I thought I would post on this forum in addition to Coin Community...different opinions. This is one of my recent acquisitions. I have taken it to a gold dealer and verified that it is real gold, weight and measurements are on spec. I sent it to NGC yesterday...what do you all think the grade will be? I darkened the photo to bring out detail, the color is brighter than it looks.
AU58. ... and a nice one at that ! Excellent detail in the feathers. Looks like rub on the reverse ribbon - the only place I see significant loss of detail. Rest of coin looks so nice I wonder if the ribbon's lack of detail is due to poor strike and they'll call it MS after all. Very few marks, particularly on reverse. Great luster. I do have one concern... on the obverse, the "A" in STATES is low and to the left. Is that typical for these ? I don't know. I know there has been much concern about counterfeits lately. Good luck ! Post up when you hear back from NGC.
To my knowledge, after looking at other Princesses, I would say that the A is typical....mostly optical illusion.