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Rip or not, I'd like to have those early S mint $1's and the $3. Finding early S small gold is tough.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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12/15/2014 11:17 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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He put 2 Liberty $2.50 in there instead of an Indian $2.50.
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Well, if the 1860 $3 is a San Francisco coin, it could be worth the purchase price itself.
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Assuming it is a genuine, problem free coin. I would think any seller selling coins in this price range would have them graded.
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SuperDave, however if it does carry an S mintmark, I would suspect it is a fake. For that matter, it doesn't make sense to me to buy any pre-1933 gold that is not slabbed.
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I would recommend against this purchase for anyone lacking serious intestinal fortitude, but I'd have taken the shot. Methinks g048406's friend is about to paste a stupid smile on his face. That holder probably hasn't changed in half a century.
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I agree this set was probably put together a long time ago. However, some of the coins do not look uncirculated, in particular the $3, the early $2.50 and can't tell on the $1 coins
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Wow! Please post when the gold is in hand!
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Bedrock of the Community
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I see. That would certainly be a set to send in for immediate TPG authentication. The $500 or so cost for TPG could pay off big time and with buyer protection, could result in a return as well. |
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I think he has a little headroom for a TPG at that price.  |
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Well, if the 1860 $3 is a San Francisco coin, it could be worth the purchase price itself. Certainly worth the gamble even if it just pays off as a genuine/details coin once slabbed. It would probably net down to high VF range pricing. At that rate the remainder of the set seems to be had at a good price. 1893-S/1910-S $20 are each $1250 coin I imagine The $10 pieces combine for at least $1500 right there alone and $7,000 seems like its well worth a shot. I wish I had the money because this is an awesome collection of gold. |
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Too bad the 1916-S wasnt MS-65. That's a tough one to find with eye appeal. When it's a nice, lustrous MS-65 it's a $3k+ coin. I hunted for 3 years before I found one I liked.
Hey SuperDave, the $3 does look like a 1860-S from the pictures. I have no idea if it's genuine, but it does look like an "S" on it.
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12/20/2014 12:12 am
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I would have pulled the trigger just for that coin alone :p
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coins were received. My friend says the 1914-s $10 Indian is a counterfeit, but, made of gold. The 1856-s $1 Liberty looks AU+, the 1860-s $3 Princess looks XF cleaned. The 1893-s $20 Liberty looks choice/gem BU. The 1860-s $1 Liberty looks AU. The 1854-s $1 Liberty looks AU. The 1859-s $2 1/2 Liberty looks VF/XF. The 1877-s $2 1/2 Liberty looks AU cleaned. He got a $300 rebate from the seller a/c the counterfeit $10 Indian. He spent $6700 and will be bringing the coins to the Orlando FUN show in a couple of weeks. Since I'm not going, I wont get the chance to see the coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks for the update. If he can get the genuine coins into holders there's still some money to be made here.
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