My First Early Type Coin.. 1902-S Half Eagle.. Grade/Value?

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stampvirgin Pillar of the Community United States 1247 Posts	Posted 02/20/2016 4:14 pm This is my first early type gold coin purchase.. Would you folks be so kind as to give me your opinion of a grade and value? My opinion is this is a AU-58. What is yours? My purchase price was $340.00 Edited by stampvirgin 02/20/2016 4:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff

CoinHuntingDrew Pillar of the Community United States 4932 Posts	Posted 02/20/2016 11:40 pm If you could get more sharper images with less light shining directly on the coin, that'd be great. It looks ex-jewelry to me by the rim damage on the obverse. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36880 Posts	Posted 02/21/2016 10:47 am AU-58 Report this Post to the Staff
stampvirgin Pillar of the Community United States 1247 Posts	Posted 02/21/2016 12:06 pm the rim is perfect all around... it is not ex-jewlery Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 02/21/2016 12:13 pm I agree it looks AU+. What is under the 13th star? ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
stampvirgin Pillar of the Community United States 1247 Posts	Posted 02/21/2016 12:22 pm dirt.. i'll have to use a toothpick and some verdi care Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/21/2016 4:43 pm AU-58. Very attractive. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18712 Posts	Posted 02/21/2016 8:54 pm Conservatively AU55. Looks strong enough for 58 Report this Post to the Staff
stampvirgin Pillar of the Community United States 1247 Posts	Posted 02/24/2016 12:24 pm using a q-tip and some acetone. the brown spots on both the obverse and reverse came off in nothing flat. Coin looks much better without those spots. Report this Post to the Staff
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