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#1 Posted: Sat Dec 12th, 2009 02:41 am |
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| i found a 1806 five dollar half eagle and need to know what is the best way to clean it or leave it the way it is . ive rinsed it off to get rid of the dirt but i dont know what the black residue is . maybe its the trace of silver being one of the alloys in the makeup of the coin. its 916 and two thirds fine so i assume the rest is silver. i havent tried to clean it other than rinsing it off. this coin is rare being that it is eight over five stars instead of seven over six stars. there were only 64093 of these coins made and only 9000 were the 8 over5 stars. this makes it a rare coin. even being in only good shape its value could be worth up to 5 grand. any help? catbird...... Attachment: IMG_0238.JPG
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#2 Posted: Sat Dec 12th, 2009 02:44 am |
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| heres the reverse side. Attachment: IMG_0241.JPG
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#3 Posted: Sat Dec 12th, 2009 02:59 am |
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Sorry I cant help.
But that is an awesome find.
Congrats, and thanks fer sharin,
Tabdog
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#4 Posted: Sat Dec 12th, 2009 05:30 am |
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| I was taught that if it has real value, it's best not to clean it. If you intend to sell it the buyer can decide to clean it or not to. Just my opinion, but why take the chance.
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#5 Posted: Fri Dec 18th, 2009 04:14 am |
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| DONT CLEAN IT!! send it off to be proffesionaly cleaned and slabbed
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#6 Posted: Sat Dec 19th, 2009 06:18 am |
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| hey catbird. wow, what a great find, but i must echo what buckeyehunter told you... don't clean it. have it professionally cleaned and slabbed. it's worth the extra money. hh!
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#7 Posted: Sat Dec 19th, 2009 09:59 am |
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| thanks guys for the info, but who would you send it to so they can clean it the right way, and about how much do you think it will cost. thanks, catbird...........
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#8 Posted: Sat Dec 19th, 2009 11:39 am |
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check with anacs, they will grade and slab "dug" coins, a lot of companies won't
They also will clean them I believe. I know a guy who paid them to professionally clean a 1833 dime for him, here is the site, you can call them
http://www.anacs.com/Default.aspx
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#9 Posted: Sat Dec 19th, 2009 12:21 pm |
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Woo hoo catbird, 
That's a cracker of a coin. 
I can see a new MD in your future, or a new BIG flat screen telly,
or a new kitchen makeover, or a fantastic trip to Scotland. 
Yep things are lookin' good for ya M8. 
Ian n Eileen. 
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#10 Posted: Wed Jan 13th, 2010 04:27 pm |
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| Wow beautiful coin.Great find!
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#11 Posted: Wed Jan 13th, 2010 09:56 pm |
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| thanks everybody for all your tips and comments on the coin. thanks, don........... Last edited on Wed Jan 13th, 2010 09:56 pm by catbird
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#12 Posted: Thu Jan 14th, 2010 12:50 am |
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Sorry, I was wrong. Looked close to me.
I found correct photo. Will post it later.
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#13 Posted: Thu Jan 14th, 2010 09:38 am |
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| camb1, i hate to disagree but my coin is a half eagle $5 gold heraldic eagle. my coin weighs a little over 8 grams . just double check your figures. i wish it was a quarter eagle , it would be worth a lot more. the coin that you are showing me only weighs 4.37 grams.
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#14 Posted: Thu Jan 14th, 2010 10:59 pm |
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My bad again. I am looking in a US Mintage Book and none are listed.
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catbird
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#15 Posted: Fri Jan 15th, 2010 12:35 am |
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| camb1, nope , look for the half eagle 1806. if you have a red book 2010 look on page 245 . my coin has 8 stars on left and 5 stars on right. catbird..........
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