Can you grade this coin for me?

Can you please grade this coin for me?

 

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Muy Beuno!

 

I am not an expert on Cuban coins, though I have collected a few. This coin looks like a high-grade AU or MS coin. Assuming it has not been cleaned, it looks like it is MS.

 

to bad its against the law to sell in the usa, feds will come running

 

Any Cuban coin is illegal?

 

only to sell, not own

 

@jolumoga : Thanks for your comment.

@rick: I am sure the feds got bigger fish to fry than a simple coin collector.

 

I don't know, ask Jim M, he can answer that better then I can

 

Cuban coins are traded freely on eBay, which is highly scrutinized by the federal government as (I believe) the largest online auctioneer. If eBay allows something, chances are it is legal. After all, eBay has clamped down on "bath salts" and steroids that are technically still legal.

 

that where Jim M got in trouble from, he sold a cuban coin there, then all hell broke out, he on the list now

 

I understand the embargo has something to do with it, but most of the cuban coins I see on ebay are mostly before the Castro era. My humbled opinion they should not follow under the same restrictions

 

agreed

 

I knew nothing about this. Very interesting. Here's an article from coinworld:

http://www.coinworld.com/articles/ban-at-ebay-on-cuban-coins-angers-collectors

 

Actually, it appears eBay has an issue with items coming from Cuba, and they'd rather play it safe than determine which are before or after the embargo took effect.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/embargo.html

 

just tring to keep everybody out of trouble, its Christmas, time for giving

 

Thanks for the tip, Rick. No wonder I have had a hard time finding Cuban silver coins on eBay.

Does this mean a member here is on the No Fly List or something? Or has just been warned? I can't imagine a coin collector would meet the wrath of the government for just selling some coins.

 

All those coins were minted in Philadelphia, and notice the American Bank Note Co. On the bills as well.

 

Good info Rick. Thanks

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timwors...us-dollar-coins-are-illegal-to-own-in-the-us/

"Loonies" and Sacagaweas might actually *technically* be illegal to own as well...