UPDATE Submission: Italy/Kingdom of Napoleon 40 Lira gold coin Submitted. picture added

coinkat

The coin is original with some dirt and has evidence of circulation to the point that I do not see 55 as a possibility

coinkat

I intentionally kept responses private... There are no right or wrong answers

Yorkshireman

Let us see a photo.

coinkat

I don't have the ability to post pictures... I don't have the ability to use the agree like or lol function either. There seems to be some technical issue that has yet to be resolved

Exbrit

@coinkat said:
I don't have the ability to post pictures... I don't have the ability to use the agree like or lol function either. There seems to be some technical issue that has yet to be resolved

Same here

Exbrit

@coinkat said:
The coin is original with some dirt and has evidence of circulation to the point that I do not see 55 as a possibility

If it was a part of your, also stabbed, collection or registry set - yes; otherwise no

FilamCoins

What’s the approx market/cat value in EF?

coinkat

The NGC price guide for the coin is at 1300 in EF and 2250 in MS60. The auction records seem to reflect the EF cat at 1300 is very optimistic

FilamCoins

At those price points, I would think certification makes sense, especially if coin has any question about authenticity or originality (i.e. if many were cleaned, polished, etc). In the series I collect, there's usually a large delta between raw and slabbed for these reasons.

coinkat

Thanks for your insight.

coinkat

By a vote of 9-3, the vote was for submission. I decided in a brief weak moment that the majority should get the benefit of the doubt so it was submitted. The coin returned from our host today with 7 other coins. Note my initial comment in that I did not see 55 in the cards.

Well... There is some benefit to being consistent even if you're wrong. The grade... AU55

coinkat

Boosibri

Very nice, I would have guessed 55.

coinkat

Thanks and kudos to the PCGS Trueview photography team. The image captures the coin...