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Grading 1$ Gold

cameron12xcameron12x Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭
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I'm new at evaluating 1$ Gold.

And I'm sure that I don't have the right color balance for this example:

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Cleaned? Technical grade? Thanks!

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  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,949 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Im saying AU50, if it werent for the slight old scratch and the few nicks the hair detail on the brow would say AU55. It is authentic.
  • darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    Is it real?
  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,800 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Is it real? >>


    That was my first thought.
    My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132
  • cameron12xcameron12x Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Is it real? >>


    That was my first thought. >>

    How can one tell in this case? Weight? Diagnostics? Both? Others?

    What is the giveaway here? Thanks!
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's real and appears to be an AU50. It should grade but no CAC sticker with those marks.

    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

  • 09sVDB09sVDB Posts: 2,420 ✭✭✭
    I'm not an expert by any means, but it looks like a cast copy. There is too much detail with too much wear. Details are "mushy" and it looks un-natural and blocky.
  • cameron12xcameron12x Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm not an expert by any means, but it looks like a cast copy. There is too much detail with too much wear. Details are "mushy" and it looks un-natural and blocky. >>

    When would such a cast copy have been made? In the 1850s? Later?
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've been collecting U.S. gold since the late 1960's and that coin is real. There is one issue with small gold---they were very popular for jewelry use so you need to check the edge for solder or signs that solder has been removed.

    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

  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,949 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, No doubt whatsoever its real.

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