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1903 S $5 -- Opinions, please.

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EZ_E

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As most of you know, I'm a type collector but have pretty much avoided type gold, especially now with the price so high.

 

However, I do have an original, circulated 1811 & 1836 $5 gold piece. So, I find myself collecting five dollar types.

 

I want all of my gold to be circulated, worn and dirty.

 

Does this coin meet my criteria? Will it grade? What will it grade?

 

Thanks for the input.

 

p.s. I gave $240 for it raw on ebay.

 

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EZ_E

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p.s. I actually won one of these as a door prize at a Hot Springs, AR show 3 years ago but I gave it to my brother since he was so into watching gold panning shows......but he hocked it.

 

doh!

 

 

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MunkyMan95

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I like to find them with a little more even color, and a little less gloss. This one looks exceptionally glossy. Maybe it's just the pictures?

 

Either way, I don't care for how the reverse looks to have a ton more crust than the obverse. $240 isn't a bad price at all, and if you like it, I think you should keep it. It's hard to tell from the pictures, but I don't see anything that would keep the coin out of a slab. Maybe a VF25 or so.

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jtryka

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not bad Victor, I would say it's a nice mid-range VF as well. The back might have been laquered at one time, or kept in a wallet touching the leather where the obverse was facing something else. At least that's what it looks like to me.

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bsshog40

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I'm not much with gold Vic, but it does look VF to me and also I don't see anything that would keep it from slabbing. Nice piece of gold and price too!

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Looks about VF30. Common date. Worth a little over melt in this condition. Not worth the expense and trouble of slabbing.

 

Actually, it is for me since this is the type of type coin I was seeking.

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MBA101

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Looks like a decent VF, but I am not one to comment further based on those pics, for they may make the coin look different that what it would be in hand...Gold can be tricky!

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PerryHall

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Sell it and buy a nice XF45 or AU already in a PCGS slab. The difference in cost will probably be close to what you would pay in grading fees.

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Sell it and buy a nice XF45 or AU already in a PCGS slab. The difference in cost will probably be close to what you would pay in grading fees.

 

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Sell it and buy a nice XF45 or AU already in a PCGS slab. The difference in cost will probably be close to what you would pay in grading fees.

 

(thumbs u

 

But they are all in slabs that I have seen.

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