GTG - New Acquisition - Charlotte HE

CharlotteDude · April 15, 2016 4:42AM

Here's a date that has interested me since my beginnings with collecting Charlotte mint gold. All '59 (and '60) Charlotte HE's come with very weakly defined & mushy central reverse details. Interestingly, all the lettering, denticles and mint mark are almost always sharp. Taking this into consideration - what would you guess her to grade at?

jclovescoins · April 15, 2016 4:52AM

55

johnny9434 · April 15, 2016 4:57AM

55 maybe a 58. (fwiw and how i grade gold

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oldlinecoins · April 15, 2016 5:09AM

58

What a beautiful coin!

lunytune2 · April 15, 2016 5:18AM

55 , I need that !

DollarAfterDollar · April 15, 2016 5:22AM

Somewhere between 55 and 58.

Nice coin there.

CharlotteDude · April 15, 2016 5:43AM

Thanks gents... I like your grading styles.

steveben · April 15, 2016 5:46AM

i would grade it 53, based on the photos. i like the coin a lot, and that date too. congrats dude.

grip · April 15, 2016 5:50AM

XF 45.And obviously know little about gold.

kaz · April 15, 2016 6:17AM

I'll guess about 55. I see verylittle wear on the rims. and the hair curl under the L is really sharp.

Boosibri · April 15, 2016 6:20AM

55 and very good strike for a 59. Is that from Fortin?

CharlotteDude · April 15, 2016 6:24AM

Maaayyyybeeee.... ??

TopographicOceans · April 15, 2016 6:31AM

55 and cool

DIMEMAN · April 15, 2016 6:36AM

I'll say 50

USMarine6 · April 15, 2016 7:00AM

I'll go with 53

Boosibri · April 15, 2016 7:05AM

Then I'll say 53 and very nice.

sellitstore · April 15, 2016 7:10AM

Either 55 or 58.

Plenty of luster and just a touch of wear.

CharlotteDude · April 15, 2016 9:39AM

Okay - everyone was pretty much in the ballpark. Grade is NGC AU-53 CAC, and conservatively graded IMO, as there is very little actual wear on the coin. It has plenty of character and skin which is tough to find on this date.

I showed this coin to Doug Winter at the recent Baltimore show and he said it was the best struck 1859-C HE he'd ever seen. I agree on it being extremely well struck for the date... it would be neat if the eagle's details were better brought up, but alas... that coin simply does not exist.

'dude

mvs7 · April 15, 2016 10:09AM

Nice!

golden · April 15, 2016 10:17AM

Very nice.

jclovescoins · April 15, 2016 10:19AM

Very nice coin. Looked at it for a tenth of a second and said 55.
Looked at it for a few seconds longer and still thought 55.

kaz · April 15, 2016 10:33AM

So it's really 55, and I am vindicated, LOL.

Great looking coin, I expect no less from C.Dude

Rayman311 · April 15, 2016 11:40AM

Congrats! Nice looking gold.

GTG - New Acquisition - Charlotte HE

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