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Valued Member
United States
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Just when I thought I had finished sorting through all of the old coins in my parents' house, I found another box of old coins and tokens, including this one! Based on what I can see, I'm assuming this coin would grade in the good range at best, and therefore probably should remain a piece of jewelry. Thoughts?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Looks G6 or maybe VG8 but you have a couple issues here. first is that is mounted. if you remove it you will most likely see some rim damage, second the coin has been banged around quite a bit from wearing it or against other jewelry in a box. third the coin has been cleaned. she's probably only worth melt as this point so it doesn't make sense to remove it.
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Pillar of the Community
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Low grade, lots of obverse scratches - yeah, leave it as jewelry.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1499 Posts |
Good - Very Good Sharpness, but cleaned, especially on the reverse. Sometimes those bezels add marks to the rim, although in this case it would not make a lot of difference.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2563 Posts |
Leave as is. Cleaned and banged up
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11917 Posts |
I think it is more valuable as antique jewelry. You should go to a poker game with it hanging around your neck. When some guy goes all in, you can take it off very deliberately, slam it in the middle of the table and scream call.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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slam it in the middle of the table and scream call.  |
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Valued Member
 United States
125 Posts |
 Now there's an idea!! Thanks for the input, everyone; it's very helpful! |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Make it a nice gift to someone special. It will look impressive.
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Valued Member
United States
125 Posts |
Hmm...I do know someone who could use some conversation-piece jewelry....
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree, VG-08 details. Fun piece - leave it as is.
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Valued Member
United States
125 Posts |
Thanks for weighing in, everyone!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd say G-06 Details and  it should be left as is, but I think it would make a cool pocket piece Or maybe a key-chain piece! |
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Posted 01/26/2017 5:28 pm
