Cuba Gold 5 Pesos - Guess the grade

CollectorBob

BBQnBLUES

Good to see some Cuban GOLD on this forum

Bob; I'd have to grade that coin as MS61 due to all the chatter in the fields..

BTW _ANYONE have a nice MS62ish Cuba 20 Peso 4 sale ? I need a nice example for my type set.

CollectorBob

What about Cuban Silver? I think that's so under valued right now, very often selling for way below melt.

Dawg144

I would agree with MS-61. Do you know what's going on at about 1 o'clock on the reverse?

Nice coin, and excellent pictures!

Hussulo

Nice coin, great pictures.
I don't know much about these coins but I'll go for AU58. Due to wear on the high points of the obverse (ear and some of his hair).

CollectorBob

Nope! No idea what's happening with that black mark on the reverse.

I'm surprised you folks thought the pics are pretty good. I was not quite sure I had taken good pics. Thanks! The coin does look so much better in hand though.

This coin is still raw. I too am guessing a AU-58. Not sure if I'll send it in for grading or maybe off to the bay, as is, when Gold breaks the $1K mark again...

ormandh

It appears from the wear on the obverse that it was in a bezel at one time. Nice coin though. -Dan

FilamCoins

I think Cuban pre-revolutionary coinage will take off. One of my wonder coins is a 1915 Gold Peso in PCGS 67. Don't have a pic, but here's some silver. I'm on my way to completing the ABC Peso series in UNC condition.

FilamCoins

I'd go AU-55 on the 5p due to hits, stain and rub.

CollectorBob

Dan! You are right. This particular coin did come to be in a bezel.

Filam, I hope you are right about Cuba. I've gotten myself deeper than I would like to be in the Cuban stuff, especially the early Silver.