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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 1636639, member: 22331&quot;]<b>Purchase A Previously Certified Coin</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Although you&#039;ve now received information on how to detect counterfeit coins, and other recommendations, I believe you&#039;d be best served by searching eBay for a previously certified coin. The link I&#039;m attaching has a coin offered at less than you could normally purchase a raw coin and have it certified: <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F1911-5-Indian-Head-Half-Eagle-AU-55-%2F321069391113%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem4ac13a1d09%23ht_591wt_901" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F1911-5-Indian-Head-Half-Eagle-AU-55-%2F321069391113%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem4ac13a1d09%23ht_591wt_901" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1911-5-Indian-Head-Half-Eagle-AU-55-/321069391113?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item4ac13a1d09#ht_591wt_901</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As stated in the link articles previously posted, these coins are difficult for an &quot;expert&quot; to authenticate, and really shouldn&#039;t be attempted by a novice.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn&#039;t recommend purchasing a quarter Eagle as the premium is appreciable, and resale at cost is highly improbable. Dealer &quot;Greysheet Ask&quot; is ~$325 in the lower grades for less than 1/8 ounce of Gold. Grading fees by the prominent services generally preclude grading this coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>A lower than &quot;mint state&quot; &quot;half-Eagle&quot; containing slightly less than a quarter ounce Gold has a Dealer &quot;Greysheet Ask&quot; price of ~$500. As I&#039;ve shown, this coin can be acquired for a small portion of the grading fees over raw state cost.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found the $5 Indian half-Eagle Gold coins to have relatively great resale capability. I&#039;ve found them to be the easiest Indian Gold coin to resell at a reasonable rate of return. Others may argue that the Indian Eagle is more desirable, but my experience is that the consumer base is less when properly priced, relative to the Indian half-Eagle.</p><p><br /></p><p>JMHO :thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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