Just got this in the mail today! Love it! It was one of those "I don't think I'm actually going to win this" type of bids. It is an NGC graded AU58 1873 $1 gold piece with an open 3. How did I do? Really love this design. My third pre-33 US gold piece. Sorry about the cell pics. Also, in the slab there appear to be a few gray spots...just from humidity? Or what? Should I be concerned?
I can see what appear to be a couple of copper spots on the obv, which is not unusual for gold, it's just toning. And on the rev I think I can see a couple of gray spots on the rev., one on th eupper left wreath and one on the right bow. But the pics are not clear enough for me to hazard a guess as to caused them. Either way, I don't think there's any reason for concern.
Thanks! The spots almost look like gray condensation between the clear plastic and white plastic...Still happy with it!
If they are condensation, and it's possible they are, then they'll go away pretty soon. But if they don't, then they are not.
So, the spots that I mentioned, are also pictured in the seller's pictures. I just noticed. Was paying more attention to the coin before. Two on the front of the slab, and a couple on the tips of the prongs that hold the coin in place on the back of the slab. Any ideas on what they are from?
It's normal. it often appears where the soft plastic of the insert touches the hard plastic shell. it is either from the surface of the plastic insert itself, or from traces of mold slip. Mold slip is an oily compound sprayed on the molds to make it easier to release the plastic from the mold.
