1861 Liberty Head $2.5 Coin - Mint Condition

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waltstyleshi New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 08/29/2020 9:41 pm Aloha, I am new to the world of coin collecting. I was going through some old boxes in my house and came across this 1861 Liberty Head $2.5 gold coin. It is in one of those cardboard coin holders with clear protective over top. It looks to be in really good condition, almost brand new if you ask me. I have been looking online to see if it is worth anything. I found different values online. I wanted to see if anyone here knows more about this coin and what the value could be. Any help would be appreciated. SO I took better pictures as you guys suggested and here they are: Edited by waltstyleshi 08/30/2020 4:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff

matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 08/29/2020 9:46 pm The folks who can answer your question will need larger pictures. Cropping is essential. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187950 Posts	Posted 08/30/2020 01:30 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/30/2020 04:37 am to CCF. You need a new 2x2 for it anyway,so carefully remove it and take better photos then post the. Make sure to properly crop and rotate the photos before posting...thanks. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5663 Posts	Posted 08/30/2020 10:22 am Be very careful removing it from the holder so the staples don't scratch it—it's a potentially valuable coin. And definitely don't try to wipe or clean the coin once it's out. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/30/2020 11:04 am Looking forward to the pics! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
YourGeorgiaPeach Valued Member United States 287 Posts	Posted 08/30/2020 12:22 pm A very well preserved specimen indeed, interesting that the deterioration of the 2x2 didn't seem to expose it. YGP Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/30/2020 3:49 pm Thanks for the larger pics, but the obverse one is too blurred to get a good feel for surface details. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6526 Posts	Posted 08/30/2020 4:21 pm Looks cleaned to me AU- details Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5663 Posts	Posted 08/30/2020 4:57 pm I don't see any obvious signs of cleaning. Looks like a type 2 reverse. I'd say AU-58 with the new pics, but mint state wouldn't surprise me. Report this Post to the Staff
waltstyleshi New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 08/31/2020 8:45 pm Thank you all who replied and helped me out with this. I decided to send it in to NGC for grading. Hopefully it obtains a high grade. Besides ebay, does anyone know another good place to try and sell coins? Report this Post to the Staff
CoinKing2003 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 09/02/2020 5:54 pm I'm fairly new to coin collecting so take my advice with a grain of salt, BUT, that looks AU/UNC details. Gonna need better pics to tell if its UNC. Report this Post to the Staff
waltstyleshi New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 10/13/2020 4:31 pm So I finally got my 1861 Type 2 $2.5 Liberty Head coin back from NGC. They determined that my coin is AU Details: Cleaned. Since I am new to the Coin World, I know it is bad to clean your coins cause it loses value. This coin was given to me as is. Given that it has been cleaned, can anyone give me an estimated value for my coin? Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 10/13/2020 6:51 pm It's the more common new reverse. As quarter eagles go it's one of the most common, but still a Civil War coin which adds something. $400-500 retail, $300 to a dealer if you're lucky. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Edited by thq 10/13/2020 7:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
waltstyleshi New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 11/10/2020 12:13 am Finally received my graded 1861 Type 2 $2.5 Liberty Head coin back from NGC. It came back to me graded as an AU Detail Cleaned. I don't want to keep the coin. Edited by waltstyleshi 11/10/2020 4:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
tpg22 Pillar of the Community United States 919 Posts	Posted 11/11/2020 9:52 pm In the end it is a 160 year old coin and that is cool. It is unfortunate that someone decided to clean it up and make shinny. At today's spot gold price it does have $226 of gold in it. Report this Post to the Staff
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