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Pillar of the Community
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I would take the D mint mark. I like coins with mintmarks.
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get either one, whichever you think looks better, it'll actually be a great deal either way.
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I would take PCGS due to a slightly higher brand recongition as well as the Mintmark - IMO
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Pillar of the Community
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Go for the one with the mintmark, I have a weakness for anything with a mintmark  But eye appeal and number of bag marks is a big decision maker for me when looking at gold coins (or any other for that matter) |
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I went with the one with the mintmark. The other one looked nice, but the 1910-D had a much better photo (go with the devil you know). Thanks for the advice.
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I am by no means an expert on Indian Heads, just some food for thought: Should he take into consideration the mintage figures, especially if the coin is equal or better in eye appeal. There are a substantially lower amount of 1910's than 1910-D's.
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Hypothetically, if two coins are identical, the coin in the PCGS holder is worth more (and more than $25 more in this instance). You have heard the phrase I am sure "Buy the coin, not the holder" though, and I doubt that the coins are indeed identical, so you should choose which one you like better, keeping in mind that the Philly coin had a mintage of only 318,500, while the Denver coin had a mintage of 2,356,640. Is there a value difference based on these mintage figures? I don't know, but there might be.
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I'd have to see the coins but the price for either is a touch high. I recently bought a 1910 $10 in PCGS MS61 for $820 after the 8% Bing Cashback. The seller has more available and it is sight-unseen purchase, but I'm happy with what I got. http://cgi.ebay.com/MS61-10-Indian-...em3a5ab51497 |
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I would think the lesser mintage coin would be worth more, with the exception, if the known grade is harder to find, even if it has a higher mintage...I think I would go with the lower mintage....
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Rest in Peace
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I'd have to see the coins but the price for either is a touch high. I recently bought a 1910 $10 in PCGS MS61 for $820 after the 8% Bing Cashback. The seller has more available and it is sight-unseen purchase, but I'm happy with what I got. 9 times out of 10 though, I'd prefer an AU-58 over an MS-61.  They just have generally better eye appeal imho. The NGC vs. PCGS thing means nothing to me. In this case, I would go for the coin with better eye appeal. If they are both fairly equal, I'd go for the less expensive NGC slabbed Indian. |
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9 times out of 10 though, I'd prefer an AU-58 over an MS-61 I understand that point. Often high AU coins have better eye appeal than low MS coins. Not 9 of 10 though.  Anyway, I don't want to steal this thread but.........I really wanted to get a certified MS $10 Indian and didn't have the funds to spring for a choice piece so I took a stab at something I rarely do, bought the slab! Got a decent one I thought:   |
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Great looking coin bherring!  |
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I'd like to point out that I don't recommend purchasing coins as I did with this Eagle. Although in the old days of mail order buying it was done all the time, today we should have good, high-res images of coins we buy online. This purchase was the only time I have ever bought a coin sight-unseen and when spending $800+ dollars, that is risky. The link I posted earlier (from which I bought this coin) is for buying a PCGS MS61 $10 Indian. You don't know what you're going to get other than the posted info and of course, the assumption it will be a common-date. With PayPal protection and return privileges, you do have some piece of mind but many 61 are beat up, ugly coins (as johnny54321 noted). This one was not. |
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