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Possible Upgrade Candidate?

I recently purchased this 1874 $3 gold piece off eBay that is graded an AU 58. There is a decent amount of scuffs on the front side of the slab toward the top of the coin. I am most likely going to get it reholderd anyway but is it worth getting a regrade as I would not crack it out.



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  • TennesseeDaveTennesseeDave Posts: 4,782 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Can't tell from the photos, but I would rather have most correctly graded AU-58's than a 60,61.

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  • abcde12345abcde12345 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's pretty. Quality reflective fields. Nice.

  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,605 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Beware a crack put, too. You never know how it might be seen. When I tried to crossover this era holder one graded, one was rejected as cleaned, and one as it wouldn’t cross at the same grade. I agreed with them on the last one but hoped. I was surprised by the cleaned status.

  • Thank you to those that have replied so far, I would submit it to NGC under regrade, I don’t like the risk that a crackout has.

  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would leave it alone.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks good as it is....a nice gold coin.... Would need better pictures to venture a grade opinion though. Cheers, RickO

  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,525 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just polish up the slab so it looks new again

    Collector, occasional seller

  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 13,977 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 18, 2020 12:18PM

    A nice looking piece for sure👍🇺🇸
    I’d cross it over to PCGS but that’s just me. What ever you decide, good luck.

    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin! Good luck with whatever you decide.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,415 ✭✭✭✭✭

    id leave it alone as well. nice coin as well

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,231 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @johnny9434 said:
    id leave it alone as well. nice coin as well

    Another vote for leave it alone. If the scuffs bother you, buy some plastic polish and clean it up.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:

    @johnny9434 said:
    id leave it alone as well. nice coin as well

    Another vote for leave it alone. If the scuffs bother you, buy some plastic polish and clean it up.

    Add another vote.

  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,352 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mannie gray said:

    @PerryHall said:

    @johnny9434 said:
    id leave it alone as well. nice coin as well

    Another vote for leave it alone. If the scuffs bother you, buy some plastic polish and clean it up.

    Add another vote.

    And yet another....I like those older generation slabs and it doesn't look badly scuffed, IMHO.

    Also, it looks properly graded.

    Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍

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    https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/

  • Thank you for the replies, based on the advice here I’ll just leave it as is.

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