Was This Worth It?

The coins shown in the photos I purchased from an auction. I was wondering if what I got was well worth it. Spent in total was $122. 1986-W $5


1964-P $0.50


1966-P $0.50, 1982-S $0.50, 1776-1976-S $0.25, 1992-S $0.25, 1992-S $0.10


1973-S $0.25, 1994-S $0.10, 2006-S $0.10


8 Sacagawea $1.00 (1 is 24k plated), 7 $0.50, 3 Susan B Anthony $1.00, 1964 $0.05, 1939-S $0.01 (the 3 in bags are from Littleton Coin Company)

What you think I can get on it all? Thanks for future posts!

 

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You're looking at about $400 in melt value alone. You did very well.

 

Assuming that $5 coin is real, you did very well. That has about $370 in gold melt value alone.

 

Except it's fake. Looks nothing like the real deal and there wasn't a W mint mark on 1986

 

I kind of doubt anybody in their right mind would sell a gold coin for 1/5 spot value. Even the dumbest dealer or private seller knows that gold is valuable.

 

The Washington half seems to be the best of the bunch from what I see, its worth $15-20

 

Ahem.

 

Either I am lucky to have gotten a good deal in a auction or the person didn't know cause I didn't see the word gold in the auction and it was not set as a fake. I saw and read a few things about the coin a very long time ago so I went with my gut and got it. I must get it checked! Sometimes though, there is a gem waiting for us and that bit of luck gets us. Like the man who found millions of dollars in gold coins in 10 cent tins.

 

For your sake, I sure hope it's real and you got a good deal. Find a coin shop and ask them to take a look, a seasoned dealer can usually tell by sight or feel if it's real or not. If you're lucky, he'll make you a cash offer on the spot (for probably 60-70% spot) and you'll still make a decent profit.

 

sleezbay would yield 90%.....

 

https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explor...ate-pscid-73/1986-w-liberty-5-ms-coinid-19622

The metal doesn't look like gold to me. That's why I said assuming. The design is accurate.

@ChristopherCollectsCoin please let us know if it is genuine.

 

That means nothing.. Only worth $1.00

 

If all is real you did great. If not, well....

 

Yup, and if it's a true auction that doesn't include the world "gold" in the description, a lot of your competitors will look right past it.

I've gotten a roll of silver proof Kennedy halves for around 40% of melt because they weren't listed as silver -- on eBay. (I would've had them for a lot less, but one other person suspected what they were, and tried to snipe me.) I've gotten a $50 AGE there for $800 when gold was $1300, .999 silver at 30% of melt. Not often, but it does happen.

It's still possible that the coin is fake, of course, but if it's got the right dimensions and weighs the right amount, I think you win.

 

Thought it was a bullion coin, forgot about the statue commem. Mintage was 95k

 

https://moderncommemoratives.com/1986-statue-of-liberty-5-gold/

Coin Specifications
Designer: Elizabeth Jones
Weight: 8.3590 g
Composition: 90% gold (0.242 ounces of gold)
Diameter: 21.6 mm
Maximum Authorized Mintage: 500,000

1986-W Uncirculated Statue of Liberty $5 Gold
Pre-Issue Price: $160.00
Regular Price: $165.00
Final Mintage: 95,248

1986-W Proof Statue of Liberty $5 Gold
Pre-Issue Price: $170.00
Regular Price: $175.00
Final Mintage: 404,013

 

8.36 grams. That's what it says on ngc and pcgs websites. But then it shows different mintage numbers. So I'm confused.

 

Numismatic value isn't very significant here, so I think it all rides on the authenticity and bullion value. Either way, at $122 you shouldn't be out terribly with the potential upside (which I'm doubtful of at this point).

 

You're also WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER.

It's possible that someone made a fake that reasonably imitates the real coin, and is both thicker and larger in diameter to reach the correct weight -- but at this point, it's more likely that the coin is real. And that you should keep an eye open for more auctions by that same organization, but never, ever consign any of your stuff to them to sell.

Gold's down a bit from its recent high, so melt value for that coin is only about $357, and they're common enough that they don't carry much of a premium over melt. At a show, you could sell it to a dealer for $340, most likely; at a shop, they'd offer you a bit less. At a pawn shop, they'd probably want to pay $170-220; don't sell to pawn shops.

 

I don't know if this helps, but I used a phone ruler.