Please Help Grade My New Half Eagle

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coinmaniac1 Valued Member United States 150 Posts	Posted 07/27/2014 2:16 pm Here's my first US gold coin! I'd appreciate any opinions, also feel free to guess the price, and I'll let you guys know how much I paid! Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

coinmaniac1 Valued Member United States 150 Posts	Posted 07/27/2014 2:17 pm By the way, it looks really nice in hand, but might have been cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 07/27/2014 2:43 pm Does have the look of a Cleaned/Polished coin. I'm gonnah say AU-55 Details. Report this Post to the Staff
coinmaniac1 Valued Member United States 150 Posts	Posted 07/27/2014 3:27 pm Thanks, zxcccxz! Anyone else? Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 07/27/2014 3:37 pm Need larger images for me to make an opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 07/27/2014 3:49 pm I also need larger pics. Report this Post to the Staff
coinmaniac1 Valued Member United States 150 Posts	Posted 07/27/2014 3:54 pm How can I upload larger pics? Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 07/27/2014 6:24 pm AU details. There is some severe rim damage on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
coinmaniac1 Valued Member United States 150 Posts	Posted 07/27/2014 6:37 pm ^You are correct, what is this type of damage called...just rim nicks? Looks like someone tried to scratch off some gold... Report this Post to the Staff
noD Pillar of the Community United States 1584 Posts	Posted 07/27/2014 6:55 pm If you crop a bunch of the un-needed area in the photo you'll get better results. Start with the CCF free image optimizer. It's kinda fun. Report this Post to the Staff
coinmaniac1 Valued Member United States 150 Posts	Posted 07/27/2014 7:19 pm Is this better? Report this Post to the Staff
coinmaniac1 Valued Member United States 150 Posts	Posted 07/27/2014 7:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coinmaniac1 Valued Member United States 150 Posts	Posted 07/27/2014 7:21 pm That definitely did not work...guess we'll have to grade it as it is ;( Report this Post to the Staff
johntookit Pillar of the Community United States 589 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 12:45 am This is the largest it will get using Upload Image Using Photobucket I used a different coin because if I delete on Photobucket it will be deleted here as well. Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 01:28 am It does look like a polished/damaged coin with AU Details (likely ex-jewelry) and should have cost right around melt value or about $325 to $350. There's nothing wrong with buying damaged old gold as long as you can find it for bullion prices. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
noD Pillar of the Community United States 1584 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 9:28 pm coinmaniac1, you'll find lots of useful info in the Coin photography section. SsuperDave or one of the other gurus here posted a great general all-in one tutorial I think, I can't find it at the moment. Don't give up! Report this Post to the Staff
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