Got my first gold coins this week. They aren't super valuable, but I got them for under spot gold price (just under $900/oz) from a fellow poker player who needed some cash - I think I did alright! So what do you think?
very nice...and a good deal. The scratches would hold several of them back for going much over bullion; but there are a lot of nice details on those half-eagles.
Nice going. The coins look like good grades (AU/MS). One comment on your imaging. Something is wrong (lighting?) when gold coins come out looking like copper coins. Or was this just a quick show-and-tell image?
I have no clue how to effectively scan/photograph coins yet...but I'm sure if I search the forums I'll learn alot! That being said I literally set them on the scanner, put a black folder behind them and pressed scan. I'm always open for suggestions...I actually got 14 of these coins, and also a 1882 $10 Liberty as well. 5-6 of the $5's are just like this, 7 or so are VF-XF, and 2 of them are probably F12.
I love half eagles! They're affordable and large enough to appreciate, IMHO. They are what I have been collecting for a while now.
That's exactly my wife's reaction when she held the $10 for the first time. She was surprised by the weight and how great it looked for a 130+ year old coin. For just a moment she forgot about how much money I had spent! Oh well nothing great lasts forever
You bought 14 of 'em?! Your poker playing friend must play in the high stakes game Lots of local tournaments are firing up nightly advertising WSOP seats as prizes. WSOP happening next month or is it June?
