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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 791480, member: 21705&quot;]I looked at Pawn shops here in town and they were ridiculously low. 50% to 60% of melt if they would even take it. There must be a huge difference in markets for Pawn Shops.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d put it on here or Ebay if I could take decent pictures, but so far all I am doing is using the ones I find elsewhere. I don&#039;t know the subtleties of grading gold so I&#039;m of little use in determining whether the pieces have been cleaned or polished or have simply toned differently from those I would try to use for a standard.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know dealers wouldn&#039;t do this, but I&#039;ve never bought gold a coin that was &quot;cleaned&quot; according to the seller and I&#039;ve never sold a gold coin that wasn&#039;t &quot;cleaned&quot; according to the buyer. It&#039;s a little too coincidental for my taste.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m just about ready to send them in to a grading service so at least someone better than me can make that call.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a slabbed 1901-O MS61 Eagle that looks just like a raw 1892 Eagle labeled MS63+ to me. The difference in price almost doubles (or halves depending on the perspective). I do admit&nbsp; like the raw Eagle better because it is surrounded by die cracks connecting the stars on the obverse and the letters of the legend on the reverse which I usually see on Large Cents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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