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$20 under spot is still a nice purchase.  At least you know she is better off with you that someone else who might melt her.  |
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Still beats a hole through the coin IMHO.
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What was that a necklace? Talk about asking to get robbed
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What was that a necklace? Talk about asking to get robbed Truth. Now, consider the fact that it was almost certainly contemporary, and how far a Dollar would go in that day, when the wage for a skilled worker was less than Twenty Cents an hour. To us, it's a "damaged" coin. To the original owner, it was a treasure. |
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The eyelet indeed is crude and I am also thinking contemporary. Cool find for slightly under spot.
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Still beats a hole through the coin IMHO. I agree. |
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Back when gold was around 600-700 dollars, I saw one dollar US gold coins sell around 75-90 dollars for common pieces. I was at an auction and they had one where the reeded edge was ground off to fit a bezel. When the auctioneers hammer fell the severely damaged coin brought 125.00 dollars. The buyer could have bought nicer ones on ebay for less. You just never know. |
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Arg! Better off in your care than in a smelter's hand as was metioned earlier.
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Quote:Truth. Now, consider the fact that it was almost certainly contemporary, and how far a Dollar would go in that day, when the wage for a skilled worker was less than Twenty Cents an hour. To us, it's a "damaged" coin. To the original owner, it was a treasure. Absolutely. I imagine that neckless stayed inside the shirt most of the time and was accompanied with a colt on the hip |
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damn, american gold is BEAUTIFUL
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 Even when a little boogered up. |
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Probably worn by someone born in 1854, and back in the later 1800's they could well have found this Quarter Eagle in circulation. Quote:
Talk about asking to get robbed Like wearing a $100 note dangling from a necklace today!  Edited by DNA
11/20/2012 10:42 pm
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Is the loop made of gold as well? thats gota be a few buck extra gold value if it is
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Posted 11/19/2012 10:54 pm
