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Anyone with $2 1/2 or $5 gold Indians...
Show me some luster please. The coins I have seen have been circulated and I cant see any luster. Do incuse coins ever show luster? -
Re: Anyone with $2 1/2 or $5 gold Indians...
This one is in an old Slab from ATS......1909 O $5 Indian Edited to add a couple of raw $2 1/2 Indians....... -
Re: Anyone with $2 1/2 or $5 gold Indians...
Luster is funny on these. The fields are prone to showing the pre-struck surfaces of the planchet and picking up marks, leaving smaller, smoothish areas such as the face and neck of the Indian to show uninterrupted lustrous patches. I think this one's a 63. -
Re: Anyone with $2 1/2 or $5 gold Indians...
The problem you're having is that it's hard to find higher grade coins that have luster. (That's why they're priced out the whazoo. Have you seen how much an Indian $5 common date goes for these days at MS63 or 64?) Another problem may be that it's harder to photograph these coins in a way that shows off luster. Photos… -
Re: Anyone with $2 1/2 or $5 gold Indians...
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Re: Anyone with $2 1/2 or $5 gold Indians...
look at Heritage auction archive shots of MS64 to 66 coins and you'll see the luster plain as day, esp on the flat field surfaces. Yes, there is luster on the incuse features, most noticeable on the Indian's headress feathers, neck, and eagle's feathers. But even on many MS63 coins you might not see really bold luster.…
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