1908 UNC Indian head 2.50 gold piece

I came across a UNC 1908 Indian head $2.50 gold piece, handed down to me from my uncle. Can anyone venture a guess as to what it may be worth?
Here are some pics...



It would seem to me that this is pretty rare in this condition. PCGS' online price guide has it listed really high...but I'm sure there's no way I could get that much in the real world, say, eBay.

Any thoughts for a coin noob?

 

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Thanks for the reply. The reverse looks worse than it is...I don't have this coin photography thing down just yet. I need to work on it and post a better pic.
Thanks again for the reply.

 

My recommendation would be to have it submitted to PCGS or ANACs for Grading and Slabbing, then you will have a better idea as to what it is worth! Although the coin has a few light scratches (one on the Obverse, I believe is actually a human hair) and rim dings, it should still grade fairly high. I would guess it would grade out at MS-65 or possibly even MS-66 due to the super details on the Indian's Headress.


Frank

 

I think I'll send it off to ANACs as opposed to PCGS. I called to PCGS to inquire about pricing and the dude on the phone was a real jerk. I know they're the "gold standard" for grading and slabbing...but I have a hard time giving my business to someone who treats a potential customer that way.

 

I will get it slabbed, and I will certainly report back.

 

I want one of those so bad...but I can't help because my computer shows the pics as boxes with xs

 

Here you go

 

Wow, nice

 

Thanks
It's going off to ANACS tomorrow.

 

Ok...I'm not good at grading gold coins so I'm going to try this coin...I haven't looked at what anybody else has said...

I would grade it MS63--I see a little rim nick at the 9:00 place on the REV

Speedy

 

Ok....I read what others said...since gold is softer is that why it gets a higher grade??
I see a few marks on the back and that is what my eye goes to...to get MS65 it says "A few barely noticeable nicks or marks may be present"...

As I said...I'm not good at grading gold....but is it becauce gold is softer or is it because of the change in grading since the 5th ANA Guide?

Speedy

 

Well I've been working on gold but its harder for me to get the hang of it more than lets say a Barber Half...
Oh well...back to the books and coins

Speedy

 

I guess I come from peper money and don't really understand this. With paper money (and anything really), no matter the condition, it could be "slabbed" and graded, even if it is graded as poor. Seems the other points to grading/slabbing would be valid (preservation, authentication, etc.) so I don't understand why a coin... any coin... wouldn't be graded?

 

Coins that have been damaged, cleaned, or artificially toned do not get slabbed by NGC or PCGS. ANACS on the other hand will give damaged coins a net grade.

Charlie

 

But I think NGC kind of looked over that rule a few times...but the time I'm thinking of is when a graded Waffled quarters...that is a damaged coin in my book.

Speedy

 

Technically the waffled quarters are not coins. I think NGC lost face when they graded these.

Charlie