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Newp: Gold 1851 $1 with a nice die chip

ManorcourtmanManorcourtman Posts: 8,029 ✭✭✭✭✭

Just rec'd this 1851 Gold $1 today for my gold type set and thought I'd share her and her well placed die chip. Not sure if it's common to see die chips on old gold but this is the first one I've seen. The reverse also has a nice chip above the 8 in the date. Anyway I'd be curious what the real gold collectors have seen as far as die chips over the years. Here she is:


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  • RobertScotLoverRobertScotLover Posts: 942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 26, 2024 5:44PM

    Whatever you paid, I think you an flip it for $1 more, congratulation. BTW good looking dollar, is it is an ogh too?

  • maymay Posts: 1,585 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Liberty needs some acne cream. ;)

    Type collector, mainly into Seated. -formerly Ownerofawheatiehorde. Good BST transactions with: mirabela, OKCC, MICHAELDIXON, Gerard

  • hummingbird_coinshummingbird_coins Posts: 1,133 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @RobertScotLover said:
    Whatever you paid, I think you an flip it for $1 more, congratulation. BTW good looking dollar, is it is an ogh too?

    My guess is, based on the background, that it's in a black acrylic Capital Plastics holder.

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  • ManorcourtmanManorcourtman Posts: 8,029 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 27, 2024 4:17PM

    It’s in an old green holder. Late 90’s. Graded 63.

  • ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Beauty mark, nice looking gold.

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