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lukkyseven Pillar of the Community United States 880 Posts	Posted 06/06/2011 6:57 pm Alright for those of you who haven't seen this thread yet (which I don't expect you to have) here it is. https://goccf.com/t/90156 I had some great help discovering what this coin was, now I need to know what grade it is! I will be selling this so the more accurately I can grade it, the less ripped off I'll be! My guess is that it's at least AU55, but I have a very hard time distinguishing AU from MS when it comes to gold. So please help me! Thanks in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

DavidZerbato Pillar of the Community United States 1081 Posts	Posted 06/06/2011 8:59 pm It looks low AU to me as it appears that there is wear on the leaves in the top photos. It also looks cleaned to me as there appears to be patina around the devices and shiny fields with what look like hairlines. Report this Post to the Staff
harrison2 Pillar of the Community Mexico 1304 Posts	Posted 06/06/2011 9:16 pm Was it mounted below the dragon? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/06/2011 9:22 pm I'm seeing wear on all the high areas,with the details on several of the leaves worn down. I would give it a grade of AU-50. Report this Post to the Staff
lukkyseven Pillar of the Community United States 880 Posts	Posted 06/06/2011 9:39 pm I can see what you mean about the cleaning, but I think it's actually just improper care. This thing was left loose in a shoe box for at least the last 15 years. As far as the mounting goes, it's possible but I doubt it. It's only on that side and not all the way through. It looks to me like it was dropped at some point. I'm not doubting low AU at all here by the way. I have no clue what the high/low marks are on the coin and how good of a strike it is vs actual wear. My guess is that it's probably wear since it's keeping conditions were poor. Report this Post to the Staff
lukkyseven Pillar of the Community United States 880 Posts	Posted 06/07/2011 10:41 am Would someone be able to give me the prices on this coin at say AU50 55 and 58? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/07/2011 12:33 pm Valued at between $4500 to $6000. Report this Post to the Staff
lukkyseven Pillar of the Community United States 880 Posts	Posted 06/07/2011 12:48 pm Is it a rare year or something? All the other 4 Meiji's I'm finding are not close to that. Maybe I'm looking at older prices or something. I'm going to hate trying to sell this thing raw ;/ Report this Post to the Staff
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