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Valued Member
 Canada
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The coin in hand does not look polished or cleaned but has obviously been in circulation at some time. I will try to post better pictures when I can get my hands on a decent camera.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice rare coin of 13,000 mintage. Agree, send it out to get authenticated asap if you wanna sell it.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Finally got some better pictures.   |
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Valued Member
United States
354 Posts |
Rare mintage. I think you should try grading it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2936 Posts |
I agree with the "worth grading" option. Graders tend to be (historically) a bit more lenient on grading the more scarce gold coins as to cleaning. However, I'm still trying to get an 1840-O Broad Mill Half Eagle through myself. Definitely give ANACS a try. I need that one by the way...  PG |
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Valued Member
United States
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VF-30 that may or may not come back as cleaned. Still worth it to certify... it's a one of three tough NO HEs from the '55-'57 run, and the last no motto NO Half Eagle before the mint resumed coining HE's in 1892.
ET
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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I would not send to ANACS. If you want to sell it, send it to NGC or PCGS through a dealer that has a membership. If you don't want to sell it, keep it raw until you do. Then get it certified by whatever service and whatever standards are in use at the time. I'm glad I did not spend a bunch of money getting ANACS certificates 20 years ago that are now using too tight standards and worthless as everyone wants plastic slabs.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
I revoke my cleaned designation. Looks like what a VF-30 circulated gold coin should look like.
Thanks for the better pictures.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Nice looking tougher date. VF+
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Valued Member
Canada
121 Posts |
Thanks for all the comments. I will be sending it off to PCGS as soon as the the potential postal strike here in Canada is settled.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1450 Posts |
I see that many of these coins after 1866 are truly rare and sell for very low prices. Is this because the coins did not circulate or just lack of interest?
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Valued Member
Canada
121 Posts |
Finally got this back from PCGS. Graded at VF30  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4337 Posts |
and its the only ever at that grade for PCGS now. the last one that went at auction was 2010 NGC VF30 for $978 at HA
I'd say you have an FMV of $1,200 to $1,400 on this coin. PCGS VF35's went at HA and Stacks 2008/2012 for $1,955 and $1,840 respectively.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Pleasantly surprised that according to PCGS the survival estimate for all grades is only 90 and the rarity rating is 8.1
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