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United States
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While cleaning out my recently deceased grandmothers house I found a veritable treasure chest full of old coins, poundsof silver quarters, nickels and dimes, Morgan silver dollars, 95 lbs of pennies and even more. I am new to this but could anyone please help me identify and approximately grade this 1854 gold coin?   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***Edited by Michael12179
04/18/2014 7:48 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Korea, Republic Of
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wow, quite a hoard of possibly very valuable coins there!
can you post a picture if the back (reverse)? It's necessary to assign the coin a grade and value.
And, please please do not clean the coins. Don't wipe them or try to get the "tarnish" gone with polishing. If you clean them, they will lose their value.
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Valued Member
 United States
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I haven't cleaned anything, still finding and identifying things honestly...so many many many coins....
Thanks for the reply and here's the back of the coin (above)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Michael12179 That's a Liberty Head $5 Half Eagle (No motto on reverse) struck at Philadelphia-no mint mark You might move this post to the US Classic Coins grading forum which might get you more replies to what this coin grades. -MV |
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United States
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Thanks! Once I figure out how I will do that.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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From the pics it looks to be XF/AU. Grandma had a good eye!
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Canada
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I agree granma was great ............She somehow kept them in good shape..I guess not moving them around helped...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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How about a picture of the "treasure chest"?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sorry for the loss of your grandmother but it looks like you have stumbled onto a valuable find. Take your time to find out what you have. Usually there are many common coins in these kind of finds but there is always the chance for a rare coin too such as your gold piece.
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Valued Member
United States
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Yes, my condolences for the loss of your grandmother. She left quite a numismatic legacy! Were you ever aware of her interest in coins?
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Valued Member
United States
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No my wife, siblings, parents and myself had bodies. The working theory is that my grandfather was a small business owner in the 50s... And he must have started taking Corning's and setting them aside. I've been saying "grandma's" out of habit... As my grandfather died a long time ago
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United States
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I will try to do a shot of all the coins together... There was no actual chest... Couple hundred pounds though
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