Another Ruined Gold Coin, Type 3 Gold Dollar - Page 2

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january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 12/09/2012 4:18 pm Quote: I had purchased an 1851C (yes, 'C') 1 dollar gold piece which was made into a cuff link. The damage is still there, very visible, however, the post and solder are gone. She's still a rare coin with (judging by what a damaged one brought on ebay) some added value too. Did you already receive it? You didn't reply in the original thread. (If yes, what the other dollar was? Was it also a C mint?) Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 12/09/2012 4:30 pm january1may, Unfortunately, the other one was a Philly. My jeweler added some new gouges separating it from the silver III cent coin. Good thing I didn't let him touch the 'C' coin. I was going to explain some of this on a new thread. Edited by mds308 12/09/2012 4:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Voshus007 Valued Member United States 442 Posts	Posted 12/09/2012 5:01 pm My guess is its going to be a 1864 Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 12/28/2012 07:15 am UPDATE: Thanks for the tip, mds308! Acid treatment successful, date now revealed. 1862. I wonder what the net grade and value are, given the damage... Report this Post to the Staff
upstate Pillar of the Community United States 3283 Posts	Posted 12/28/2012 08:07 am Safe to say the value has increased using mds308's method. Good info here. Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 12/28/2012 08:39 am ThisIsFun, Glad this worked for you. The coin looks much better. Try taking pictures without a flash. This may help keep the bleaching of the image to a minimum. Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 12/28/2012 09:00 am RE pictures... I am trying a USB scope, having some problems, haven't taken the time to tweak it-- my previous pictures were taken with a Canon DSLR + macro lens. Right now I'm trying to sort/organize a ton of coins in just a few days. One of several problems I'm having with the scope is that the picture is mirror-imaged (using a Mac, have to view with PhotoBooth). PITA, have to post-process in PSE to undo the mirror. Sigh. So far it is not a time-saver but at least having the extra magnification is speeding up inspection. Just started using a Mac a week or two ago. I understand that I can run Windows on it but I haven't set that up yet. Way too much on my to-do list but it's all good. Report this Post to the Staff
Kellyk Valued Member United States 255 Posts	Posted 12/28/2012 12:49 pm Many of us would love to have your particular problem causing you too much to do! Lol Report this Post to the Staff
XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 12/28/2012 2:20 pm A quick search of past ebay auctions leads me to believe that this would sell for between $170 and $190 depending on how many (if any) damaged coins of the same date are up for sale at the same time. Very nice work on removing the soder! Report this Post to the Staff
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