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Pillar of the Community
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Valued Member
United States
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I think PCGS would AU-50 it. It has been cleaned, but not harshly.
ACE Mike
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Nice. It has that slight green cast as most Southern gold does. Looks AU53, possibly cleaned.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
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I guess I'm to strict. My thought was XF-45
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AU50-53, and a great rarity at that. Heritage opined earlier this year that fewer than fifty are extant in a grade above XF. I'll render no opinion about surface originality of gold from photographs; their color is square in the middle of the range which is most difficult to capture accurately with a camera. Absolutely submit to PCGS. The price differential over the other TPG's for this particular issue would nearly make up the loss if it's determined Genuine. |
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I agree with busthalf - EF45. Reverse brings it down below AU.
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Rest in Peace
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Considering that these coins are almost always have detail weakness before they circuate, I think it would make AU details quite easily. Possible cleaning, but I'm not sure if it is bad enough to keep it out of a problem free slab.
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I don't have a current membership with PCGS so I paid my local dealer to send this coin in for grading. He just got back the email report on his submission and my half eagle graded XF-45. I think it might have made AU but the scrape and baggy fields on the reverse probably held it back. I'm not complaining! Problem-free XF-45 is a good outcome for this raw purchase. I'll post pictures after the slab comes back. It will be an excellent Christmas present!    |
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Pillar of the Community
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That's great to hear, looks like a great coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice! I think you have a $2500 coin there good pickup.
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You, sir, are a winnar. I suspect PCGS factored in the "created wealth" aspect with their choice of grade. The fields perhaps show a little more contact than they consider appropriate for an AU grade but the devices are consistent with examples PCGS has previously awarded AU.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very nice result from PCGS. Charlotte gold was usually softly struck and I believe that coin is AU, maybe even AU53. My guess is PCGS docked her a few points for what they deemed to be a market acceptable light cleaning. Congratulations on the XF45 grade!
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Coin in slab: genuine, no problems, it's good to get a pleasing result from PCGS. Should happen more often!  |
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