Need help for a potential gold coin purchase/trade. UPDATE: Trade was made.
TennesseeDave
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Does this look ok for a little less than melt. A man I work with has had this for over 30 years and paid $65 for it. He collects guns and knives, but doesn't really care about coins although he has several. Anyway, I have an older rifle and a handmade knife that are worth about $425-450 that he said he would trade even for. As long as it's genuine is all I care about.
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Looks good to me.
Looks ok to me.
Looks real to me.
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i vote genuine
Real but lightly polished.
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Strictly a melt item in today's market. Don't be generous in your offer.
It looks genuine, but even if it weren’t, if made of gold, it would be worth about the same, anyway.
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Thanks for the input so far, I only have about $250 in the items I am trading for it.
it looks like you guys will both be happy, he'll just be a little moreso!! I think you should press him for lunch to seal-the-deal.
Looks totally legit.
Sounds like a fair trade and you both get something you want more than what you’ve already got. Win-win.
Genuine
it's worth melt even after the cleaning, above melt with a straight grade
Congrats on your super cheap gold in the middle of a disaster.
She is appealing for a lightly polished piece, too, which is nice. They can get significantly worse in color and surfaces. This one has a long way to go. Totally worth melt. Throw a $75 bezel on it and charge $300 more when you wanna sell it.
I don't agree. A fake gold coin may or may not be full weight of gold. Some counterfeiters cheated on the fineness of the gold being used. Also, without paying for an assay, you'll never know how much actual gold is in a fake coin.
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Fair points - I agree with your disagreement.😉 I should have phrased it as “...might still be worth about the same, anyway”.
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Any gold is good gold.
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The coin looks authentic.... As to whether it is a good deal, well, we would have to see the rifle and knife. Some old rifles are very valuable. Cheers, RickO
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Stick him with the bulky junk and take the gold........
Some gold is better than other gold. The best gold is a US Mint struck legal tender gold coin.
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That is rare and popular.
I used the term loosely. The gun was made in 1984. It was worth about $300 and the knife about $100
Looks good to me! Lets see the gun and knife too...
I did not have pictures of the gun or knife. The gun was a Marlin 336CS lever action rifle chambered in 35 Remington in decent condition and the knife was handmade by a late neighbor of mine. The knife was very nice and the only reason I was able to make the trade. I have tried to sell the rifle for $300 and failed. The knife was worth $100 maybe a little more.
Wait a minute........
You're still thinking about this ?
No, I did the trade.
Nice one!
Did you say 35 Remington? what are the odds that 2 forum members would mention the 35 Rem in the same week here?
I'm gonna have to get me a 35 Rem for my collection @ricko
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@1630Boston... the 35 Remington is currently experiencing a bit of a comeback among deer hunters. I have seen three recently at the range for sighting in. I believe it was introduced in 1906 (not sure, just a memory date). Very good cartridge and rifle. Cheers, RickO
1906 sounds about right @Rick
The .35 Remington [8.9x49mm] is the only remaining cartridge from Remington's lineup of medium-power rimless cartridges still in commercial production. Introduced in 1906, it was originally chambered for the Remington Model 8 semi-automatic rifle in 1908. It is also known as 9x49mm Browning and 9mm Don Gonzalo
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didn't mean to detract from your question @TennesseeDave , though no expert, that coin looks real to me
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Looks good to me, too, Dave.
Now I need to find someone to do a similar trade with me. I've got my dad's old Winchester Model 24 double barrel 12 ga. shotgun that I have no need for (my 20 ga. pump defends the home)...
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