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Valued Member
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I would think MS64 from these images. It looks like a nice one but not quite gem level.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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United States
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First glance, 65. Closer examination shows later die state on obverse. Did cracks at top of obverse, which doesn't change the technical grade, but cracks are usually not helpful on gold.
Reverse has a BUNCH of copper spots showing.
Overall 63 is closer.
But keep in mind that this is a common date and there are many buyers that won't touch gold with copper spots.
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Valued Member
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Here's a better pic of the reverse in different light. Those copper spots are less obvious in brighter ambient light.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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64, shot 65 for sure. Nice coin,
Edited by Coinfrog
10/11/2017 3:08 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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MS64+ and a really nice coin the die cracks don't help gold, but shouldn't affect the grade much, the obv hit @ 9:00 in the rays holds this one back from a solid 65 grade I'd say.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Boy it's close. Really love this coin.
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Valued Member
United States
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maybe a better pic of obverse:  |
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Valued Member
United States
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It is MS66.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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very nice. I do not have much experience grading gold but I am not surprised by the holdered grade.  i see so many banged up SGDEs in ms65 holders, it is refreshing to see a true gem get its due. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
10/14/2017 1:35 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I believe NGC was generous here. Assuming booming luster a 65 grade seems fair. There's too many contact marks/spotting for a 66 grade.
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Wow! Very nice. Don't see any rub or friction. MS65
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