Blank John Adams Presidential Dollar?

It could be a blank planchete which is worth more then $1 but not sure exactly how much. Or it could have just the edge lettering and date which would be worth considerably more $$$.

I wouldn't open the roll, since you aren't into coin I would keep it as-is and sell it on ebay or some other auction.

Might be a great find .

Seeking:More Info.(any lettering on the edge of the coins?)

Rainman

Am I correct in assuming that the roll came from a bank and is a solid roll of new Adams dollars?

If that is correct, then you have one of two things- it could be a blank planchet which is the metal round that is eventually struck into a coin. These do not escape the Mint much anymore and a golden dollar planchet(which have only been made since 2000) is worth about $100. There is no difference between the planchet of a Presidential dollar and a Sacagawea dollar.

Another possibility is that you have a blank planchet with edge lettering. The edge lettering is a separate process from the minting of the coin. This can only be a Presidential dollar since those are the only coins with edge lettering. These are very rare and only a few have been discovered. If you have one of these, you should get it certified by a third party grading service( TPG) for authenticity. One of them, PCGS, offered a $2500 finders fee last year for the first one found http://www.pcgs.com/articles/articl...d=313&type=1

Either way, you more than likely to have something of value and you will need to carefully open the roll to verify what it is. Open the roll over a towel or another soft surface and do not touch the face of the coin, only the edge. Do you have a digital camera or scanner? if so

disclaimer: there is always a possibility that it is damaged or a brass disc or something else of dubious nature. If my earlier assumptions are correct, the chances of that are greatly reduced since you should be the first customer to have them. If the roll is mixed, then I would retract my statements and definitely want to see pictures.
Also, if you have a scale accurate to 0.1g, then the appropriate weight should be 8.1 grams.

I'd get the roll ASAP. You should definitely open the roll and look for edge lettering. Even without lettering, it's worth over $100.

Awesome info guys. Thanks a lot. I'm trying to get her to go get the roll soon. She's hesitant to take the coin out of the roll. Should she keep it in there? If anything I thought it might be useful for identifying which coin it really is in the event that it's completely blank.

I found a blank planchet adams dollar on some site from searching google, they're asking $899 for it which I'm sure is steep. I emailed them and asked if they wanted to buy it, just to see how much they would offer. I'm not really expecting much, just figured I'd see what they said.

As I said before, I'm still going to contact a guy I found from search the PNG web site. Look at me all learning about coins!

Thanks again for all the very helpful info.

How exciting!! Thanks for sharing,too!
Keep us updated!

Gussyboy1

Thanks a lot guys. I'm going to see if she wants to sell it to this site or try to sell it online. Do you think there would be a market for this on ebay?

I'm sure this is probably too late by now but DO NOT OPEN THE ROLL!

If you want to have the coin slabbed send the entire unopened roll to the TPG. That way they open it an can slab it as a blank planchet Adams dollar. If you open it then it is just a blank dollar planchet The difference is probably about $50 in value. In fact if you open the roll the value drops low enough that it isn't worth slabbing unless it does have a lettered edge. And f you choose not to have it slabbed you could probably get more for it on ebay in the unopened roll than just as a single blank planchet.