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1891 CC $5 Gold Half Eagle

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I went to a local estate sale today. When I checked out the jewelry section I spotted a $5 gold piece in a pendant bezel. The price was right, it looked good, & based on experience I figured the combined weight was about right so I bought it. When I got out to my truck I took a closer look & realized it had a CC mint mark. Once I got it home I gently pried up the tabs & removed it from the bezel. My digital scale only goes to 1/10 of a gram. The coin weighs 8.3 grams. First 2 pictures are under natural light & last 2 are sidelit by an LED. The LED lit pictures make the coin look polished but it's not like that in hand. What do y'all think?



1891-CC-$5-Gold-Half-Eagle

1891-CC-$5-Gold-Half-Eagle

1891-CC-$5-Gold-Half-Eagle

1891-CC-$5-Gold-Half-Eagle
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Nice!
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EF-45, very attractive.
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Looks pretty sweet to me.
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Looks nice. Good find.
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Nice find!
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Amazing find!
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Very nice find
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Thumbs way up!
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Excellent buy at what I presume was a bullion-related price.
How are the edges? Based on your natural-light photos this coin looks like it would grade as problem-free.
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