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<p>[QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 1343147, member: 26030"]I bought this raw Gold Dollar at a local coin dealer for $395 in May 2011. The dealer simply called it BU and had it along with about 20 other gold dollars in 2x2 cellophane window holders in a small cardboard box. I liked this particular one because of the lack of nicks and marks, the great luster, and the original (undipped) tangerine gold color. </p><p><br /></p><p>My biggest concern was that it might be counterfeit (I am not so great at detecting those). Also there was a bit a weakness around the date, I thought it was possible that it might only be AU or I thought perhaps it just was a weak strike. </p><p><br /></p><p>I sent it into PCGS in June using the Secure Plus service and held my breath. Three weeks later, I got the grading results ... it came back MS64 (WOW!). When I looked it up in the PCGS price guide, my eyes bugged out ... it's valued at $1,675.00 !! So I more than quadrupled my original $395 investment in less than a month. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]154786.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 1343147, member: 26030"]I bought this raw Gold Dollar at a local coin dealer for $395 in May 2011. The dealer simply called it BU and had it along with about 20 other gold dollars in 2x2 cellophane window holders in a small cardboard box. I liked this particular one because of the lack of nicks and marks, the great luster, and the original (undipped) tangerine gold color. My biggest concern was that it might be counterfeit (I am not so great at detecting those). Also there was a bit a weakness around the date, I thought it was possible that it might only be AU or I thought perhaps it just was a weak strike. I sent it into PCGS in June using the Secure Plus service and held my breath. Three weeks later, I got the grading results ... it came back MS64 (WOW!). When I looked it up in the PCGS price guide, my eyes bugged out ... it's valued at $1,675.00 !! So I more than quadrupled my original $395 investment in less than a month. [ATTACH]154786.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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