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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1772347, member: 27832&quot;]Well, I&#039;d <i>like</i> to believe that ANACS is a lot tougher grading than everybody thinks, but I think the safer conclusion is just that &quot;grading from photos is hard&quot; -- and that, if I ever decide to eBay any of my coins, my photos should serve me well. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Eagle and half Eagle were the first gold coins I ever got, as part of a large (by my standards) lot on eBay. I think I figured their value at the time somewhat higher than melt, but melt was lower then. A large local dealer told me that the Eagle was ex-jewelry, and the half was &quot;in terrible shape&quot;, and offered melt.</p><p><br /></p><p>The quarter came in another lot, and I think I figured its cost basis around $250 at the time (gold was higher at that point). I&#039;ve showed it to various dealers; most said XF or AU, and one said he didn&#039;t trust its authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>The grades:</p><p><br /></p><p>Eagle -- AU55 details, rim bump. The ANACS salesdroid said he didn&#039;t think the bump was severe enough to stop it from grading, but I guess he was wrong. I kind of thought it would go 58; it&#039;s got LOTS of luster. I&#039;m not surprised nobody here caught the bump -- it&#039;s a lot harder to see now that it&#039;s slabbed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Half eagle -- AU55 details, cleaned. No surprise there, except I didn&#039;t really think it would go that high.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quarter eagle -- MS60 details, cleaned. This was a bit of a disappointment; it had no luster in the fields, but also no obvious hairlines. I was pretty sure I didn&#039;t know how to grade Indians, and this has done nothing to change my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, I&#039;m satisfied. All three are confirmed authentic, the grades aren&#039;t too far off from my guesses, and I&#039;m not too surprised at any of them getting details grades. I may well end up eBaying them, as I&#039;m not too attached to any of them (although I do kind of like the quarter, and I&#039;m probably too cheap to shell out for a much nicer example).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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