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Message:: [QUOTE="Hobo, post: 1048062, member: 11521"]I see an 'S' mintmark. (Look on the reverse just below the left (from our perspective) talon of the eagle.) I don't have my pricing guides with me at the moment so I don't know if a 1901-S Eagle is a key coin or not. Your coin is a jewelry piece being in a bezel but I don't see any obvious damage from the coin being jewelry. It looks like the bezel screws together and is not soldered to the coin. I don't see any typical dings, scrapes, gouges, etc. that we normally see on jewelry pieces.  It is hard to see much detail in your photos (maybe it's the lighting) but it appears your coin is lightly circulated. I cannot tell for sure if the coin has been polished (like many jewelry pieces are). If your coin has not suffered from being a jewelry piece it should have some numismatic value. If it has been damaged (from being a jewelry piece) to the point that it has no collector value (meaning its only value is its gold content) it has a melt value of about $670 based on gold at $1385. You can expect to be offered less than that by a dealer.  If you can, take the coin out of the bezel (without damaging the coin) and try to take better photos. Photos taken straight on (rather than at an angle) are best. Try to illuminate the coin better without adding glare on the surface of the coin.  Whatever you do, DO NOT CLEAN YOUR COIN!!![/QUOTE]