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Valued Member
United States
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Hi guys, I just bought this raw 1912 gold quarter eagle off of ebay and while it was on the way to me I read that this is the 11th most commonly counterfeited US coin in history. After looking at pics of counterfeited examples of this coin and reading about what to look for on the NGC and PCGS websites I believe this coin, which not handled as gently as it could have been over the past 105 years, appears to be genuine. There are no tooling marks behind the indians neck or around the perimeter of the coin or around the lettering that I can detect but I'm hardly an expert. I would appreciate your opinions about this coins authenticity and if you could also tell me what you believe it would grade as well I would be thankful. Should I submit this to NGC for grading/authentication? Thanks!   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 I'm interested in small gold coins... but still learning. Looks fine to me, but, as you pointed out, it has seen some wear. I don't see anything suspicious though. Wait for an expert. I'm still just learning. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Looks good to me as well, but I'm no expert either.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8715 Posts |
I'm no expert, but looks legit to me
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Valued Member
United States
136 Posts |
Not an expert by any means, but looks genuine to me as well!
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Looks quite OK to me as well, but
I am curious about the circular mark on the "B" (obverse)
It that feature raised or impressed into the coin?
I guess that it is a hit (therefore impressed).
I like the slight red toning in the more deeply impressed parts of the design.
Slabbing gives the coin 3 benefits:
1. Grading *
2. Authentication
3. Protection.
Cost vs benefit. The choice is yours.
None of my 200+ coins that would be valued at +$200 are slabbed, because slabbing interferes with the way I store and display my collection.
* (correction)
Edited by sel_69l
01/01/2018 5:30 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
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So Protection is 2 of the 3 benefits to slabbing?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It definately looks legit. I have one with the same purple tone where the coin was pressed as shown below. Yours seems to be on half the coin as where on mine it covers the whole thing. I also wonder about that circle on the B. Looks a little funny but could be a smudge or something on or in the slab? I would say maybe AU 55 if that spot is not a major issue. I would get it graded. If it straight grades it will be easier to move one day. I bought this coin becuase of the purple, so personally I am a fan of color like that. I showed my coin to others at a coin show and it was not frowned upon the way some bullseye toning can be on these coins by some folks.  Edited by Jon Brand
01/01/2018 3:04 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would also add to the list that Sel 691 posted... 4) Fluidity (better with graded coins IMO)
Edited by Jon Brand
01/01/2018 3:02 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Another benefit to having a coin graded, is that if you have to sell it, since this coin is worth several hundred dollars, people will be more ready to buy it because it has been graded and authenticated.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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 A genuine coin with a grade of AU-55. |
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Valued Member
United States
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So I take it that the 2 dimples, one on the B in LIBERTY, the other on the lowest feather, do not detract from the AU-55 grade?
Thanks guys!
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