1862 $1 US Gold Coin help needed please
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I'm doing an evaluation of a bunch of coins for a 70 year old woman whose husband has passed on. The coins were his and she needs some help. I have evaluated all of the modern coins (silvers, morgans, buffalos, etc.) but I am out of my league on us gold coins. It was in a little box with some other coins.
1862 $1 US raw XF/AU
Authentic or not? weight? sharpness of motto and date? What do I look for?
No pic for now. THANKS
1862 $1 US raw XF/AU
Authentic or not? weight? sharpness of motto and date? What do I look for?
No pic for now. THANKS
Collector of about anything I find at work. I love short run $1 stars.
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First off, I'd look at the edge reeding - look for strong, even reeds; then, I'd check the dentils - again, look for strong, even dentils.
The coin should weigh 1.672 grams and it should have a diameter of 15 mm.
Check out the Southern Gold Society
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<< <i>perry you cant tell its a counterfeit from that description you slippin buddy....
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Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire