1863 AU-58
Very lusrtous. Has some very light hairlines. Looks like a MS63.
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AU-58 (Choice About Uncirculated) - very choice about uncirculated: just traces of wear on a coin with nearly full luster and no major detracting contact marks ...
AU-58 (Choice About Uncirculated) - Virtually uncirculated, except for minor wear marks on high points. Nearly all mint luster must be present, and must have outstanding eye appeal.
AU-58 This is for "About Uncirculated" (the grade) and "58" (the numerical designation of that grade). Also called "Almost Uncirculated-58.
AU-58 - Acronym for About Uncirculated (the grade) and "58" (numerical designation). Also called "Almost Uncirculated-58.
AU-58
"About Uncirculated" (the grade) and "58″ (the numerical designation of that grade). Also called "Almost Uncirculated-58.
AU-58: Luster should be intact except for highest points. Careful checking will find high point wear. Has the 'look' of a MS-63 (marks/luster) and at times is offered as a MS-63.
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73 1867 AU-58. A pleasing example with frosty light yellow gold lustre and faint orange toning. Slightly weak on the highest hair details and lower wreath details. Lightly abraded with minor hairlines.
Light obverse and reverse clash marks.
AU coins come in AU-50, AU-55 and AU-58. As a novice, you probably won't be able to tell the difference between AU and Unc coins. I know I have trouble a lot of the time.
Other "CC" Mint highlights include 1871-CC (AU-55) and 1872-CC (AU-58). The 1879-O double eagle is a major rarity in all grades, and the Eagle Collection example is a desirable MS-60 grade.
From the standpoint of cosmetic appeal, an accurately graded AU-58 Charlotte gold coin is likely to be more attractive than a coin graded Mint State-60 or Mint State-61.
This 1850 $20 Liberty PCGS AU-58 is a near-mint condition example of the first regular issue $20 ever produced! Only 1.17 million were struck and today under 2000 have been certified in all grades.
Circulated Grades (AG-3 to AU-58)
Very Choice About Uncirculated - 58. Abbreviation: AU-58 The barest trace of wear may be seen on one or more of the high points of the coin's design.
Very Choice / About Uncirculated (AU-58)
There are only the slightest traces of wear visible on the highest points of the coin, frequently, they are little more than luster breaks.
Also, try to stick with AU-58 and MS-62 graded by NGC or PCGS (learn more about Grading Coins), avoid not graded gold coins.
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1834, CAPPED BUST TYPE, ANACS, AU-58, this coin was sold by a major dealer as BU and it has all the characteristics of this grade. A wonderful design of a classic early American coin. $280.00 (964082)
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A slang term referring to a coin that technically would only grade AU-58 but gets marketed as an UNCIRCULATED piece. These can sometimes be uncirculated coins that have been CLEANED).
As a cent, half dollar, or other coin passed from hand to hand it encountered friction, which caused wear, gradually reducing it to the AU-58 (just below Mint State) level, then to AU-55, then with most of the original mint lustre gone, ...
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Several months ago I saw an early half dollar in AU-58 sell for considerably more than an MS-62 and an MS-63 of the same date that were also available. ...
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Lo and behold the coin came back rated as almost uncirculated AU-58.
By now the coin was attracting so much attention and was serving as so great a conversation piece that I decided not to sell but to keep it to show off. I still have the coin.
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