From Winter's book (2nd ed.) on NO gold: ... the (striking) quality improved dramatically in 1851. The center is fairly sharply struck with good...
That's the right way to dip, IMO. If it got rid of some haze, that's a plus.
FWIW, I went to collectors.com to see what is for sale in AU58 to MS62, and this coin is way nicer than anything for sale on that site in that...
Bought a few months ago but finally got around to taking pix. I've long wanted a piece of N.O. gold for my collection; they made a bunch of these...
Superb example! I have one with the same rev but not nearly as high grade.
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I love the look of that coin, and it is very distinctive for the lack of marks. Very informative analysis by Publius2.
without the rim dings, I would think a grade of 62-63.
Not an expert, but I believe it's the pointed bust. I checked coinfacts and noticed that the center of the one is directly over a dentil, but on...
Well looks AU something; as usual I have a terrible time judging field luster from photos, so will guess 55. Good to see you collecting and...
I think it looks like an old-school 58, from what I can see. Great strike and patina too.
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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Not as nice as the last one; had a dip/wipe at some point. Still, an O mint
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