Neighbor Found Late Husband's Gold - Opinions?

coinundrum

Long story short, the lady next door's husband passed away a few years ago. She was cleaning and found a bag full of coins. Mostly peace dollars. There were two gold pieces. I don't know much about gold coins, but these do weigh properly. They don't look to me to have 100+ years of patina, so maybe they've been cleaned? Anyway, here are some pics. Any ideas how she could sell them for a reasonable amount. What should she reasonably expect for these?

https://imgur.com/gallery/V173a6L

Thanks for any help you all are willing to provide. She's a great neighbor and I want to help her!

Kkathyl

She can go to local coin dealer and see what he will offer

coinundrum

To be clear, there are 2 coins:
1. LIBERTY HEAD $10 - 1894
2. LIBERTY HEAD $20 - 1907

Hemispherical

@coinundrum said:
Long story short, the lady next door's husband passed away a few years ago. She was cleaning and found a bag full of coins. Mostly peace dollars. There were two gold pieces. I don't know much about gold coins, but these do weigh properly. They don't look to me to have 100+ years of patina, so maybe they've been cleaned? Anyway, here are some pics. Any ideas how she could sell them for a reasonable amount. What should she reasonably expect for these?

https://imgur.com/gallery/V173a6L

Thanks for any help you all are willing to provide. She's a great neighbor and I want to help her!

OP pics:

Stuart

I’ll comment on the The 1907 $20 Liberty Double Eagle with respect to the following👇edited OP’s photos.

The coin appears to be an attractive high-end AU-55 to 58, probably lightly wiped or cleaned, based on the different appearing mint luster between the unprotected & protected areas of the coin that are circled in the following photos, in addition to possibly a polished Miss Liberty profile (face & cheek).

I hope this is helpful...

AUandAG

Certainly values can be researched on completed ebay sales. Pretty easy to give her an idea of retail. She should expect less obviously.

bob

PerryHall

Common dates. Cleaned, polished. Melt value.

JohnnyCache

Likely be offered somewhere between $1695 ~ $1850, depending on spot at the time.

coinundrum

Thanks for the replies so far. Took these to a local pawn shop (LCS is closed, so I'll try to take them there this week) and was told that these were cleaned. Offer was spot - 20 percent. No doubt we can do better than that.

MsMorrisine

you can do better than spot - 20%

Swampboy

As of today

spot for an ounce of gold -20%
@$1,308.80 = $1,047.04

Gold in Twenty dollar eagle
$1,260.45 -20% =$965.16

thanks @derryb

derryb

@Swampboy said:
As of today

spot for an ounce of gold -20%
@$1,308.80 = $1,047.04

Gold in Twenty dollar eagle
$1,206.45 -20% =$965.16

based on current spot, gold content in the $20 is $1260 not $1206. gold content of the $10 is $630

VanHalen

There's a website called coinflation dot com that gives you quick, up-to-date melt values on gold and silver coins. I have found it to be a reliable quick reference guide.

You've got about $1900 in gold in those two coins. While they do appear to be a bit "polished up", I've seen far worse so don't take much under melt value. 20% back of melt is way too low, that's damn near $400! Best of luck and thanks for helping out your neighbor.

OPA

what derry said....

with luck you might get spot for those 2 cleaned common date "bullion coins"...roughly $1,900 or on a good day: spot -5% ($1,820)

coinundrum

@VanHalen said:
There's a website called coinflation dot com that gives you quick, up-to-date melt values on gold and silver coins. I have found it to be a reliable quick reference guide.

You've got about $1900 in gold in those two coins. While they do appear to be a bit "polished up", I've seen far worse so don't take much under melt value. 20% back of melt is way too low, that's damn near $400! Best of luck and thanks for helping out your neighbor.

Thanks! Oddly enough, I was just looking at that very site! Agree, 20% back is way too low. I'd write a check for that!

Swampboy

@derryb said:

@Swampboy said:
As of today

spot for an ounce of gold -20%
@$1,308.80 = $1,047.04

Gold in Twenty dollar eagle
$1,206.45 -20% =$965.16

based on current spot, gold content in the $20 is $1260 not $1206. gold content of the $10 is $630

Thanks
Typo I'll fix that

asheland

@PerryHall said:
Common dates. Cleaned, polished. Melt value.

Agree. That sums it up. The closer to spot you can get, the better.

blitzdude

What's up with the denticles @ 7 o'clock on the obverse of that $10 Lib?

Timbuk3

Good luck !!!

rte592

Looking at past results from the bay....
Less the 13% in fees.
Spot -10 is the about the average
(if the deal doesn't go south)

TwoSides2aCoin

I'll bid $1950.

coinundrum

@TwoSides2aCoin said:
I'll bid $1950.

PM sent!

ricko

Very nice of you to help your neighbor....stay away from that pawn shop...I am sure you will get better offers right here or the BST...Good luck, Cheers, RickO

Smudge

Maybe just hang on to it. A little gold is nice to have.