A coin like that should be bought already slabbed by one of the major grading services so you know what you're getting. There are just too many counterfeits and cleaned coins in the classic gold commemorative series so there's no logical reason to buy a raw one.
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You are right @PerryHall ...that is the direction I am going now.
I honestly thought this particular one has a nice eye appeal, very very appealing to me despite the obvious planchet flaw 12 o'clock obverse etc.
I was planning to place $1725.05 max but decided to refrain from it due to several advises.
One of this days a good one would come home to HI
Sometimes you learn more from the ones you let get away rather than the ones you actually buy. The further along I get in this hobby the easier it is for me to say no.
I am too good with YES and learning to gain more on NO I appreciate your wisdom
@hchcoin said:
Sometimes you learn more from the ones you let get away rather than the ones you actually buy. The further along I get in this hobby the easier it is for me to say no.
@Paradisefound said:
I am too good with YES and learning to gain more on NO I appreciate your wisdom
@hchcoin said:
Sometimes you learn more from the ones you let get away rather than the ones you actually buy. The further along I get in this hobby the easier it is for me to say no.
Once you start selling things, you will quickly realize there are many coins you should have said no on when you purchased them
Have you sold off any of your coin purchases in the past?
@Paradisefound said:
HI my friend Kathy ....experts said it maybe planchet flaw
@Kkathyl said:
what is the story with the top around the rim
Or, it may be an ex-jewelry piece with a mount removed from the rim. Small gold was frequently used in jewelry and had loops soldered to the rim at 12:00 so they could be worn on a chain as a neckless.
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A coin like that should be bought already slabbed by one of the major grading services so you know what you're getting. There are just too many counterfeits and cleaned coins in the classic gold commemorative series so there's no logical reason to buy a raw one.
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
You are right @PerryHall ...that is the direction I am going now.
I honestly thought this particular one has a nice eye appeal, very very appealing to me despite the obvious planchet flaw 12 o'clock obverse etc.
I was planning to place $1725.05 max but decided to refrain from it due to several advises.
One of this days a good one would come home to HI
Sometimes you learn more from the ones you let get away rather than the ones you actually buy. The further along I get in this hobby the easier it is for me to say no.
I am too good with YES and learning to gain more on NO
I appreciate your wisdom 
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I would find a nice graded one and save it, then purchase it when the bonus e bucks is active
what is the story with the top around the rim
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HI my friend Kathy
....experts said it maybe planchet flaw 
Once you start selling things, you will quickly realize there are many coins you should have said no on when you purchased them
Have you sold off any of your coin purchases in the past?
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I agree with what Perry Hall said. Your instincts were correct.
I knew it would happen.
Or, it may be an ex-jewelry piece with a mount removed from the rim. Small gold was frequently used in jewelry and had loops soldered to the rim at 12:00 so they could be worn on a chain as a neckless.
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
I recall you had expressed an interest in one of those. I think you were right to pass. Get a slabbed one. I too love that little gem.