UGGGGHH!
ddbird
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As some will recall...I recently was looking at a friend's mother's collection of coins her father had left her. This was about a year ago. I remeber stumbling upon a flawless gold coin. Not knowing much about gold at the time..I wasnt too too impressed, aside from actually seeing a beautiful gold coin.
She let me look at it again a few weeks later, this time I actually sat and looked at it. It was FLAWLESS! I remeber looking for a contact mark or something that made it look like a real coin. I flipped it over and noticed a mark under the eagle...(Knew this coin was too perfect). To my dismay, (not to the owners), I noticed alittle "c" below the eagle. As I stared, it became more clear. By now I knew the coin was pricey if authentic, but I was convinced it was counterfeit becuase of its prestine condition. To make along story short, I told them if the coin was authentic it would be at LEAST a $20K + dollar coin becuase of its condition and mint mark. But I also told them its very unlikely that this coin was real. They were happy and put it back into the shoe box from where it came.
I strongly urged them to take it to a dealer to see if its real. Almost a year had passed so I assumed she had forgotten. Then, today, my friend informed me of the news.
She took it to a dealer, and he said not only was it real, but its was quite possilby the nicest example of a half eagle he had EVER seen. I think he said around high end 65...(even with common dates). He said he could not even place a value on the coin.
Well I was happy for her, but of course she rushed it off to a SD box...so now I will never be able to photograph it.
But she does have an MS64+ 1854 C Half Eagle, so Ill just be happy for her.
Sure would have liked to share it with yall though...
She let me look at it again a few weeks later, this time I actually sat and looked at it. It was FLAWLESS! I remeber looking for a contact mark or something that made it look like a real coin. I flipped it over and noticed a mark under the eagle...(Knew this coin was too perfect). To my dismay, (not to the owners), I noticed alittle "c" below the eagle. As I stared, it became more clear. By now I knew the coin was pricey if authentic, but I was convinced it was counterfeit becuase of its prestine condition. To make along story short, I told them if the coin was authentic it would be at LEAST a $20K + dollar coin becuase of its condition and mint mark. But I also told them its very unlikely that this coin was real. They were happy and put it back into the shoe box from where it came.
I strongly urged them to take it to a dealer to see if its real. Almost a year had passed so I assumed she had forgotten. Then, today, my friend informed me of the news.
She took it to a dealer, and he said not only was it real, but its was quite possilby the nicest example of a half eagle he had EVER seen. I think he said around high end 65...(even with common dates). He said he could not even place a value on the coin.
Well I was happy for her, but of course she rushed it off to a SD box...so now I will never be able to photograph it.
But she does have an MS64+ 1854 C Half Eagle, so Ill just be happy for her.
Sure would have liked to share it with yall though...
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She needs to get that thing slabbed at least for preservation purposes.
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