First year $20 gold

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• Outhaul Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 7:58AM

  XF/AUish. Lots of wear on the high points and lacks luster.

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• BillJones Posts: 34,873 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 8:07AM edited March 4, 2019 8:08AM

  Today, AU-50.

  Yesterday, EF-45.

  It's an historic coin that I would like own.

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• blackhorse360 Posts: 300 ✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 8:10AM

  @logger7 said:
  How do you think this coin would grade?
  

  Based on that picture I believe it would grade XF-45. I absolutely love this coin. I collect double eagles and love the 1850. Congratulations!

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• RogerB Posts: 8,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 8:13AM

  EF. Nice honest wear from use.

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• Smudge Posts: 9,836 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 8:16AM

  High xf to low au.

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 8:50AM

  XF to AU...But still a nice coin that I would like to have... Cheers, RickO

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• CaptHenway Posts: 32,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 8:55AM

  Based on the luster, AU-50. I suspect that the coin looks better than the picture does.

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• ilmcoins Posts: 525 ✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 9:03AM

  Photos seem to make it more dull than it actually is in hand I would imagine.

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• Walkerguy21D Posts: 11,736 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 9:20AM

  AU50 and I too like and appreciate it for what it is.....if someone wants a nice shiny high grade one, go
  get a 1904.....

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• asheland Posts: 23,817 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 9:31AM

  AU53

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• mvs7 Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 9:40AM

  Nice coin... congrats! I'd say XF45, shot these days at AU, depending on luster in hand.

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• lkenefic Posts: 8,619 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 9:56AM

  I'm in the 45 camp... shot at 50. I agree with Bill... this is an historic coin, and when I do the gold page for my type set, it would be a most welcomed addition.

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• tommy44 Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 9:59AM

  AU 50-53. I like it a lot. I would be proud to have that coin in my type set.

  it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide

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• Paradisefound Posts: 8,588 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 10:00AM

  A rare keeper at any grade ....... full of stories

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• 1northcoin Posts: 5,005 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 10:01AM edited March 4, 2019 10:02AM

  Since there are so few Mint State examples of the 1850 Twenty it does make it likely that this one is XF or AU as almost all have agreed, but I especially like that it does not have distracting marks on the cheek as many have or a baggy appearance generally.

  A nice specimen.

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• RYK Posts: 35,800 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 10:04AM

  45
  I love those. It’s one of my favorite issues, and I have owned several over the years.

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• coinhack Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 10:06AM

  I agree with the XF to AU grades that have already been posted and I really like the coin.

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• SurfinxHI Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 10:14AM

  50/53

  Dead people tell interesting tales.

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• metalmeister Posts: 4,596 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 10:18AM

  I'll go XF45 but still Excellent in any collection.

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• renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 10:20AM

  AU-Smoething.

  I like the raised gold along the edge from 3 to 6 o'clock.

  Let us know when you know.

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• scubafuel Posts: 1,949 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 10:24AM

  AU53-55. Luster is probably better than the pics show. Seems to be little actual wear on the coin.

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• golden Posts: 10,015 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 1:34PM

  50 here.

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• Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 6:52PM

  XF, very nice !!!

  Timbuk3

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• SilverProofQuarter1883 Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 4, 2019 9:47PM

  The coin is so cool and looks low Au. PS 1850 Double eagle is close to the first year and is the first year issued into circulation but it is not the first year minted. Only one was minted in 1849 and it resides in the Smithsonian.

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