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Do you think this double eagle will grade?
Indulger
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There are a couple of pin scratches at the base of liberty’s neck....I think it might go AU...
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Indulger
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Indulger
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Probably would grade AU.
The more important question is does it make sense to have this coin graded? Will the cost of getting it graded be greater or less that the increase in value of this coin in a slab?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
Send it in - even if AU or details Holder buyers know it’s authenic.
From the photo - AU50.
Good point!
I agree with @PerryHall ‘s following quoted post — Why bother?
Stuart
Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
"Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
I don't know.. the reverse looks like it might have had a light polish.
Collector, occasional seller
Bought it raw years ago, gave it an acetone bath(really made it look nice!)...but who knows. Doesn’t look cleaned to me. Here’s some different pics:
The upper right, maybe it's just the photo, but that area looks too 'shiny'.
Still a nice chunk of gold.
Collector, occasional seller
For that coin, authenticity is all that matters.
au seems right to me as well
Getting that gold looked at by a TPGS is not for the grade but for the authentication.
Many non-experienced, non-expert, or non-whatever gold coin buyers will buy a nicely priced slabbed gold (authenticated) coin versus raw. Ease of mind for a buyer and a easy sell for a seller.
1.9c opinion
For many gold coins that are heavily counterfeited such as gold dollars, Indian quarter eagles, three dollar gold coins, etc, I agree that slabbing for authenticity makes sense but I've never seen a well circulated and bag marked common date double eagle such as this from the 1880's that was a counterfeit. That coin will easily sell raw at bullion price levels which is what it's worth to any coin dealer who deals in gold coins. Also, with that scratch on Liberty's bust there's a good chance it won't strait grade.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
I agree with @PerryHall ... authentication would be the only benefit to slabbing... and it may not grade... better to sell it as bullion....Cheers, RickO