This thing is dripping with luster. But I don't think it's gem, and it's a really common date, and they won't move far on price, so thinking I'll pass. Yep, I'll be kicking myself when gold hits $10k.
They'd only come down to 4500. I might be able to talk them down to 4400, but that's still more than I'd pay for a random date slabbed 65 from the big online places today, apparently.
The only way I could "afford" that baby was if I found it in the couch cushions. We all know that ain't going to happen. Bruce
It's not strictly Mint State, and I am not sure that it is genuine. The coin looks a "fuzzy", not crispt, to me. Here's a certified one from the same era. There were lots of counterfiet U.S. gold coins floating around in the 1960s and '70s. They often had the right gold content, but were not made in the U.S. I've seen dealers selling less than Mint State U.S. gold coins a little less than melt at the shows. If you want to buy bullion, I'd get one of these.
I think the texture you're seeing is due to a picture taken without the right light - but it is also in a plastic flip with a weird texture. Look at the plastic flip around the actual coin, you can see it is not smooth, clear plastic.
