Are you astute enough for this coin?

ms70 · March 25, 2004 3:41AM

eBay

Stuart · March 25, 2004 3:53AM

Looks like a high quality Carson City PCGS AU-50 $20 Liberty to me, being offered at a reasonable price -- with an SPL/PL reverse...

It's the kind of coin that I'd like to see in person before purchasing... A very interesting coin!

ColonialCoinUnion · March 25, 2004 3:55AM

I'm not astute enough. I don't know anything about these - but it looks nice.

mgoodm3 · March 25, 2004 3:57AM

Because he started the auction at a low price the buyer will be astute. What's not to understand about that?

RYK · March 25, 2004 4:06AM

It looks like a nice, original Carson City $20. It is a very good deal for the price. I think I am astute enough.

boz · March 25, 2004 4:12AM

What's the point here?

Steve27 · March 25, 2004 4:20AM

"PCGS certified the coin as an AU50, had the coin not been slightly dirty a high AU grade would be very reasonable."

That's funny.

RYK · March 25, 2004 4:24AM

PCGS certified the coin as an AU50, had the coin not been slightly dirty a high AU grade would be very reasonable.

Translation: Dip it and send to NGC and it's a 55.

ColonialCoinUnion · March 25, 2004 4:25AM

<< <i>PCGS certified the coin as an AU50, had the coin not been slightly dirty a high AU grade would be very reasonable.

Translation: Dip it and send to NGC and it's a 55.

>>

Is this thread about to merge with Stewart's thread about auction houses re-submitting undergraded coins? The auction houses may as well dip them if they are going to go to the trouble of resubmitting them, right?

BillJones · March 25, 2004 4:32AM

Grading this coin from the photoes is difficult because the picture has been taken from an off-angle. From what I can see, the luster looks like it's shot. There may not be an upgrade here, unless you are sending it to ACG and NTC.

beartracks42 · March 25, 2004 4:57AM

I smell a snipe coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RYK · March 25, 2004 5:00AM

I prefer a coin like this which is clearly original to the more typical dipped out circulated CC $20's.

Stuart · March 25, 2004 5:42AM

Yep, I'd say +$663 within the last 4 seconds (from $1201 to 1864) could be considered as a snipe

I didn't bid, but I watched with interest...

RYK · March 25, 2004 5:43AM

It wasn't me. I was out at $1175.

Stuart · March 25, 2004 5:45AM

I'd like to find a really premium AU CC $20 Lib with PL surfaces, very few bagmarks, and high mint luster -- it's fun to look for and as rare as hen's teeth!

BillJones · March 25, 2004 10:34PM

<< <i>I prefer a coin like this which is clearly original to the more typical dipped out circulated CC $20's. >>

I agree with you about the original comment. A lot of "lustrous" gold coins that are offered today were dull and were then "enhanced." What I met by the post was, why you post of picture of the coin at an off angle that makes it look like an oval? I think that the seller might be trying to cover up for the fact that the coin has lots of bag marks or has poor luster.

agentjim007 · March 25, 2004 10:39PM

I'm not sticking up for this coin I don't have an opinion. I have to take pictures at angles to keep the light glare off the center of the coin.

BillJones · March 25, 2004 10:59PM

I didn't know that you were offering the coin, agentjim. I can't really tell if it is good, bad or indifferent. It's just that I don't care for that angel for the picture.

Have you tried a movable light source at various angles? That usually works for me. The coins that give me the most trouble are pieces that have blast white mint luster. It is hard not to get one part of the coin dark and another part overexposed. I usually find circulated gold coins like this piece easy to photograph both with a digital camera and a 35mm.

I'll admit that PCGS coins are harded to photo because of the convex slab face, but I still find that moving the light source around usually fixes the problem.

Are you astute enough for this coin?

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