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<p>[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 8110125, member: 92655"]God bless our granddads. My grandad was key to getting me head over heels in love with old coins fifty years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would like to address that 1914 gold quarter eagle. That is one of the better dates in the series and has more value than other more common dates. Please don't be tempted to handle, rub, clean or wipe that coin.... This series is difficult to judge from photos because the design is incuse, or struck into the coin however it appears to be a better grade piece, but the only way to properly judge that is in hand..... Now here's the other thing. Over the years, these gold Indians have been heavily counterfeited. It would be worth the expense of having that piece professionally graded and interred in plastic. Both for the protection of the coin as well as the ability to sell the coin down the road. Serious numismatists wouldn't consider buying that coin unless it was authenticated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to the addicting world of coin collecting![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 8110125, member: 92655"]God bless our granddads. My grandad was key to getting me head over heels in love with old coins fifty years ago. I would like to address that 1914 gold quarter eagle. That is one of the better dates in the series and has more value than other more common dates. Please don't be tempted to handle, rub, clean or wipe that coin.... This series is difficult to judge from photos because the design is incuse, or struck into the coin however it appears to be a better grade piece, but the only way to properly judge that is in hand..... Now here's the other thing. Over the years, these gold Indians have been heavily counterfeited. It would be worth the expense of having that piece professionally graded and interred in plastic. Both for the protection of the coin as well as the ability to sell the coin down the road. Serious numismatists wouldn't consider buying that coin unless it was authenticated. Welcome to the addicting world of coin collecting![/QUOTE]
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