1853 Gold One Dollar

I got this 1853 Gold One Dollar this week from an individual I have know for many years. She said it has been in a family jewelry box for many, many years.
It looks like it has slight wear, but I don't see any bad scratches, nicks or hits
of any kind. Shows some black around the lettering, stars, & wreath.

I am guessing XF ? Mintage 4,076,051 Highest in this series.

What are your thoughts ?

It's hard to take good pics of these small coins with a point & shoot Kodak camera.

 

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Looks xf, need better pics for a more accurate opinion. Nice coin.

 

Looks like someone tried to clean the black stuff off. I still see luster around the devices, but not in the fields...?

 

Looks better than XF to me. I say AU, not cleaned.

 

I'd say AU though don't trust the reverse hasn't had a clesning attempt.

 

I definitely defer to your judgement on gold.

 

Has enough luster for AU, IMO.

 

Nice coin.

 

Lucky it wasnt a jewelry piece like 98% of gold dollars in existance

 

Looks AU to me... low AU, but AU nonetheless.

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