1911-D $10 Gold Indian Head

Nickcap

This was in my father's safety Deposit Box in 2001 when he died. Speaking with other family members, no one had seen this since the 60s. My question is this... If I took the ring off of it, would this have any numismatic value? Or just gold value?

stealer

It's in a bezel so most likely the coin is damaged in some fashion underneath. Just keep it in the necklace for sentimental value, why not?

mkman123

It's got sentimental which is worth more than numismatic

TwoSides2aCoin

I'd put it in a type set instead of a bezel. Not sure if this addresses your question, but I wouldn't send an authentic one to the refinery.

PerryHall

It's worn and has been cleaned/polished so it's worth melt. Too bad since this is a better date. Still, it's worth a little less than $900 plus the value of the chain so it's a very nice find. If you're married give it to your wife and let her wear it.

Broadstruck

It's a 10-D not 11-D... Huge value difference between the dates.

PerryHall

<< <i>It's a 10-D not 11-D... Huge value difference between the dates. >>



You are correct. The title of the thread said 1911-D which threw me off. In any event, once a coin like this is cleaned and polished it essentially becomes a bullion coin.

BillJones

It appears to been polished with some jeweler's rouge plus I'm not 100% sure that it is genuine. It's probably the photo, but the relief looks to be off to me. Back in the 1960s many counterfeit U.S. gold coins were made in Lebanon. This might be one of those pieces.

Here is a genuine piece you can use for a comparison. Even if it is a counterfeit, they were made of gold in those days, so you do have the bullion, which places you in about the same spot as you would be with worn and polished genuine piece.

rawmorgan

Is that a watch chain?
Very nice indeed.