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dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 05/15/2013 10:14 pm any thoughts would be appreciated i must admit I am a bit nervous buying gold like this on the internet i hope I dont get jerked i am ordering a gold test kit Report this Post to the Staff

BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 05/16/2013 02:12 am Don't use a gold test kit that requires acid. The Fisch Tester works fine for common dates and you don't even have to buy it! Just use their methodology of thickness, diameter, and weight to confirm your common date coin is gold. Also buy from reputable sources with return privileges. The coin posted looks XF45. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 05/16/2013 07:48 am wow, thanks BH. I am googling now... Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 05/17/2013 10:59 pm I am also thinking EF-45. Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 05/18/2013 09:34 am ahh the dangers of using a scanner...in some cases you wind up muting the luster so much that it severely downgrades the coin and you lose money. This coin was purchased from someone that happened to have found 2x $5 gold coins in an estate sale tucked away into other merchandise he was buying. He took what turned out to be very deceptive pics and having no numismatic exposure in his life, posted and sold them. I believe had he known someone who knew coins and old US gold, they would have advised him differently. My jaw hit the ground when I opened the package last night. Full cartwheel luster on both sides. I scoured auction archive high res pics and have determined this coin to be way more than an EF45 and probably even an MS60. In any event, the $440 I paid now seems like it was the right money to own this coin at. Forgive the blurry obverse as well as the foam holder smothering the outer rim. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 05/18/2013 5:33 pm I think it's at least high end AU and might stretch to unc. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
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