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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm starting the learning curve on the $2.50 Gold pieces. What do you all think - cleaned or problem free? (Sorry, I know they aren't the best, but these are the seller's pictures).   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pictures are not high enough quality to evaluate.
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Moderator
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4469 Posts |
 There appears to be a raised area above the word liberty, so the coin may have been jewelry. There are so many counterfeits in this series, and they are difficult to spot. If you are buying online, stick to the $2.50 in the TPG holders. On the $2.50 the field in front and behind the eagle's head is the easiest area to spot a cleaning. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5178 Posts |
The coin looks like an English Tea Biscuit.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2869 Posts |
I would aim towards overdipped but the pics are sort of fuzzy.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Can't grade from these pics.
Edited by Coinfrog
06/15/2021 09:10 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3635 Posts |
 I agree, the pics don't allow for any meaningful opinions. I'm not a fan of sellers using cutesy angled pics. They hide more than they reveal. Maybe nudge the seller to give you head-on natural light pics? The upthread comments are spot on. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Has very little wear but there's no way to guess on a cleaning from those images. My experience has been that many gold Indians floating around raw are cleaned.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18654 Posts |
someone is attempting to hide something with the angle, lighting and foggy photos.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Agree. If the seller won't send you proper images, I'd just pass.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36710 Posts |
Better photos needed for both grading and authentication.
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Posted 06/14/2021 3:08 pm
