A side (mx. B-2418, take 4 or 5) recorded Philadelphia, PA, September 11, 1907.
B side (mx. B-6451, take 1) recorded Camden, NJ, September 23, 1908.
1924-1926 represses:
B side (mx. B-6451, take 5) recorded Camden, NJ, December 5, 1923.
Cutout date: Oct. 1926.
(DAHR)
Prices are all subjective. It boils down to what someone is willing to pay. Don't sweat the small stuff. I don't concern myself with valuations. It's just a record, and a record that is politically incorrect to play in public in the United States today. A paradox because it was one of Abraham Lincoln's favorite tunes.
$500 does seem a... bit much. For what it's worth, I paid $3 for mine in E condition or thereabouts. They're good performances, but it's certainly not a rare record.
The $500 "valuation" given for a Near-Mint copy as a supposed auction price is either a fantasy or a bald-faced attempt to fool potential buyers into thinking they are acquiring a rarity. I hope admin can delete it.
At least one Ebay seller (lawis_35) has taken the bait and is now trying to sell their scratched-up 1916-1917 repress for $470!
The record is not even listed on Popsike because they don't list anything sold for less than $20. This same record is currently being offered for $1.99 by a more reasonable Ebay seller.
Reordered images.
All copies are represses.
Images {2947109} and {2947110}: Mid-1916-Fall 1917 Victor Batwing label with price notice "75c. in U. S. A." but without the word VICTOR on the side of Nipper’s gramophone.
Images {1063915} and {1063916}: Spring 1918 to Fall 1923 repress on Victor Batwing label without price notice, listing four patents (1903, 1904, 1905, and 1908).
Images {1503217} and 1503218}: Fall 1923 repress on Victor Batwing label without price notice and shorter patent text (lists only 1908 patent) and without the needle promotion “For best results use Victrola Tungs-tone Needles”, which was added in 1924.
Cf. M. W. Sherman, Collector's Guide to Victor Records, 2nd ed., pages 83-84.