Worth the risk?

Actually, I only type half-fast...get it? And you said it much nicer.

 

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Obviously it is larger.. but there is not much to go off of for comparison in the picture. Like I said, I THOUGHT he said $3, but I thought it looked like a $1, so was going to correct him until I re-read.

 

@mac266 : As it's a common year, the surface condition is very important. It's scrap value is about $60 so you need to be sure it's an AU coin that wasn't cleaned/damaged. If you can't be sure, don't buy it. Certified AU55/58 gold dollars can be easily found for about $300 on eBay...

 

"A non-coin collector is selling what he says is an 1861 type 3 gold dollar. It is not certified. From this pic, can you see if anything is obviously wrong with it? I'm not a gold collector, so I wouldn't know what to look for."

Perhaps this is why someone thought it was a $3 gold.

 

Perhaps the UNIVERSAL SIZE of the Capitol holder should be a helpful clue for the longtime collectors here.

 

You are such a sweetheart. Maybe some of the sugar will rub off on me as I've made plenty errors like this in a rush to post something.

 

They aren't the only holder with a similar look...

 

Is it just me? IMO, they look nothing like a CAPITOL HOLDER with a standard size and four (count them) screws.

Never mind. You are correct.

 

It says "type 3 gold dollar." Emphasis: GOLD DOLLAR. It never says it's a $3 piece.

 

In a typical Johnny-come-lately fashion, it appears you are directing your correction to the wrong person with this post.

 

Too many fakes out there, unless you are confident in your counterfeit detection abilities I would pass.

 

I think a lot of people "skim read" or "speed read." I quickly read through the post, then look at the picture. The "type 3 gold dollar" part translated to $3 gold to me. After I read it again, I realized I mis-read.

 

@jwitten said: I think a lot of people "skim read" or "speed read." I quickly read through the post, then look at the picture. After I read it again, I realized I mis-read.

I'll plead guilty of this also.