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Yes, sadly I got lots of ex-jewelry coins, both mounted pieces and lots of drilled pieces. One of the drilled coins happened to be a former high grade (AU maybe) Barber dime, I'll try to get pics when I get home. |
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This thread inspired me to pick up an 1867-s quarter eagle.
Hope it's real wear and not plating over brass. I'll find out when it's out of the bezel.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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01/13/2016 11:03 am
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 Were rooting for original, thq!  anyways! |
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At 3.8 grams this 1867-S quarter eagle is probably genuine. But it's been worn and polished. The reeding is completely smoothed off and the edge has been rounded to fit into a bezel. I grade it G4 details.   "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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I have a 1853 Seated quarter love token with arrows, old pin mount on the obverse. I guess you could call it ex-jewelry. Technically ex-jewelry-that-should-have-been-repaired-but-never-was...LOL |
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Thq... if that gold piece were mine it'd be a pocket piece to get it to a solid p01 lowball then off to PCGS  Edited by Cascade
01/19/2016 07:20 am
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 PO01 low ball is better than G-04 details, IMHO! |
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It won't escape details I'm afraid. When they radiused the edge to make it fit the bezel it lost its reeding. I have some junkers in my pocket that will eventually grade but this one will always be a pocket piece of scrap. It's fairly rare, but in US gold that only gets you bragging rights. Since rarity is the norm you have to be under 10K mintage (or a C or D mintmark) to make a quarter eagle in this condition worth more than melt. At least I didn't get one with a hole or a glob of solder. $190 was fair IMO.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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01/19/2016 3:56 pm
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I have a couple of half dollar coins that were holed and I bought them just to see the designs in detail as they were cheap.
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Go rebels, never saw one of those coins what is it. Looks similar to a 3 cent nickel.
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@Go-Rebels, I know thats a proof coin, as there is a similar coin in the Byron Reed collection... What did PCGS give it?! "PR Genuine, MountRmvd - VG Details" Kinda odd looking in-hand as the obv/10am position looks tooled. The edge of the rim looks fine as if the mount never touched the edge of the coin. The coin must have been in circulation too as you don't get that kind of even wear in a mount. I plan to crack it out of the slab and keep it as a pocket piece for while to break the gloss on the obverse. |
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Go rebels, never saw one of those coins what is it. Looks similar to a 3 cent nickel. This is a circulated/impaired Judd-666 pattern and this type is a pretty cheap way to get into this field, especially if you find one in the condition of mine. This is an old auction but shows a better pic: http://www.icollector.com/1869-1C-O...ANA_i6390809Heritage has sold a ton of 'em over the years. |
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If holed coins are considered in the ex-jewelry category then I don't mind them if it is a hard coin to find or a hard coin to find at my budget. Example below is a 1776 type coin I wanted for my type set. It is a 1776 1 reale that was strung onto a necklace or something similar. As for coins w solder marks etc I wouldn't prefer them but haven't had to get in front of that bridge yet. I learned a long time ago that it's easy to buy a problem coin but very hard to sell when/if the time comes.   Edited by kevro22
01/22/2016 7:11 pm
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"PR Genuine, MountRmvd - VG Details" Still beats my Judd-666 Quote:
I plan to crack it out of the slab and keep it as a pocket piece for while Sounds good, just dont loose it  |
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