1869-S $20 gold grade option requested. Posted my images in first post

coinsarefun

I was offered a price I couldn’t refuse. I was wondering grade? Xf45 is what I was thinking.
Worth slabbing? I guess just for ease of selling later?

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10000lakes

XF/AU details - cleaned (polished)

PerryHall

Not worth getting slabbed. Looks XF cleaned and polished. I hope you got it close to melt value.

BillJones

EF-40/45 sharpness, but it has been polished. It would not be worthwhile to get this slabbed.

RogerB

Low-end EF, polished and scrubbed to look "shiny." No TPG is going to certify that coin as anything but "AM" -- "A Mess"

asheland

Sadly it's polished. XF details.

coinsarefun

This coin is in a cardboard flip with plastic. Do you guys think that’s giving the appearance of polished?
Only because I usually don’t miss things like that.
Maybe better to wait till it comes for me to image it

Boosibri

EF Cleaned

asheland

It's definitely polished. You can see the luster breaks, and it just has the look.

Smudge

Well the price was good.

Mizzou

It appears to have been polished but, if you took a coin like this and carried it around in your pocket for a few months with your keys and spare change would it take the shine off? Of course it would lower the grade but maybe it would pass without the "cleaned" label?

10000lakes

@coinsarefun said:
This coin is in a cardboard flip with plastic. Do you guys think that’s giving the appearance of polished?
Only because I usually don’t miss things like that.
Maybe better to wait till it comes for me to image it

The main reason it looks polished in the halo effect around the letters, especially on the reverse.
The coin will probably appear unnaturally bright in hand.

Paradisefound

Either way you got it at the price you could not refuse ...... so have fun with it.
Don't you just love able to handle a gold coin without gloves and not having a worry ... not even a bit about it?

PerryHall

Coinsarefun---Do you have a return privilege? I would guess this coin in it's current state of preservation is worth a little more than melt. Once you get it, please show us pics of what it looks like in hand.

Broadstruck

If you want to be my Secret Santa and include a gold hoop and a chain I would B. A. Baracus the heck out of it!

jwitten

For sure cleaned, but if it was the deal I think it was, you did well.

ricko

It does give the appearance of having been cleaned.... That being said, Stef, you take superb pictures, so when you get it, show us again.... Either way, gold at a good price is always nice...Cheers, RickO

coinsarefun

Well, hells bells!!.............. Shame on me I finally went to my desktop and its very easy to see.
This taught me never to buy on my phone or iPad .......lol Either way, as @jwitten has stated it was an outstanding price.
And yes, this was the deal you were thinking about jwitten.

I also want to thank everyone for the help

asheland

In all seriousness you could pocket piece it. It would improve the appearance somewhat. And it's a piece you could hold and not worry about.

coinsarefun

Thanks again everyone. Just to let you know I paid melt for this so in now way did I get hurt.

markelman1125

It looks a bit like the surface of my Au 58 1899 half eagle that I sold. It looked cleaned. Maybe the grading company will also give you a grade not a details label.

Paradisefound

Well ...... it is now resides in your lovely home and I know you hardly sell anything so enjoy it raw and handle it as you please
That would be the best problem for me

Paradisefound

....... and it is a lovely one indeed

Timbuk3

Regardless of the issues, it's nice, I like it !!!

Hemispherical

Slab it or not. It is gold so what is not to like.

Slab (genuine) if you are planning on selling to ease the mind of a buyer.