7070 Gold Page Questions

I got lucky, I bought my 7070 album and the gold page when the spot prices were around 5-600 a ounce and it was still a little pricey getting some of the coins (but some of them were graded MS by NGC or PCGS) and some I got raw. There are series that are highly counterfeited but the ones that are copied most aren't on the page, like the $3 gold coin. If you buy from a trustworthy source raw is fine, but if you aren't sure about detecting counterfeits then slabbed would be your best bet

I disagree, if they can fake the coin then they can fake the slab....stick with coins you know and/or sellers you trust.

I decided not to add the gold page to my type set, instead I'm going to add a blank Large Cent page and use it for Colonial coppers.

yeah if you are getting no problem AU+ grades you can expect to spend allot more on the copper than the gold

yeah it seems dansco did some research before they made the 7070 album and left out allot of the more expensive coins like that, I guess so someone could actually finish the album without going into bankruptcy

Hi Okie,
The AU vs. BU question is always tough, although I don't think it's really much different for gold than for silver. You are looking for the slight friction that is the first sign of wear. It should show up as a dull or maybe just "different" appearance on the design high points. On the Liberty gold pieces these areas are Ms. Liberty's cheek, the upper edge of the coronet, the edge of the bust, and the hair bun. If when you examine the coin carefully under a good light you see a color difference in these areas you are probably looking at an AU coin.

Another technique is to look for luster differences between the open fields and the spaces between letters and stars. If the coin has been lightly circulated the fields will have slight to moderate loss of luster. The protected areas next to and between the stars and letters however will still be fully lustrous. If you see this effect it's a sure bet that the coin is not uncirculated.

It is useful to examine some slabbed gold pieces graded AU-55 or AU-58, prefereably in PCGS, NGC, or ANACS holders. You should be able to spot the luster changes and dulling of color on the high points. Compare those coins to examples graded MS-62 or MS-63 and you should start getting a feel for the differences.

It's just my opinion, but I would recommend that you do purchase slabbed coins for your set. Often the slabbed examples cost very nearly the same as similar raw examples and the slab gives you both a grade opinion and some measure of confidence that the coin is genuine. You can crack the coins out to put in your album and save the inserts along with your purchase receipts. Those inserts will come in handy if and when you want to put the coins back on the market.

I hope you post the gold when you add to the collection!

I think that Dansco should make some additional gold pages for those who want to take the type set further. I have considered purchasing an additional "gold" page, and relabel it. Several additional pieces could be, gold dallar type 2(this could fit in the type 3 slot); classic head quarter eagle(could fit in the quarter eagle indian slot). The classic head $5 piece and the $3 princess could both fit in the $5 slots. The rest could be filled with a blank insert. The only one I have out of this group is the classic head quarter eagle, but what do you guys think?