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desertgem Pillar of the Community United States 860 Posts	Posted 10/27/2008 01:57 am For the gold lovers, please grade/comment on my 1835 $5 gold piece. Thanks, Jim Report this Post to the Staff

Bilbo Pillar of the Community United States 812 Posts	Posted 10/27/2008 11:15 am Grade: I'll say EF-40; nice hair detail; light even wear all over; not much obverse star detail. Comment: I wish I had one just like it! Report this Post to the Staff
1sikevo Pillar of the Community United States 1130 Posts	Posted 10/27/2008 6:21 pm I don't know much about classic head half eagles but that looks VF35 to me. Edited by 1sikevo 10/27/2008 6:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6385 Posts	Posted 10/27/2008 11:54 pm I'd say about VF-30 for detail, with digs and scratches that are probably average for a well-circulated gold coin. Is that a scratch through the date? It looks raised, so maybe it's a die crack. I'm a bit troubled by some design details. The eagle talons seem detached from the feet and the end of the olive branch seems too thin. The 5 and the D in the denomination are closely spaced. The 1 in the date seems too tall and thin and the obverse denticles are irregular. I would want verification of authenticity on this coin. Have you checked the weight? Original weight should be 8.36 grams. With this amount of wear that might be down a couple tenths. For comparison, here is an example of a PCGS-certified example from Heritage, graded VF-25. Your coin may be legitimate, but it's pretty clear that it was not struck from the same dies as the PCGS coin. Edited by Jaobler 10/27/2008 11:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
atlashealth Pillar of the Community United States 1691 Posts	Posted 10/28/2008 8:04 pm Gold is a soft metal...honest wear with vertical die crack through date...early gold from the east coast mines in North Carolina or Georgia? VF-30 Report this Post to the Staff
desertgem Pillar of the Community United States 860 Posts	Posted 10/29/2008 02:16 am Thanks for all the help! Jim Report this Post to the Staff
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