1808/7 Draped Half Cent ~ Almost XF ~ RARE KEY DATE! Start Price USD 2,495.00 Current Price USD 2,495.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, July 18, 2008 End Time Monday, July 28, 2008 Location Ogema, Wisconsin See more about '1808/7 Draped Half Cent ~ Almost XF ~ RARE KEY DATE!' Description Greetings, fellow collectors! I am selling off some of my extras as I upgrade my collection. Thanks for taking the time to look at my auctions. Please take a look through my feedback and read all of the auction terms below before bidding if you're not yet familiar with my auctions. This auction is for: a KEY DATE in the series, a desireable 1808/7 Draped Half Cent grading Almost XF, so close to full XF that I think all but the most conservative graders would call it such. Another very hard to find piece, it has a medium chocolate brown patina and it is the C-2 die state 7 variety as evidenced by the die break reverse and the cud on the upper obverse. The details are sharp for the grade assigned. It has a few more circulation marks than usual for the grade but nothing bad or out of the ordinary. There are NO rim bumps and dings and the coin has nice color and is very presentable. THIS IS A RARE PIECE IN A RARE CONDITION. It looked fine in my Dansco album with my XF-Unc set until I upgraded it last year, so I'm going to give some lucky collector or a shot at it at a great price. They are selling for well above the price guides, probably worth a couple thousand dollars more than book in this hot market, and going higher in my humble opinion- there just aren't enough to satisfy the insatiable demand and dealers are scrambling to buy every one they can find. Please be sure to check out the 1794, 1797 and 1811 and the others I have listed currently. Many of these coins were broken out of a ANACS, NGC and PCGS slabs over the years to put them in my Dansco albums. Early American coins in high grade without problems are becoming very difficult to find. Dealers are paying well over book for whatever they can get to fill long want lists, so there is nowhere to go but up, it seems. The 1808/7 Draped Half Cent in this listing IS A "RAW COIN" (NOT PROFESSIONALLY GRADED OR SLABBED). As usual, I FULLY GUARANTY THIS COIN TO BE GENUINE. I also guaranty that the buyer will receive the exact coin shown in the photos immediately upon receipt of payment in full. Thank you for looking and happy hunting! ALL COINS ARE GUARANTEED GENUINE. As my feedback attests, ALL COINS ARE CONSERVATIVELY GRADED AND PROBLEM FREE unless otherwise noted. I have been asked several times if I will take layaways. I will take LAYAWAYS on a case by case basis, but please email me at access1@centurytel.net to discuss terms BEFORE BIDDING. Thank you. AUCTION TERMS Because some items are offered for sale in other venues, I reserve the right to cancel all bids and end any auction early. GRADING AND PRICING I use ANA grading standards and interpret them based on photos in the official guide as well as 40+ years personal experience. Feel free to disagree with our grading and offer whatever you like. I post a large clear photo of each item we sell so I rarely have any returns. It is not possible to describe every mark on a coin so see the pic and email any questions before bidding. The goal is to avoid surprises. Any prices mentioned are for reference purposes only and are not meant to imply any guaranty grade or value of item elsewhere. Please check your preferred price guides before bidding. A word on SLABS: I have seen so many misgrades by the major grading services the past couple years, both overgraded and undergraded, that I have lost all faith in them and wonder why anyone would trust their opinion in the first place. And are the 'big boys' trying to tell us you can't get ripped off by buying a PCGS or NGC slab? Sure you can, IF you don't know what you're looking at! It seems to me that the very people they claim to be protecting are the ones most likely to be ripped off when buying their slabs! Why pay them a premium for what amounts to nothing more than a poor opinion at times. Sometimes I think they've been doing their grading at the local bar and grill at happy hour! Save yourself a ton of money and go back to enjoying coin collecting for what it is for- THE COINS! Learn to grade and stop paying for someone else's opinion. I have saved so much in the past 15 years since I stopped buying slabs that I have many more coins to show for my money now... SHIPPING CHARGES Postage Rates: 95 cents for single coin auction, $1.50 for each slab, and 50 cents per coin thereafter for coins won in auctions all ending within a 72 hour period. Payment must be mailed promptly. Insurance is recommended but optional at post office rates (please see www.usps.com). Coins will be securely packed flat or in a bubble mailer. INSURANCE IS NOT INCLUDED IN SHIPPING & HANDLING- please add for it, at post office rates- we are not liable for any loss if insurance is not purchased, and you agree not to leave negative feedback if there is an uninsured loss. PAYMENT Payment is due 7 days from auction close. US Postal Service money orders (only available at the post office) are considered immediate payment and will receive immediate shipment upon receipt. All other standard forms of payment, including personal checks, are acceptable but must clear my backwoods bank before shipping and can sometimes take WEEKS for confirmation of payment of funds. Due to the potential for fraud and difficulty of a fair resolution, I don't accept Paypal or Credit Cards. RETURNS 3 Day return from the day you sign for the item for any item for ANY reason UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN DESCRIPTION. PCGS and NGC slabbed coins are not returnable unless specifically noted in description. Postage fees for returned items are not refundable. Items removed from original holders are considered sold and not returnable under any circumstance. Please email your intent immediately before returning any item. RETURN PRIVILEGE IS VOID IF PAYMENT IS NOT MAILED PROMPTLY. Please click here to see my other items! Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!