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One of my latest acquisitions. I believe this is from a fellow forum member (I'm pretty sure it's from this forum). It's my only piece of classic gold, but it's one I'm really glad I got.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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United States
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United States
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Israel
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XF40. Nice coin  . |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I will go with EF-45. I was split between 45 and 50 but eventually decided that there was just a tad too much wear on the tops of the eagle's wings. A great coin! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The detail is AU but I wonder if it's holdered as cleaned. Even those these often get breaks in the grading room, the volume and location of the hairlines is borderline for problem-free.
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Pillar of the Community
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I think this coin would have a strong chance of getting into an AU holder, but I'm not into the crackout game.  Edited by Prethen
11/13/2013 10:07 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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United States
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EF-45 is solid, I doubt this would upgrade on a break out.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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EF 45 seems right, I think it would have a hard time making AU-50. As BH mentioned, I would also be worried about it coming back in a details holder.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Perhaps AU might be optimistic, but why the heck would this coin ever come back in a details holder?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The coin has been cleaned and was deemed market-acceptable by NGC. Look around the lettering/date/devices at the numerous hairlines and compare that to the area inside the lettering and date.
Classic head and earlier gold pieces are often given a pass on cleanings and sometimes even improper cleanings are holdered problem-free and given a CAC sticker as worthy. The market has said that's okay.
P.S. The images may accentuate the hairlines.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd have to say that having the coin in hand, you don't see anything that strikes you as improperly cleaned. There are no series of parallel wipe lines and yes the photos greatly exaggerate all the surface imperfections.
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Posted 11/12/2013 9:50 pm
