Ok, I spent my whole budget(ish) on one coin that many here wouldn’t buy at all but …

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by H8_modern, Oct 16, 2021.

  1. H8_modern

    H8_modern Attracted to small round-ish art

    There’s a German saying that roughly translates to “Better to have one or not to have one?”

    I know it’s not optimal but they’re rare and at this price, I think it’s worth it. Now I feel bad about all the justification before the pics but here you go.

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  3. JayAg47

    JayAg47 Well-Known Member

    If you like your coin, doesn't matter how little or how much you pay!!
     
  4. Antonius Britannia

    Antonius Britannia Well-Known Member

    Nice Dahlonega $5. Solid gold type piece! Fun Fact: $5 Gold is the only single denomination one can collect a complete US mint mark set in.
     
  5. micbraun

    micbraun coindiccted

    What’s the original saying? Did the coin grade or not? Even if not, it sure is a special coin!
     
  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Hey, it is a Dahlonega coin. I have only owned one ever, in 45 years of collecting, and that was the only time I ever spent four figures on a coin.

    You'd have to mess that sucker up a whole lot more to make it undesirable.

    In fact, given that it's gold and has that magical pre-Civil War "D" mintmark, it would still be a quite desirable coin if you laid it down in the parking lot and backed a truck over it. ;)

    Not bad at all! Very nice, in fact.
     
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  7. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    absolutely nothing wrong with it,nice to own one:):).
     
  8. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    So (sew) what's not to like? :)
     
  9. H8_modern

    H8_modern Attracted to small round-ish art

    I’ll let the other shoe drop

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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Hm. I don't see anything there I would've interpreted as "graffiti". Sure, a scratch or two, but the marks all look random to me?
     
  11. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    I would have zero qualms about owning that coin. Beautiful.
     
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  13. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    ?Could that be ito_Oo_Ostill im kind of baffled by the(graffiti details). 20211016_211107.jpg
     
  14. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Yeah, who knows.

    Myself, I wondered about the area near Liberty's eyebrow. It's easy to imagine something that looks like faint lettering there, like a light, uneven partial counterstamp or something. But that could just be pareidolia on my part.
    That could just be a reeding mark?

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  15. masterswimmer

    masterswimmer A Caretaker, can't take it with me

    Nor how much anyone else likes it. The only one that matters is that guy staring back at you in the mirror.
     
  16. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    I think the marks to the left and the right of the neck look like graffiti.

    Regardless, owning Dahlonega gold is very cool. As long as the OP likes the coin and knew what he was getting, then there is nothing wrong. I've bought plenty of items that most collectors wouldn't like at all and I was quite happy to do so.
     
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  17. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    Areas "2" and "3" look like graffiti to me while "1" looks like hits (probably not enough on its own to cause a detail grade)

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  18. masterswimmer

    masterswimmer A Caretaker, can't take it with me

    Good eye potty. I'm thinking you circled it a bit short though. I'm seeing possible more 'graffiti' in my circle.

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  19. masterswimmer

    masterswimmer A Caretaker, can't take it with me

    Beat me by a moment @ddddd ;)
     
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  20. masterswimmer

    masterswimmer A Caretaker, can't take it with me

    I posted comments and neglected to first state that I'd take that Dahlonega every single day of the week. Awesome coin @H8_modern . Congrats on a beauty.
     
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  21. H8_modern

    H8_modern Attracted to small round-ish art

    Area 2 is my thought. Under a loupe there is a W or M scratched in front of the neck. That said, for a 70% discount, I’m more than happy to take it.
     
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