Need opinion on 1874 $3 Gold coin
cosmicdebris
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I have an 1874 $3 Gold coin in a NCS holder that has the following on the holder: UNC DETAILS/OBV SCRATCHED.
What is something like this worth and is there a market for something like this?
What is something like this worth and is there a market for something like this?
Bill
09/07/2006
09/07/2006
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09/07/2006
<< <i>the PCGS price guide has it at $6250.00. >>
ouch those scratches hurt!!!
The current MS-62 bid is $2,600. I think that a dealer might try to get $2,000 to $2,300 for the coin retail. Virtually no MS-62 graded $3 gold coins are really Mint State. This one is bright and attractive with the problem.
What shame. I sold one similar to this WITHOUT the scratch that was in an NGC MS-64 for $7.400 to a dealer.
09/07/2006
Having the NCS holder is a big plus because that proves that the coin is genuine. Many counterfeit $3 gold coins were made years ago, and many collectors are afraid of raw ones with considerable justification.
Depending upon what you have in it, I’d reserve it at $1,100 or so. AU bid is $1,075.
The earlier numbers that I gave you were asking pricing if I were walking around a show trying to sell it. I’d go for a couple hundred more if I were set up at a bourse table.
There's a lot more to this than I thought there would be. So many things to consider. I'll have to think about my options. I probably should have bought it to the New York show with me last week.
09/07/2006
If you run into the right people you'll get a good price. If you run into the wrong people it's worth moderately strong AU money IMO.
09/07/2006
This one sold for $1,000 and it has much better eye appeal in my opinion.
There is NO WAY that would happen. I'ld make sure of that.
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
you have to net them waaaaay down to trade them, in my experience.
This cost me about EF money
the scratches are distracting but the luster is nice, as on the $3
takes a special collector to be happy with such coins.
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The coin you have is lusterous but aside form the scrathes it has some other problems. Look at the crown, the flatness of the forhead, the wear on the back ribbon. This coin is a questionable low MS even without the scrathes. The scratches would then require a big time discount as most dealers wont touch it. With ugly AUs selling at 11-1300, I would expect over a grand for it.
Good luck