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Bought my FIRST AU gold coin

jpkinlajpkinla Posts: 822 ✭✭✭
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I finally bought my first AU coin. In collecting the Type 3 $20 Libs in high quality, some of the dates are simply unobtainable in mint state. My entire gold collection is comprised of gem quality gold coins and as a result I have been spoiled looking at gem Saints, Indians and Libs.

I managed to find a 1881 and 1882 $20 in Mint state but have acquired a AU55 1886 housed in a older green PCGS holder. When you compare this coin to a real gem, it looks like the coin has been run over by a truck and it is hard to get excited until I realize only 500 or so were minted! The pop is 4 with only 5 graded higher....

It is difficult to overcome but AU coins just don't excite me like a gem gold coin does.....I kind of like my Miss Liberty to be uncirculated!! Don't you?

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$10 Indian Gold Registry Set

$20 Saint Gaudens Registry Set

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  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭
    Nuttin wrong with AU 58 gold image

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  • mrearlygoldmrearlygold Posts: 17,858 ✭✭✭
    Jeesh what a show offimage

    Coin's for sale/trade.


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  • TarmacTarmac Posts: 394 ✭
    Nuttin wrong with AU 58 gold

    Especially when they look like that! Looks better than some $20 Lib 64s I have. Maybe she should spend a week or two in Newport Beach?
  • ScavengerScavenger Posts: 987
    Actually I prefer the look of a little wear, ever notice how you hardly ever see a "fair" or "good" gold coin in a third party holder? I guess people just keep them for bullion when they get to that point.
  • ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Nuttin wrong with AU 58 gold

    Especially when they look like that! Looks better than some $20 Lib 64s I have. Maybe she should spend a week or two in Newport Beach? >>

    I suspect this coin might come back as a 58 with the CC mint mark, though I'll bet it would easily make 62 if it had no mintmark.
  • JJMJJM Posts: 8,076 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • ABC123ABC123 Posts: 2,627
    Beauty, is in the eye of the Beerholder---Joe Corona
  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,799 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have been known to, on occasion, buy an AU gold coin.
    My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132
  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,762 ✭✭✭✭✭
    jpkinla: I also like AU-58 Gold, especially when it's got a Carson City mintmark like this one... image

    1893-CC PCGS AU-58 $20 Gold Double Eagle
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    Stuart

    Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal

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  • jpkinlajpkinla Posts: 822 ✭✭✭
    One nice lookin 93-cc Stuart!



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    $10 Indian Gold Registry Set

    $20 Saint Gaudens Registry Set
  • bestclser1bestclser1 Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    Very nice,but what do i know about goldimageimage
    Great coins are not cheap,and cheap coins are not great!
  • GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    I like AU55 gold a lot more than AU58. Usually AU58's are really chattery and banged up. AU55 gold is a little more evened out both contact mark wise and color wise.

    Nice pickup!
  • EricTheCatEricTheCat Posts: 14
    All gold is good gold image

    All gold is Au image

    (sorry I couldn't resist)




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