What do you think of this 1797 $10 Gold Eagle?

Colorfulcoins

Coin is currently up on ebay for auction in an ICG F15 holder? What do you think?

Agflyer

I like it. Neat die crack below the "7" too!

msch1man

Unless it was from a dealer with a trusted eye, I wouldn't buy a coin that expensive sight unseen. Who knows...you might get a properly graded coin with great eye appeal for the grade...but, you might also get screwed. I just don't think it is worth the risk if you aren't familiar with the seller and haven't been able to examine the coin in hand.

Longacre

I agree with mcsh. However, I am not an expert in early gold, so perhaps some of the other board members who are more knowledgeable can comment.

SethChandler

Problem coin....cleaned, pitted, maybe burnished. Doesn't look like honest wear to me.

clackamas

<< <i>Problem coin....cleaned, pitted, maybe burnished. Doesn't look like honest wear to me. >>



I second what Seth said.

fivecents

Why all the chatter in the obverse fields, but not much chatter in the reverse fields? Strange very strange.

mrearlygold

I would not try to buy that coin unless I could see it in my hand first.


Good luck
Tom

EJB

I'd really check it out , somethuing inside me says there's somthing wrong..IMO...

Baley

What do you think of this 1799 $10 Gold Eagle?

I think it's a 1797

edit to add: lots of folks are saying simply "don't want it", "wouldn't buy it", and "problem coin"

which is an oversimplification and denial that this coin has any value at all.

I may not (ok, WILL not) buy it at the stated grade or for that price

but last I looked, it had 66 bids, and I sure as heck would buy it for one thousand dollars, maybe two thousand, possibly more

I think it's kind of a neat coin, might have been "sweated" (shaken in a bag with other coins to generate gold dust)

fivecents

K6AZ

I wouldn't buy a coin like that on eBay. As others have mentioned, it has a lot of problems.

Barry

The coin is in an ICG holder. No mention of problems. That's not like them, or is it?

Baley - there are so many bids because the seller started the auction at 1 cent.

sadysta1

salt water damage???/
Looks like one of those "shipwreck effect" coins

MacCrimmon

Yep, it looks either salt water or it's a counterfeit that slipped through....wouldn't touch it without rolling my eyeball over the actual coin.

Bustman

No way, Jose. It's a problem coin.

midwestcoin13

good thing is if its a counterfit and you get it at a good price call up ICG and you have hit pay dirt.

littlejohn

salt water damage.
OR BADLY CLEAN.
LITTLEJOHN

TheRaven

Something about it don't look right, but ain't no expert of gold of that age.

Colorfulcoins

77 bids and sold at $7428.00.

michael

ex jewelry

pitted from the moisture and salt of the skin

oreville

YUCK!!!!!!!

Barry

The seller is a board member (dcarr).

Bootleg

A TRUE HISTORIC COIN!!!!!!!!,


I did hear a rumor that the founding fathers threw a large chunk of gold in with the early copper mix?,.is that true or a urban legand?.....it owuld be a good way to hide from invading contries though.,..