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Valued Member
Canada
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Bought 2 pounds of silver unseen for spot. Now wondering if this 48 is real and grade if it is. Thanks in advance   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Appears to be acceptable.
Don't see any of the markers for Chinese fakes.
AU55
Did you weigh it?
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM
06/25/2022 4:46 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
282 Posts |
Yes . It's correct weight 23.28
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU-55 (or even 58) sounds right, scratches around date detract a bit.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8971 Posts |
I'm at AU55--nice acquisition.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I can't say anything about authenticity, the lighting makes the surfaces look a little weird to my eye but I'm not seeing anything immediately off. If you got that for spot price in a random bulk lot then that's kinda the same odds as winning a lottery lol, lucky.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
787 Posts |
Nice find if it's real. It's been harshly cleaned or polished though.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
Canada
282 Posts |
I personally don't think this coin was cleaned at all. When I got it , it was thrown in with all the rest of the coins not protected at all , so maybe rubbing with other coins probably makes it liked cleaned . I'll try to get better photos
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks genuine. Rim has taken a bit of a beating, also...
Trying to interpret the pics (which aren't great for assessment), it does look like perhaps it "could" be cleaned. However, prooflike coins that get somewhat circulated can have that look.
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Valued Member
Canada
282 Posts |
  I hope these are better pictures If cleaned or cleaned harshly still super happy with this find.
Edited by Sammeli
06/28/2022 7:42 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
15821 Posts |
Much better pictures.
Too bad someone attempted to clean it, it looks like it could have been in MS condition.
Still a nice pickup and still fairly valuable even cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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If for spot even cleaned like that I'd imagine you have made 25× or more what you paid for spot, more wouldn't surprise me though.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Last photos for sure shows cleaning and the rim has a few dings but still a 48 dollar just depends on the price
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1342 Posts |
You did well, ~$18 for a $1500-$2000 coin at recent auction prices. Congrats.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sadly cleaned, but you did well.
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