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Message:: [QUOTE="lkeigwin, post: 1164117, member: 30400"]Congrats on snagging a great coin! It must be very pretty. In all likelihood it is not an MS67 or higher coin. PCGS has never graded a 68 and only one 67 in the many thousands they're certified. At the 66 level only 12 have been certified. And only 66 at the MS65 grade. Professional third party grading companies -- the reliable, accurate ones -- will be very discriminating. I say this just to "brace" you. The advice to get it graded by PCGS or NGC is very good. There are too many counterfeits, too many improperly cleaned ones, too many tooled and altered. Getting it slabbed will greatly improve its value, even if it comes back as genuine with some problem that prevents a numeric grade. (Brace yourself for this too.) Since you asked, PCGS-graded coins commonly bring the highest prices. A little digging through the Heritage auctions sales will convince you of this. You don't have to wait for a show, to get it graded. You can become a member of the NGC Collectors Society or the PCGS Coin Universe which will earn you the right to make direct submissions. Sure, it costs a modest amount to join. But this way you cut out the middleman dealer who will commonly assess a fee anyway. So it's kind of a wash but faster and with fewer hands on your precious coin. Let's fantasize that PCGS grades it MS67. You have, my friend, a $31,000 gold coin. Woo-hoo!Lance.[/QUOTE]