Owner Comments:
General Comments:
The 1907 JF date/assayer combination is largely overlooked. Four high end coins have been graded by the TPG's, but this coin is generally scarce in all grades and largely unavailable in mint state.
Minor Varieties:
1. o/o superscript o, with many repunched letters (FC)
Flatt notes that these come with a large superscript o, or an even larger superscript o (not an overly technical designation!)
All coins that I have seen have the 7 high in the date.
Availability:
G-VF: Scarce
XF-AU: Scarce
60-62: Very Scarce to Rare
63-64: Very Scarce to Rare
65-67: Very Scarce to Rare
Perhaps 1 in 10 to 15 coins of 1907 has the JF assayer rather than FG.
Population Report (April 2016):
NGC: One in 64; One in 66; One in 67
PCGS: One in 66
Total at both services: Four; Four in Uncirculated; Three in Gem or better
Value Guide:
1972 Almanzar/Seppa: F: 1.20 XF: 1.70 UNC: 2.50
Current KM: F: 11 XF: 14 UNC: 30.50
Almanzar/Seppa recognized the "JF" as the better date/assayer, but that information got lost at SCWC who prices the "FG" better. No one is likely paying attention that the "JF" is much scarcer, but at the very least, the prices should be at par in the catalog. In grades Gem and above, this should be a three figure coin.
Mintage:
1,370,000 - combined for both FG and JF
Auction Results:
Ebay 4/24/2011 AU/UNC Light Hairlines: 11.38 (WP)
Ebay 4/2/2014 AU Cleaned: 10.27
Ebay 1/19/2015 AU Nicely Toned: 20.20
Ebay 8/6/2015 XF+: 14.98
Ebay 8/29/2015 VF Cleaned: 8.03
Set Specimen:
A bright white coin with Gem-y satiny luster, held to the 64 grade by contact marks. Many re-punched letters, o/o superscript o. The 0 in the date features light re-punching. Three finer, yet a very difficult coin in this grade.