Ungraded 1914 Gold Hoard $5 And $10 - Thoughts?

I should also explain that I used harsh lighting, and post processing on the images to show them in the worst possible way because I wanted every bag mark and scratch to show. In flat light, and without the macro lens, these two coins are much more "buttery smooth".

In the interest of helping everyone understand just how soft these gold coins are and what can make a certain grade, here are pictures of one of my $10 coins. See if you can guess the grade. No cheating! Some of you know who I am. No looking in the registry. Lol.




Good luck. :)

You are interrupting a thread here with good intentions, I know. I think it best you tell us the grade of this coin right off rather than invite guesses, which will only confuse replies to the original thread.

Sigh. Yes it is 64+. Yes it is nicer than the OP's coin, but it can still be pretty beat up even in 65. On mine the fields of the obverse are pretty heavily scored, but the devices are in much better shape, and as I said the strike is strong. My point being that a bunch of hits on the obverse isn't necessarily enough to drop the grade down to something like 62. I still think he would get a 63 on it and it is totally not worth sending that $10 in for grading as they are so common. The $5 is imho well worth sending in as it will likely increase it's value, or at least the ease of selling it some day.

I thought that the news, when they were released (or just before) was that they were 62-63 and a few 64's. All the 64 and higher were pulled for sale elsewhere by two main Canadian dealers. Here's and old story:
https://www.coinworld.com/news/worl...n-hoard.html

Just remember that the linked story is from 2015, not yesterday. The last few sentences refer to the 1915 $10 coins

I would agree that grading is soft on these, would be nice to see Levaril's coin in hand, the rim ding makes it a surprise at a 64+, but given how other coins are graded, this is about right.

I remember a discussion around the release of these, that some people felt they are more forgiving on grading gold because it is a softer material. Personally, I would prefer a uniform standard regardless of material, if all gold coins are graded lower, I'm ok with that.

I tend to agree with the innuendo that Everest has expressed. about soft grading of the hoard coins.
Perhaps I am a bit cynical, but I can see that a commercial opportunity arose, an thus to sell the hoard at a slightly higher average price.