What's a clean Thompson Center Hawken in .54 Cal worth?

Well, in this case $201.00 dollars.

On a local site I saw the add on Sunday within about 5 minutes of being posted. Seller was asking $180 for a TC Hawken in .54 Cal. Texted the number and seller was 9 miles from me. Made arrangements to look at it within the hour.

Gun was in really good shape except for a small area of bluing around the front sight. Appears the owner tried to either remove or drift the sight with a center punch and scarred the barrel every so slightly. Also, hammer wouldn't drop without first engaging set trigger. Not a problem.

Monday I called my gunsmith who happens to be into black powder rifles as a personal hobby and he said bring it over. Dropped gun off Monday afternoon. Received call today (Tuesday) at 10 from his wife stating it's ready for pick up. Picked gun up at 2 PM. Paid him $21 dollars and rifle is now back home functioning perfectly.

Traditional Thompson’s are funny like that. New in the late 90s my wife bought me a .50 cal TC Hawken for Christmas for $429.00. They certainly are one of the values out there in the secondary gun market right now if 1) you appreciate them and 2) can pick them up at the right price. Which appears is still the case.

In general I see traditional, non custom muzzleloaders occasionally going for some really good prices. Locally mind you, but not as a rule on the national gun auction sites.