| Author |
 Replies: 18 / Views: 2,994 |
Page 2 of 2
|
|
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
Interesting piece. Congrats on the PL grade!  |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Quote:
Not familiar with these - but is the reverse rotated 90 degrees from the obverse? Is that normal? Yes and no probably not. |
|
Moderator
 United States
189603 Posts |
Excellent! |
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
5680 Posts |
Congrats! Pretty amazing find in a European auction.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Very nice piece! Congratulations on the score.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1023 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1613 Posts |
Sweet! Seldom seen California gold piece. Great find.
ANA member - PAN Member - BCCS Member There are no problems only solutions - the late, great John Lennon
|
|
Valued Member
 United States
414 Posts |
Thanks guys. Yah, it was kind of a nice surprise. I don't care too much for this particular coin (much too small for my liking), I was just being opportunistic, so that grade was an affirmation of my gamble. As for the 90 degree rotation, you are right, it is very uncommon from my research, but there are other examples of such instances. I was not aware of this rotation when bidding and was very concerned about authenticity when I received the item. Finding other examples with his unusual rotation helped calm things down. https://coins.ha.com/itm/california...ption-071515 |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
Sweet! Very nice coin.  Congrats!! |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3343 Posts |
Nice to see an authenticated pristine specimen. There are so many that aren't.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
|
|
Valued Member
United States
93 Posts |
Very cool coin! These have always been very interesting items, but also very expensive for many of them, puts them out of my price range most of the time.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
36845 Posts |
Real nice coin, congrats!
|
|
Valued Member
United States
414 Posts |
Thanks guys! I'm pretty sure I'm going to go ahead and sell it. Any thoughts on a good price? Is 2500-3000 reasonable?
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2540 Posts |
back to the obverse:
Is that a struck through thread?
|
|
Valued Member
United States
414 Posts |
Great question. I have no idea what caused the imperfection. Clearly there was something there (I am not sure a thread would produce this kind of an incuse mark). I guess since it's gold and the metal is softer, it wouldn't take much, and any obstruction would be readily reflected in the planchet after strike. Here are better images pre slabbing. Sorry - capturing the details of a tiny coin in a slab using a phone is not a simple process.   |
|
Page 2 of 2
|
Replies: 18 / Views: 2,994 |
Page 2 of 2
|
First Page
Posted 02/06/2019 12:53 pm
