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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tcore, post: 54815, member: 2949&quot;]Golden Pennies,</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice coin!&nbsp; I like the eighteen-hundreds half eagles.&nbsp; I recently purchased my first old gold coin as well.&nbsp; I got an 1880 S $5 half eagle certified AU58 by NGC.&nbsp; I really am happy with it.&nbsp; I agree with what some of the others have said about the low MS grade coins.&nbsp; I too have noticed that much of the MS60 and 61 stuff has lots of contact marks.&nbsp; From my rather new experience at looking around at coins, it seems that you really have to get up to MS63 or so to reduce the contact marks enough for my taste, and then, I can&#039;t afford them...&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I&#039;d much rather have an AU58 that&#039;s just barely worn and has very few contact marks...that&#039;s how the one is that I bought.&nbsp; Along with what seems to me to often be better eye appeal, the AU stuff is cheaper, so in my opinion, if you like it, you can&#039;t go wrong.&nbsp; Nice choice.&nbsp; I also like that you have it in an AirTite holder...my personal choice for uncertified, valuable coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Glad you joined the Gold ranks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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