Guess this grade:

Regulated

DickyBetz

AU55?

Dipped?

deansmint

Gilt-Copper? Gold? From the look of the rims I want to say the coin is the one MS gilt-copper $5 known with a week strike, but since ive never seen it ? ? ? Im going to have to venture low grade MS weakly struck.

TwoSides2aCoin

wear on the leg feathers to a flattened degree... I'll go with XF45

and for those too lazy to read the Red Book:

PACIFIC COMPANY
San Francisco, 1849

The origin of the Pacific Co. is very uncertain. All data regarding the firm is based on conjecture.
Edgar H. Adams wrote that he believed that the coins bearing the stamp of the Pacific Company were produced by the coining firm of Broderick and Kohler. The coins were probably handstruck, with the aid of a sledgehammer.


~and it's beautiful.... worth a couple hundred grand and an awesome piece of history when in the early days .... assayers were screwing miners.
much ain't changed , 'cept the names and the processes

deansmint

So what grade is it?

michael

choice unc

deansmint

So what grade is it?

Coinhusker1

55

PerryHall

AU55

ziggy29

27.5 -- half of a 55. If the reverse is similar, it can add another 27.5 for a full grade of 55.

It might be a little better than that. I suspect the flatness on the breast is due primarily to strike, not wear.

mgoodm3

I'm with Michael on this one. Appears 64 (at least this side)

grip

<< <i>I'm with Michael on this one. Appears 64 (at least this side) >>



I agree with the above.Unless the area of flatness is wear.Cant tell without seeing it in hand.
Al

deansmint

Twosides2acoin, if I can remember correctly there are only two gold $5 coins known with maybe four or so known in gilt-copper. This doesnt look to be a gold version and if it is a gilt-copper is worth much less than you would figure based on the history. For a brief period I handled a pacific $2 1/2 in silver which at the time was the finest known, could still be, and was amazed at how inexpensive it was to its gold $5 & $10 brothers.

BECOKA

If that is wear on the back of the eagle then XF45. If it is a poor strike then MS61

TwoSides2aCoin

<< <i>Twosides2acoin, if I can remember correctly there are only two gold $5 coins known with maybe four or so known in gilt-copper. This doesnt look to be a gold version and if it is a gilt-copper is worth much less than you would figure based on the history. For a brief period I handled a pacific $2 1/2 in silver which at the time was the finest known, could still be, and was amazed at how inexpensive it was to its gold $5 & $10 brothers. >>



ty ty.... I tend to forget of the off metals

deansmint

Regulated, can you post a nice picture of the obverse. I find it to be absolutely stunning and would like to save it in my photo collection. Thanks.