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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 310292, member: 2972&quot;]The coin graded AU 58 by PCGS.</p><p><br /></p><p>My subjective opinion on the coin &amp; grade:</p><p><br /></p><p>Although I can spot MS 64/65 examples, in lower mint state and AU examples, frankly, I have no idea how to grade these coins.&nbsp; When I saw the coin, AU 58 sounded good, the coin looked nice to my eye particularly next to most of the 61s and 62s I had seen, and was fairly priced.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do know that the coin has quite a bit of mint luster left, and that&#039;s something I always look for in an AU coin.&nbsp; Interestingly enough, it is this very same luster that is often not present on low MS examples, many of which I passed on before choosing this AU coin.&nbsp; It also has some &quot;skin&quot; that I like to see on gold coins indicating that they have not been recently dipped (who knows for sure, though, and gold is anything but my thing).&nbsp; There are a quite a few light circulation marks and the dig (or planchet void?) on the reverse that surely account to a large extent for the grade, but really none of them bother me much in an AU coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>FWIW, this was one of my first gold purchases, and one that still brings me great joy -- and that&#039;s not something I can say for all of the early purchases.&nbsp; The coin is now raw and lives in a Dansco 7070.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to everyone who commented &amp; guessed.&nbsp; I hope you all have the most Happy of Holidays and joyous New Year, but most of all, have fun...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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