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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 474997, member: 5233"]First off, I have never seen a gold coin tone that that...that is really interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>I voted MS64*. First, let me state that I have very little knowledge of gold coins...so I may be missing wear, but I don't see any. So, that rules out the AU grades. Now that I assume it's MS...one thing I know is that with large gold coins, the TPGs are very forgiving when it comes to marks because gold is so soft. The fields of this coin seem to be remarkably clean. It does have a large scratch on the sun on the reverse...which might sometimes body bag a coin, but with this coin's unique eye appeal and toning...I think they let that slide. Other than that scratch, I don't see much wrong with this coin. Because it is in nice shape otherwise and has unique eye appeal, I think it was given MS64*.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I feel that a "normal" $20 St. Gaudens would be body bagged with that large scratch on the reverse (if the damage is as bad as the pics make it seem).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 474997, member: 5233"]First off, I have never seen a gold coin tone that that...that is really interesting. I voted MS64*. First, let me state that I have very little knowledge of gold coins...so I may be missing wear, but I don't see any. So, that rules out the AU grades. Now that I assume it's MS...one thing I know is that with large gold coins, the TPGs are very forgiving when it comes to marks because gold is so soft. The fields of this coin seem to be remarkably clean. It does have a large scratch on the sun on the reverse...which might sometimes body bag a coin, but with this coin's unique eye appeal and toning...I think they let that slide. Other than that scratch, I don't see much wrong with this coin. Because it is in nice shape otherwise and has unique eye appeal, I think it was given MS64*. However, I feel that a "normal" $20 St. Gaudens would be body bagged with that large scratch on the reverse (if the damage is as bad as the pics make it seem).[/QUOTE]
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