What To Do With A Roll Of 04 Os?

If they are in excellent condition they grade a little higher then $30

MS60 - $40
MS63 - $55
MS64 - $75
MS65 - $200

I would pick the best ones you have outta the lot and get some really good pictures of them and post them in our Coin Grading Practice section and we can try and give you an opinionated grade.

Also, the end coins are "toned", not spoiled. Toning occurs when the silver coin surface reacts with sulfur compounds or other chemicals. If the color is attractive it may actually increase the value of those dollars. Many collectors pay high premiums for toned Morgan dollars.
Your local dealer may be able to give you a fair opinion about whether any of your coins are possible high-grade examples. If the dealer thinks you have an MS-65 candidate, it might be worth the fee to send it in.
Good luck, and welcome to the forum!

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Was it common to get uncirculated coins from the local bank back in the late 60s?

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Yes, silver dollars were available from some banks until the early 60s although I don't think they really circulated too much in commerce. I do know that they were popular birthday and Christmas presents for kids. 1964 was the last year of 90% silver half dollars, quarters, and dimes. In 1965, silver was taken out of coinage due to rising value(except for halves which were 40% until 1970) and the vast majority of silver quickly disappeared from circulation and banks.


BTW, welcome to the forum goldfinger!

Thanks for the comments and ideas, I appreciate it.
I doubt I could get a good picture, Ive been reading the photography forum, seems like a challenge to capture the nuances you all need to see while I wouldnt know it if it was right there. I wonder if a coin on a scanner glass would be any good. Maybe I'll try that. Before I removed mine from the roll I did learn enough not to fingerprint them. Re the colored ones, Ive read a bit about the so-called toned coins, the two ends coins are toned alright but to a point I can't see as attractive. Seems like too much of a good thing. The one that was in the open end of the roll may have a big fingerprint. I still need to find my reading glasses so I can get a close look at these things.

Regarding the silver dollars in common circulation, when I was a kid a dollar was more common than a greenback. Not in most of the country certainly but it was where I grew up. We moved to Montana in the late 50s and there a silver dollar was as common as a dime. But then so was wearing a sidearm in public. I remember it was somewhat of a novelty to us when we first moved there. That is, they were common until that guy from Reno kept coming thru the area buying all the silver coins, shortly thereafter we started carrying paper money which seemed odd. The locals viewed the coins moving to Nevada with some suspicion as at that time only Montana and Nevada had dollars in general circulation. Pops bought a 1000 dollars or so in rolls around that time and thru the years would give them to family members as gifts. As little as 10 years later it was unusual to get a silver dollar as change but at that time people up north still didnt relate to silver dollars any differently than a paper dollar.
Sorry, I'm rambling again. (8-)

Biokemist6 & Goldfinger:
I think rambling is ok when it's educational. I just learned something new. Thank you.
LeAnn

Rambling? Your not rambling as I would give dearly to strap on my gun and go down to the local bank to pick up some silver dollars without anyone ever raising an eye! The good old days are gone along with the silver! Hey we might even stop and plink a squirrel or two on the way back home for an old fashioned barbecue to celebrate adding some new silver to our hoard! Ah yes, I can remember when neighbors cared and neighbors shared and the outhouse was the demon of winter!!!
My advice is to always thank Pops for what he has left you and to treasure that which you can no longer find for a dollar. The value will always be there and waiting a few years to cash in would be very very good advice. Some day those dollars may well be an answer to a prayer but thats only if you hold on to them until some day comes!

Goldfinger a word of caution, don't rush into anything and take your time. I think what you are seeing right now is $$$$$. And you seem to have found a nice fortune. Don't let the $$$$ blind you you right now. Take your time and ask as many questions and make any comments you would like on this forum. This forum and many of it's members have a wealth of knowledge in coin collecting, selling, buying, grading and so on. So please do not hesitate and ask anything you would like.
Personally I don't know much about grading and ziltch about selling and slabbing coins.
Someone will be around soon enough and comment or make suggestions about your coins.
Also your coins are very nice investments that will only appreciate.

If your wife would catch on as fast as mine did you wouldn't be boring her for very long! You would be looking for a coin shop to take her "shopping". Nothing better than SHARING a hobby with your better half so I am one of the lucky ones with a spouse that understands the full spectrum of the hobby. Don't be to eager to sell and do listen to that little voice telling you to add, add, add to what you have! Years from now you will thank the folks here who passed you the "bug"!