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Valued Member
United States
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I recently purchased this at auction and I am planning on sending it off to get graded. I do not normally get coins graded and I was wondering what it might come back as. I was planning on using IGC or ANACS, which one would you recommend?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wherever you send it, it will more than likely come back as a "details" grade because of the rim damage at 12 o'cock and the scratch/dig at 11:30 (second T in STATES) on the obverse.
It's still 100% better than the one I don't have!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4897 Posts |
It's a beauty!....Unc Details.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1704 Posts |
Given its present condition you would be better off sending it to PCGS or NGC because if you do decide to sell it you'll get more for it in one of those two slabs than if it was in an ICG or ANACS slab. Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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United States
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I would rather send it to ANACS to get a detail number grade as what oih82w8 said, there's no way PCGS or NGC assigning a number grade to this one.
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 United States
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VF Details, but that unfortunate damage turns an $800+ coin into an under-$500 one.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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VF/XF details. Rim damage, gashed....and the surfaces don't look original. On the plus side, I dont see anything that makes me question authenticity. Most raw $3 gold coins are fake, so that is always a concern when purchasing one of these. ANACS would be fine I think, verifying authenticity is all that matters.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1510 Posts |
does the 78 in 1878 look odd?
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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Valued Member
United States
66 Posts |
taking a quick look at a couple up of these up on HA, the 78 is bolder on both coins there too. and the shadow or doubling around the three is the same as on this. (but just a rookie, trying to pay a little back.)
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Valued Member
United States
350 Posts |
The coin looks like it may be cleaned
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Valued Member
 United States
159 Posts |
The 3 on the reverse is doubled, which I forgot to mention. Does this increase the value of this coin or is the doubling normal.
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United States
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Many of the coins I looked at while researching my answer had that doubling.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4337 Posts |
do you mind sharing what you paid?
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Valued Member
United States
159 Posts |
I paid $440 including premium
Edited by coinsandcoins32
08/23/2012 10:13 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3184 Posts |
stick to slabbed as what if it was a fake? Then you would be out of money!
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United States
203 Posts |
VF Details, the rim ding is unfortunate and drops it down quite a bit.
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Posted 08/23/2012 3:21 pm
