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I'll go AU-55....(just to follow)
Don't ask me how or why, because I don't own any old gold....yet
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Pillar of the Community
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The light rub on the top of the eagle's wing puts it in the AU range. Not quite as nice as the 1925D in my collection that graded 58 so I'll concur with Greasy and say AU-55. Shame about the green verdigris spot on the obverse. It may have been improved by an acetone soak before encapsulation but too late now.
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11/14/2025 10:03 pm
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AU 55 seems right. Gold is inert and doesn't corrode. So the green spot is not corrosion.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll say AU as well.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for your opinions so far. I will unveil the grade tomorrow--this and the Indian 5 remain especially difficult for me to grade, especially with striking issues on an incused design...
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Pillar of the Community
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You're not alone in your opinion Adam. I too find the incuse gold most challenging to grade. Knowing the high points is the first place to start. On the obverse it would be the Indian's cheek bone and on the reverse it would be the top edge of the eagle's wing.
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One of my favorite designs. I find them difficult to grade accurately, but I would say MS60/61, possibly AU58.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Gold is inert and doesn't corrode. So the green spot is not corrosion. The 90% gold in this coin is inert but the 10% copper in the coin is not. 90% gold coins like this one can corrode, especially in small areas where the alloy has not mixed well. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Solid AU, so AU-55 from PCGS.
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Pillar of the Community
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This is interesting--everyone here agreed on AU, and PCGS called it MS(63). Were striking issues common for this date?  |
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This is interesting--everyone here agreed on AU, and PCGS called it MS(63). I love being wrong!  |
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A generous grade in my opinion. Congrats! The coin does look better from the full slab pics but I still see some flatness and rub to the upper wing which looks more like wear rather than a striking issue. These coins are tough enough to grade in hand and grading from pics alone are even more difficult. Perhaps PCGS is seeing something I am not but I stand by by assessment based upon the upper wing rub. Regardless of grade, any gold added to your collection is a welcomed acquisition. Again, Congrats!
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Late to the game, I was at 62. Scrapes at or around stars 1-3 keep it from being a 63 in my opinion. Gold is very tough.
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