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rawdod New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 02/02/2012 5:31 pm Howdy, I am a newbie to coin collecting, today I got my first gold US type coin, a 1861 quarter eagle. Its clearly been cleaned or molested in some way, altho I am not sure exactly what. Its very shiny and somewhat 'not sharp', mainly on the face side. I got it for $270 today which is $58 over spot at this moment. I am not that worried that its been cleaned, I am just trying to learn more about it. After looking at it for some time I noticed that the front hair on the neck is totally missing. I took some webcam images, not the clearest shots but probably enough for you experts to give me a pointer. I weighted the coin and it is 4.112 grams, and the diameter is exactly 18mm so I am not suspecting its a phoney coin. Thanks! -David Additional images: http://media.kradradio.com/files/Ho...2-170856.jpg Report this Post to the Staff

rawdod New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 02/02/2012 5:53 pm Sorry if this is pic overload, I took more pictures with a different camera. Report this Post to the Staff
muddler Pillar of the Community United States 7194 Posts	Posted 02/02/2012 6:59 pm It's a nice quarter eagle but it does looked polished, that would reduce it's value to melt. Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 02/03/2012 12:54 am Weight and diameter are good so, unless the coin is overly thick, it's likely genuine. It was heavily polished at some time and may have been a jewelry piece. Quarter-eagles usually bring a premium over melt unless damaged. $58 over melt is a bit high but not too bad. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
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