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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;swagge1, post: 2081398, member: 22402&quot;]Here is my $40 lesson from the FUN show this year.&nbsp; I wanted to buy an MS65 common date St. Gaudens double eagle.&nbsp; After finding a few, I found a decent one for $1600 and I bought it.&nbsp; I noticed 2 small copper spots and asked the dealer about them.&nbsp; He was kind of rude in saying, &quot;NGC saw it when they graded it... those spots don&#039;t affect the grade.&quot;&nbsp; Gold was around $1200/ozt. at that time.&nbsp; During lunch I looked at the coin more and more and decided I didn&#039;t want those spots to be the first thing I thought of when I thought of my first St. Gaudens double eagle purchase.&nbsp; I then decided I would sell it.&nbsp; Herein lies the issue.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>At the FUN show common date MS65 double eagles were selling in the $1600-$1850 range.&nbsp; I approached at least 7 dealers and they either gave me extremely low offers around $1400 or said, &quot;Its got copper spots and I don&#039;t want it.&quot;&nbsp; I finally found a large buyer/seller of metals (who is a sponsor here I think) to buy it for $1560.&nbsp; I chalked it up to a $40 learning lesson.&nbsp; I was also paid in a check and had to waste some of my time trying to find a Chase bank in the area to cash it for me.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In looking at your photos I see 2 rather large copper spots around the date and several smaller ones near Liberty.&nbsp; Although the TGP may not deduct points for them, in my limited experience most dealers will.&nbsp; The spots are distracting and hurt overall eye appeal.&nbsp; Please keep us posted as what the TGP grades your coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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