that if it's EXCEPTIONAL (a crisp, well-toned example). Otherwise I'd suggest leaving them alone or beating the seller down to the Spink price.

[argentumandcoins 70]

I'm looking to purchase a Unc 1902 half crown - spink says £120 should get me one but there seem to be several floating about at the £170/180 mark. Are the sellers being optimistic or am I going to have to stretch my budget? What does anyone think is a fair price? I thought Spink was supposed to be heavy on the estimates??

Thanks in advance.

I take it you've had a look on my site then!

All I will say about Spink prices is try phoning them and buying a coin at the price they quote.....

[Boomstick 0]

No, but I have now! Very nice. I'm happy to pay the going rate for a really nice coin - I'm just trying to get a handle on what that is.

[argentumandcoins 70]

No, but I have now! Very nice. I'm happy to pay the going rate for a really nice coin - I'm just trying to get a handle on what that is.

Most dealers will negotiate with customers and most prices have a discount built in because nobody ever wants to pay the asking price!

The best advice I can give on "going rate or fair price" is that you should only ever pay a price that you are comfortable with.

Spink, CCGB, Coin Yearbook etc are only guides, which are usually based on compounded figures from the previous year(s) or somebodies gut feeling.

Dealers asking prices are based on hard cash transactions ie. purchase price subtracted from selling price leaves a profit.