Hi, I'm new here. One of the coins I got I am wondering if someone could tell me what it is worth? I will describe it as best as I can. 1888 $10 gold piece. In a coin holder, looks new. There is no marking on it as to where it was made, I think this means Philli? I also have wheat pennies,Morgan Dollars, Indian head penny (1900), 1 Buffalo nickel,1941 half dollar, 1911 "V" 5c, and a bunch of other ones. 1 silver certificate dollar. I'm REALLY dumb about this stuff, sorry for my ignorance. Mostly want to know if I could sell that gold coin somewhere, and what it is worth? I inherited a bag of coins & don't know what to do with them. Thank you. Froggy
Given the gold coin is authentic, it's worth somewhere between $450 to several thousand depending on grade and whether or not it has problems.. We could help you a lot more if you posted some pictures.:hail: And yes, no mintmark means it was minted in philadelphia. Welcome to the boards, and stick around for a while. You may just change your mind and decide to keep it.:kewl: If you decide to sell, ebay is a good avenue for newbies in my opinion.
The value of your 1888 $10 Gold Piece (also called an Eagle) is largely dependent on condition. In circulated grades it may be worth around $600 or slightly more. If it is uncirculated it could be worth $700 (with lots of dings and marks) to $6000 (in MS-63 - having a limited numer of of hits and marks). You might want to take that coin to a coin dealer for an opinion of condition. Take care not to damage it as any marks you add to it reduce its condition and value.
Thanks, you guys. I want to photograph it, but they all reflect, because it is in a case. I will read more on here about how to photo your coins. It is in really good condition, looks like new to me. I guess I need to research & read more, I don't know what MS-63 means. Froggy
Flash off, macro on, with side lighting. If all else fails scan it. Mint state 63 based upon the Sheldon grading scale. http://coins.about.com/od/coingrading/f/sheldon_scale.htm Sorry for the short response. I dont have much time right now. Garrett
Don't know if these two pics will upload or not. :desk: Not so much good at this. Froggy *edit* There's a surprise, they are on here. But I notice they look washed out...the coin is much golder looking in person.
Straight-on photos would be much better but from the photos you provided it looks like the coin is circulated. Based on that the value would be in the vicinity of $600 or so.
The straight-on photos all turned out with a glare. Wondering if I should take it out of the holder? Does anyone use Craigslist for coins? Froggy
Are you using the flash on your camera? If so try turning it off and using a lamp or two to illuminate the coin. Do a search of CoinTalk and you will find many threads with tips on coin photography. There is a good book by Mark Goodman titled Numismatic Photography that will show you how to improve your coin photography skills.
