1948 Silver Dollars - Looking For Grade

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cazzuey Valued Member Canada 367 Posts	Posted 11/19/2025 10:05 am I have the chance to buy them but they aren't graded. Wondering your thoughts. The first one: Here's the second one. A few have told me it looks cleaned but I'm still unsure: Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21583 Posts	Posted 11/19/2025 10:10 am If those scratches are on the coin and not the 2x2, then I would say they have both been cleaned. Unless they are selling for a really low price, I would pass. Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5392 Posts	Posted 11/19/2025 10:19 am Both harshly cleaned . Buy a certified one . Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15386 Posts	Posted 11/19/2025 10:34 am Based on these photos they both look harshly cleaned to me. I say pass on them unless they are selling at bullion value. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5584 Posts	Posted 11/19/2025 12:08 pm I agree with being cleaned, but they are very scarce coins. To me, the first one has an "8" that's not right, but little in the date digits look like the 2nd coin. The '48's have been faked almost ever since they had been minted. One of the signs of the fakes were the 8's, as well as missing the "EH" below the canoe. The first one looks AU wear-wise, but the second looks nearly uncirculated. Both have very deep cleaning scratches. I agree with the above posters ... find a cert'd one. Edited by okiecoiner 11/19/2025 12:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9862 Posts	Posted 11/19/2025 3:31 pm Stay away from uncertified 48 dollars, grading fees are such a small percentage of value that it makes any raw coin suspect. More than half of the raw ones sold recently on ebay are clearly Chinese counterfeits. Here's what a certified AU cleaned example typically sells for: 177352503845 "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 11/19/2025 3:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73595 Posts	Posted 11/19/2025 11:23 pm Definitely a hard pass. They've both been cleaned. I'd save you money and spend more on nicer uncleaned examples. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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