1880 $5 and 1885 S $5

[Brol]

Hello,

 

sorry for flooding with posts, but interesting what grades are these coins. It is worth to slab them?

 

1) 1880 Five Dollars

 

 

2) 1885 S Five Dollars

 

[L1ncolnF4n]

VF-35, reverse pic is a hair blurry, obverse looks worse than reverse by 5-10 points

VF-25, looks quite dull color wise, might be lighting again but that is setting off an alarm

 

Not worth having graded IMO. If you wanted to sell, just find a trustworthy dealer. If they question authenticity, then that's where grading would be useful, but you'd be paying near 8% of the coins value for certification.

[michael]

xf/au details scratched cheek

 

vf+/xf details this one should/maybe? numerical grade at ngc

 

i would leave them raw they are decent 19th century gold coins with a fundemential reason to rise in value and demand

 

and please post any coin photos you would like an opinion of

no problems

but please there are many opinions OPINIONS

 

AND blow up photos always make the coin look worse than it actually is

 

on here so you got to have a thick skin in regards to those opinions (thumbs u

 

oh and welcome to the boards!!

 

 

[Brol]

photos of the coins i did with my cell phone. Its 5 Mp Nokia, but i was not trying my best when i shoot them.

[James_OldeTowne]

Do not get these certified, since they are XF or below.

 

If they are fake, they would be worth minimally less than genuine examples.

[BillJones]

Do not get these certified, since they are XF or below.

 

If they are fake, they would be worth minimally less than genuine examples.

 

I agree completely. These coins are common dates; they grade EF at best; and don't have great eye appeal. If you think that the price of gold has topped out, you might consider selling them. If not then you can hold them in hopes that the gold price will continue to rise. Bullion is where the value is for these coins. There is not much there from a numismatic perspective.