Popular Post Buffalo Head Posted February 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2023 Coinbuf, rrantique, Fenntucky Mike and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GoldFinger1969 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 On 2/9/2023 at 7:36 PM, rrantique said: This was the Type Sets sold like 40-50 years ago ?? rrantique and Timely 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Timely Posted March 3, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2023 (edited) Beauty. Edited April 8, 2023 by Timely Fenntucky Mike, rrantique, GoldFinger1969 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Sandon Posted March 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) 1854 Type 2 gold dollar, NGC graded AU 53. I'd grade it Ch. XF (45), but it is better struck than most coins of this type. Photos courtesy of Stacks Bowers Galleries. Edited March 4, 2023 by Sandon rrantique, GoldFinger1969, Timely and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Timely Posted March 5, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) Dark Side! Edited April 8, 2023 by Timely Fenntucky Mike, rrantique and GoldFinger1969 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) On 3/4/2023 at 5:26 PM, Sandon said: 1854 Type 2 gold dollar, NGC graded AU 53. I'd grade it Ch. XF (45), but it is better struck than most coins of this type. Why so much tougher on the grade....you not only are 8 points lower, you take it out of the AU range. Why do you think it is that overgraded ? Edited March 6, 2023 by GoldFinger1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sandon Posted March 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 10:13 PM, GoldFinger1969 said: Why do you think it is that overgraded ? [regarding the 1854 Type 2 gold dollar] On the obverse, Liberty's hair has little remaining detail, and there is considerable wear on Liberty's face and feathered headdress as well. On the reverse, there is flatness on the leaves and bow knot. The coin only has traces of luster on each side. My coin most closely matches the photos of an Extremely Fine coin and the written description for an "EF-45" in the most recent edition of the ANA Grading Guide (7th ed. 2013). The description for an EF-45 obverse is "[t]here is slight wear on hair at forehead, below ear, on tops of feathers and on cheek. All major details are sharp." On the reverse, "[slight] wear shows on tips of leaves, bow knot, wreath and 1 DOLLAR." For each side, "[p]art of the mint luster is still present." The photo for an AU coin shows more detail than my coin has, especially in Liberty's hair, the headdress, and the reverse bow knot. For an AU 50 obverse, "[t]here is [only] a trace of wear on the hair over the eye, at the curl below the ear, and at the top of the feathers." Similarly, an AU 50 reverse is supposed to have only a "trace of wear" on the leaves and bow knot. "Half of the mint luster is still present." The ANA guide doesn't recognize the AU 53 grade, but my coin does not even meet the standards for AU 50. I adhere to the standards in the ANA Grading Guide as interpreted by my own judgment and experience. A varying grading service's grade is someone else's opinion. I found the price that I paid for this coin acceptable considering the quality of the strike and surfaces. This thread is for the posting of photos of gold coins. Hopefully, no one is offended by this digression. GoldFinger1969, USAuPzlBxBob and Fenntucky Mike 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rrantique Posted March 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) Blue eyes Edited March 6, 2023 by rrantique GoldFinger1969, J P M, Timely and 2 others 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Timely Posted March 9, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) Nice Edited April 8, 2023 by Timely rrantique, Sandon and Fenntucky Mike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sandon Posted March 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2023 1838 Classic Head half eagle, uncertified. I purchased this coin at a local auction in 1998. It is a lustrous Choice AU but has an obverse planchet lamination near the obverse rim at 7:00 and scratches (tooling?) near the lamination. I don't think I will have this coin certified, as it would likely be described as a "mint error", which isn't eligible for the NGC Registry, as well as being impaired. This type has become expensive, and I like this one notwithstanding its localized issues. rrantique, USAuPzlBxBob, Timely and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zadok Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 11:35 PM, Sandon said: 1838 Classic Head half eagle, uncertified. I purchased this coin at a local auction in 1998. It is a lustrous Choice AU but has an obverse planchet lamination near the obverse rim at 7:00 and scratches (tooling?) near the lamination. I don't think I will have this coin certified, as it would likely be described as a "mint error", which isn't eligible for the NGC Registry, as well as being impaired. This type has become expensive, and I like this one notwithstanding its localized issues. ...i dont think it would come back as mint error unless requested, not sure bout the tooling diff to tell from photos, i personally would take the chance n submit unless the tooling is significantly obvious.... Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 8:35 PM, Sandon said: I don't think I will have this coin certified, as it would likely be described as a "mint error", which isn't eligible for the NGC Registry, as well as being impaired. Some coins are better left raw, this may be one of those times. Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sandon Posted March 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2023 My grandmother saved this 1907 No Motto "Indian" Head eagle in 1933 and gave it to me as a birthday present in 1973. I've kept it in an individual lucite holder for many years. It has Choice AU details but probably wouldn't receive a numerical grade due to the rim damage at 1:00. It is, nevertheless, one of my prized possessions. CIII, rrantique, Henri Charriere and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post CIII Posted October 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2023 1912-S R__Rash, rrantique and Fenntucky Mike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 (edited) Edited October 26, 2023 by rrantique R__Rash and Fenntucky Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Sandon Posted October 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2023 1880-S half eagle, uncertified. I acquired this coin in October 1997 as Lot 1041 of the famous John Jay Pittman collection sale for $132, or a little over a quarter of its bullion value now. David Akers catalogued it as "Extremely Fine. Cleaned, now with dull medium orange gold color." The coin appears to be a lustrous AU. rrantique, zadok, Fenntucky Mike and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Henri Charriere Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 On 10/27/2023 at 8:31 PM, Sandon said: 1880-S half eagle, uncertified. I acquired this coin in October 1997 as Lot 1041 of the famous John Jay Pittman collection sale for $132, or a little over a quarter of its bullion value now. David Akers catalogued it as "Extremely Fine. Cleaned, now with dull medium orange gold color." The coin appears to be a lustrous AU. There appears to be a wide chasm in grading skills as illustrated by Akers' cataloging this coin as EF -- the same grade assigned to your "Matron Head" just posted on the Follow the Lead thread. Me thinketh both would make suitable candidates for a side-by-side GTG quiz. 🤣 rrantique 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIII Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 What a lovely woman the Queen was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) Edited December 5, 2023 by rrantique Coinbuf and Fenntucky Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fenntucky Mike Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 rrantique and Coinbuf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Henri Charriere Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) On 12/3/2023 at 6:03 PM, Coinbuf said: There is only one unestablished historical fact that can overcome the missing denticles, wear on the right wing tip and the most unfortunate PMD to LIBERTY on the obverse: the as yet unproven allegation that it was this coin that Millard Fillmore, America's 13th President carried in the left vest pocket of his suit. I like it a lot. Edited December 3, 2023 by Henri Charriere Add name of 13th President of U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sandon Posted December 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2023 Uncertified 1893-S Liberty half eagle, purchased at a local coin auction in October 1993. My grade is AU. Henri Charriere, Fenntucky Mike and rrantique 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
