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Valued Member
United States
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need help with grade and estimated value of this coin, thanks in advance.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Seems to have great luster. Gold is a soft metal so very high grades will still show a ton of contact marks.
I will go with MS-63
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Dunno if I would bother slabbing it, but at the very least, this coin deserves to be housed in a screw capsule.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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you sure its real? Their are fakes out their so be cvareful!
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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mkman123: I take your point. Almost all dates in American gold have been faked.
Nevertheless, from the pictures presented, I certainly have no problem with this coin. All of the detail is quite sharp. That is, the intersections where the relief meets the fields, are all very sharply defined.
This is one of the easiest ways to detect if a coin is a first or second generation copy, because the relief in a copy is at least slightly blurred.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't see anything particularly suspicious with this coin. The grade appears to be around a MS-62 which I think would put a value of around $2000-2100 for it. Nice coin!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Luster appears to be intact in the fields so I'd agree with a mint state judgment. Given the contact marks an MS-62 would probably be fair. I don't see anything suspicious about it but I'd still check the weight. Standard weight is 33.436 grams and a mint state coin should be within a couple tenths of a gram of the standard.
Nice coin, worth $2000 or a bit more to the right buyer.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Nice gold piece!
Grade: MS62-MS63
Price $2000 conservative, but a shot at $2200.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd agree with MS-62.
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks for all the help guys, really appreciate it.
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