MOBlackmur

Yes.  Though I have most of the US quarters with the various states on them!  LOL it's hopefully worth 50 quarters!

8 hours ago, Just Bob said:

 

No one can blame you for that. 

I'm a little surprised to read that it came back "authentic," but, I have to admit that I am a lot surprised that it got a straight grade. Pleasantly surprised, though. Like the others, I thoroughly enjoy reading threads in which the poster finds a genuine, valuable coin. Congratulations, and good luck in your upcoming auction/sale!! 

 

PS. All of the newbies who accuse us of being jealous or not wanting them to succeed, when we give them bad news about their supposed rarities, should be pointed to this thread. Every member of this board is happy to see someone score big like this. 

I'm new here.  So all I've seen are opinions.  I do not take people's opinions as personal affronts or negative vibes.  No one here has offended me.  And now that I have a awesome coin, I see nothing but true, genuine support.  Thank you all!

Yeah, sorry about that.  The first pics were taken indoors under incandescent lights.  I took the graded pics outside on my deck which was natural sunlight.  Take note pic takers? 

Great Collections sold one yesterday for $23,752 that was XF40.  https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/972973

The verbiage on the listing states "We believe less than 375 coins exist today in all grades".  I guess they should make that 376 coins...

I'm excited!

Just to update the post (if anyone is still reading it), I took the coin to a local NGC dealer and was told it was indeed authentic.  However, because it was used as jewelry, it had been cleaned, which they tell me is bad.  But hey, I'm happy.  I have a an old gold $20 coin that only 4,999 others were minted!  I am sending it to NGC for grading.  I'll let you all know when it comes back.

Wow you guys are amazing.  So I took it to my jeweler, because I figured he'd have a scale and calipers.  Exactly 33.4 grams and 34mm.  He even did an x-ray (XRF Analysis he called it) and found it to contain 88.9% gold, 9.9% copper, 1.0% platinum, and .3% silver.  

Does the above help?  Mti had a lot of areas circled that makes me concerned too.

I think my wife's father bought this in the 80's and had it on a chain (LOL).  I never even considered someone might have made a fake back then.  I asked Great Collections for input.  Thanks for your insight.

Really good advice.  Thank you!

I'm sure many of you see newbies like me ask a bunch of questions.  I must admit, this site has A LOT of information; it just doesn't seem to be all in an easy place to find.  So I thought I'd ask some questions here to see if someone would be kind enough to respond.

I inherited a 1891 $20 Liberty coin with a CC (Carson City) stamp.  I see that there were 5,000 minted.  I am not a collector, and would rather sell this for some home improvements (hopefully that doesn't offend any collectors).  Pictures of the coin are attached.

Would someone please explain the process one should go thru to sell a coin like this?  

Does it get sent to NGC or others for grading and certification first?  

I did not completely understand the table that shows what NGC would charge for this.  Could someone please let me know?

I see some listed on eBay.  Is that really the best way to see a coin like this?

Do you have any suggestions or things you recommend I think about or do?

Thank you for your patience.  I look forward to any replies I might receive.