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Pillar of the Community
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  Here is a second 1836 Gobrecht dollar. This was the piece that was in my collection until I upgraded to the coin I showed last week. This one has die alignment IV. That means that if you turn the piece on the vertical axis, the eagle is flying flat or straight across instead of onward and upward. It has long been assumed that that such coins were mint restrikes that were produced in the 1850s for collectors. My problem with that theory is many of these coins that I have seen were not well preserved. They usually had handling marks and even a little wear. If they were in fact struck in the 1850s to satisfy collector demand, why didn't those collectors preserve them better? Oh well, here is the coin. I bought it raw in the late 1980s and had it slabbed when market forces demanded it.
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Pillar of the Community
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As usual, WOW
Now that you have replaced it, I assume you are looking to give it away..
I can take it if you are...
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Pillar of the Community
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Sorry, I sold it long ago.
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Valued Member
United States
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Very nice coin. What causes the hairline markings travelling diagonally NW to SE on it?
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Pillar of the Community
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Awesome coin  PR-58? |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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Same here. The thumbing keeps it from MS, imo. Still gorgeous. Better than mine for sure.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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PR62 - Impaired
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2˘ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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I see a touch of wear on Liberty's head and breast. Likewise, there is very minor wear at the tip of the eagle's left wing and on the thigh. The fields have little or no luster, nor do they seem to show any proof-like reflectivity. There are obvious hairline scratches on both sides from an abrasive cleaning. Gobrecht dollars are obviously rare and valuable and TPGs may give them a pass on minor "problems". I'd strictly grade this coin as "PR-58 details, cleaned" but I could easily see PCGS or NGC giving it a no-problem PR-58 grade. Regardless, very few collectors will ever own a Gobrecht dollar and I for one would love to have it. |
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Pillar of the Community
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NGC graded this piece PR-60. My grade is PR-55. This is more Proof surface on this piece than is showing in the photo.
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Pillar of the Community
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That is an incredible coin!
It is on my: "I just want hold one before I die" coins. Would love to see that dollar in hand!
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