Hi everyone, I am new in this forum. I have a Eagle gold coin minted on 1901 that don't have any marking of S, D or CC I wonder how much would it worth? I will post up the photos soon. I got this coin from my dad where he was working as a bartender during 70's. A guy give him the eagle coin as a tip. Thank you for the assistant!
I see an 'S' mintmark. (Look on the reverse just below the left (from our perspective) talon of the eagle.) I don't have my pricing guides with me at the moment so I don't know if a 1901-S Eagle is a key coin or not. Your coin is a jewelry piece being in a bezel but I don't see any obvious damage from the coin being jewelry. It looks like the bezel screws together and is not soldered to the coin. I don't see any typical dings, scrapes, gouges, etc. that we normally see on jewelry pieces. It is hard to see much detail in your photos (maybe it's the lighting) but it appears your coin is lightly circulated. I cannot tell for sure if the coin has been polished (like many jewelry pieces are). If your coin has not suffered from being a jewelry piece it should have some numismatic value. If it has been damaged (from being a jewelry piece) to the point that it has no collector value (meaning its only value is its gold content) it has a melt value of about $670 based on gold at $1385. You can expect to be offered less than that by a dealer. If you can, take the coin out of the bezel (without damaging the coin) and try to take better photos. Photos taken straight on (rather than at an angle) are best. Try to illuminate the coin better without adding glare on the surface of the coin. Whatever you do, DO NOT CLEAN YOUR COIN!!!
Cleaning and especially polishing are fairly obvious to those with a trained eye (e.g., experienced coin collectors and dealers). If a coin has been polished it will be bright and shiny but will look unnatural with little or no mint luster. It would be difficult to explain the ins and outs of coin surfaces, luster, impaired luster, etc. so that you would be able to determine for yourself if your coin has been polished or cleaned. I would recommend that you carefully take your coin out of the bezel, put it in a flip and take it to your local coin dealer and ask his opinion of the coin. If I were you I would not tell the dealer the coin had been in a bezel (unless it is obvious). The dealer will inspect the coin and give you his opinion as to the coin's condition. By the way, the 1901-S $10 is very common. (The 1901-S has a mintage of over 2.8 million. Only the 1881 has a higher mintage.) Grey Sheet on your coin is about $750 (low AU). Even in VG the Grey Sheet is $735. These prices are dealer-to-dealer prices for coins that will grade the appropriate grade. Do not expect a dealer to offer you these prices. His offer may not be much above melt price. If your coin has been damaged or polished you can write off any numismatic value and figure its value based on its gold content.
