Straight from the melt bag. What would you grade her?

coinpictures

Local snag for melt. I'm diggin' it.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

63

DUIGUY

<< <i>63 >>

stinkinlincoln

58.


It was in a bag?


If so, this is circulation. I have to say AU58.


But, I love the look of it and the image.

BlindedByEgo

AU63

coinpictures

Opinions appear to be all over the map on this one. I don't quite get the vote for EF40, but maybe that's just me. I'm curious about the 3 votes that say "Counterfeit." How so?

kryptonitecomics

It's eitther au58 or MS63

ricko

AU58... nice looking coin.... Cheers, RickO

DwaineO

I could see it going AU58 or MS63. Depends on the lighting. Appears to be some light wear on Liberty's hair.

YaHa

NOw that's a SLIDER. Au58/Ms60

garsmith

AU-55 might go 58

mgoodm3

58/63

ElKevvo

Nice...IMO it is a shame that stuff like this does get melted although I understand the economics...

K

stinkinlincoln

Ya think anyone is keeping track of all this melting, and if so, will it ever be public info?


I get the desire to melt gold down and sell it, but melting coins like this should be a crime.

19Lyds

<< <i>58.


It was in a bag?


If so, this is circulation. I have to say AU58.


But, I love the look of it and the image. >>



Coins can be in circulation yet still be uncirculated since "uncirculated" relates directly to wear and not necessarily "where" the coin has been. Otherwise, literally every coin in a collection has been circulated to, at the very minimum, at least one person. This is one of those misnomers in numismatics that is widely misinterpreted as I have pulled some nice MS coins from cash drawers.

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19Lyds

<< <i>Ya think anyone is keeping track of all this melting, and if so, will it ever be public info?


I get the desire to melt gold down and sell it, but melting coins like this should be a crime. >>



I agree with this statement but just because the coins are sold as melt, doesn't mean they will actually get melted. I imagine that even when the coins eventually make it to the melters, provided they are not sold two, three or four more times for "melt", they would be given one last check to insure that someone, somewhere down the line didn;t miss a particular rarity or particularly nice coin.

Coins are collectible and even gold and silver melters know this.

golfer72

Looks at least 63 to me. No wear that I can see. Nice coin

stinkinlincoln

Great points Lee.

I can see the other side now... Thanks for the very useful responses.

fc

if i am interpreting those pics correctly that is easily above a 63.
the rims worry me a bit. seem to have some tiny dings here and there
that such a high grade coin should not have. one would need it in
hand to examine it more closely.. but shoot, that is high end material
there.

a coin dealer sold this for melt at a local brick and mortar store?
i find that hard to accept. i never met a dealer that dumb.

there must be more to the story.

coinpictures

<< <i>there must be more to the story. >>



Ok, ya got me. I actually paid more than melt. $938 x .24187 = $226.87 and I paid $230. OH THE HUMANITY!

fc

<< <i>

<< <i>there must be more to the story. >>



Ok, ya got me. I actually paid more than melt. $938 x .24187 = $226.87 and I paid $230. OH THE HUMANITY! >>



but from a local brick and mortar coin store? if so.. keep the name of
that store to yourself because you have a live one on the line. or was
it a store flunky who sold it and not the owner?

what is the rest of the story

nice coin btw. i would say a pretty easy 64.

JupitarCoins

I'll say au58. Btw very nice looking coin.

Cam40

it doesnt look circulated at all to me.
anyway, its a nice type coin if nothing else.

Cam40

never noticed the detail of the stars before.
that is part of the original design isnt it?
i havnt progressed to collecting old gold yet.

also, is the `weak leaf` on the reverse a normal thing?

anablep

sixty three