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A friend sent me these two images of a coin she found..   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***Edited by stampvirgin
09/13/2014 8:49 pm
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Canada
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Found?
Anyway, the coin doesn't look bad at all. I see a touch of wear on the obverse (Could be some weakness though), reverse looks MS, but to be conservative I'll stick to AU-58.
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Pillar of the Community
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she found it in a letter to her (deceased)dad, she has provenience showing it was gifted to her relatives in 1887.
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United States
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I think it's pretty cool to know that it's been in the same family for 125+ years.
I lack grading experience with gold but this looks high AU possibly low MS to my eye.
-MV
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Cool story. Since it's a common date, any problems would drop the value to near melt (~$300) and if it is a problem-free AU+ piece you'd be looking at about $400.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Tough to say from the scans, but I think it somewhere around lower to mid AU. Really neat that the provenance traced back to close to the time when it was minted!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Offer her $5 for it.  Edited by CopperCastle
09/14/2014 12:13 am
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United States
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Well, 8+ years later, and many thanks to my friend who initiated the original post... I still have the coin and am still wondering the best way to receive a fair price.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Just take it to a couple of reputable coin dealers for an offers. From what I can see, it might be worth sending in for grading, but better images would be needed.
Edited by Coinfrog
08/22/2023 5:20 pm
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United States
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It's a small low-res pic but the coin looks very promising to me -- far better than initial assessments you got from posters in 2014. I suspect it's a mint state piece, maybe very high grade. The reverse especially is obviously outstanding. I would certainly get it graded and slabbed. I would suggest PCGS for gold. I'm experimenting with Great Collections for the first time this week. If you send them raw coins they will submit them to a TPG and then to CAC without taking a commission, then auction the newly slabbed coins off in their slabs. |
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All, Thanks for the replies. @Pristing2, Thank you for the heads up. I'll watch to see what you think of them.
Interested in what anyone else thinks too. The more information the better.
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Very neat family heirloom, but if you have to sell it, I agree that you should get it graded. The photos aren't the best to grade from, but I don't see any definite wear, and it could be mint state.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is hard to see with the posted images. Can you post new images without the watermark?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 can't assess photos too small and remove watermark. coin looks MS |
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