How is the market viewing the "Euro look" in gold coins these days?

Longacre

Occasionally, one must consider the coin itself, rather than merely looking at whether the slab is Plussed or stickered. Determining the market acceptance of Plusses and stickers is easy-- the coins can sell in a heartbeat at an almost assured obscene profit. However, buying a raw-slabbed coin is fraught with risk, particularly if the coin in question does not have a traditional "look" to it.

Below is a picture of a gold coin with the "Euro look". These tend to be darker coins, after having been stored in some far-flung country for generations.

Does anyone know how the market views coins with the Euro look these days? Are they in or out of favor?

PerryHall

A little too dirty for my taste but some people like their coins "crusty". If I owned that coin, I would be tempted to give it an acetone rinse to get some of that dirt off.

RYK

<< <i>A little too dirty for my taste but some people like their coins "crusty". If I owned that coin, I would be tempted to give it an acetone rinse to get some of that dirt off. >>




Don't do it!

I have been considering this one:



offered by the same seller.

BigE

I like the reverse euro splats on Longacres coin, it has a certain, je ne sais croix, Jackson Pollack look to it----------BigE

Billet7

I like gold dirty, but I don't really care for the spots (kind of backwards I know.)

I like the Euro look, if I understand the definition correctly. I think a lot of gold collectors do.

COALPORTER

I like the color. It looks like real gold. some guys collect gold, some guys collect yellow or orange. I stick with gold.

Shortgapbob

I think that the look is much more acceptable on dated, rarer gold right now than it is on generic issues. The buyers for generics want them flashy, yellow and eye-clean.

kaz

Doug Winter has a knack for finding the crusty ones, eh? IIRC, during the repatriation of the "Wells Fargo Hoard," Many of those coins were dirty/crusty-- I think most of them got a bath. That's a pretty CC RYK has his sights on!

lordmarcovan

I don't mind dirty if the dirt is in the recesses of the lettering or the devices, and kind of makes the design stand out. Dirty flecks in the fields I can do without.

I too would be tempted to play with the coin in the OP, at least with a bit of carefully applied acetone. But then again, I'm thinking in terms of the gold I've had, which has mostly been more common stuff. I would be afraid to play with that CC coin. Tempted, but afraid.

I had a raw generic $10 with that look once and carefully (VERY carefully) worked on the spots and streaks with a Q-tip dipped in diluted dip (EZ-est). It graded with ANACS. I don't know how much tinkering I'd dare to do on something with a better date. Probably not much.

GrumpyEd

I like that look.

I'd rather call it crusty than Euro, Euro makes me think of a multi metal design.

JSsson

Personally I don't like that Euro look in the coins.

dcarr

I like both coins shown. But I'd probably apply a solvent to get the "District 9" fluid off it.

PerryHall

That's one of the best feature of slabs---it tends to make collectors think twice before messing with a coin. Once a coin is in a slab, I'll leave it alone. If it's raw and encrusted with dirt, I'll be tempted to try to remove the dirt off the coin.