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New Member
United States
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I'm new to collecting and the first coin that I acquired, instantly sparked my interest. A 1923-S Silver Peace dollar. I was hoping you guys could share your expertise with me. -What grade would this coin be considered? -What is it possibly worth? -Do you see any noticeable errors or unique markings worth mentioning? -It looked as though there was slight doubling or MD along the outer rim and on the date on the Obverse side, as well as the 'Y' in LIBERTY. As mentioned above, I am very new to coin collecting and this is my first coin collected. Any help would be awesome!   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 Your silver dollar looks to be about uncirculated (AU), but abrasively cleaned and scratched. An expert in this coin series here should be able to help you more in depth. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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New Member
 United States
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That would be really cool! I got an apprenticeship as a watchmaker/restoration specialist, and the guy owned a pawnshop as well, and he got these house calls where we would go out to someone's property and buy anything worth value or interest.
My first house call we bought a box of jewelry, watches, gems, and in it was two of these coins, different dates, and when we left he handed them to me and said pick one and keep it.
This is the one I kept.
I'm ecstatic to learn more about it and collecting in general!
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New Member
United States
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Also I'm assuming that polishing and cleaning marks are easily distinguishable?
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Moderator
 United States
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Also I'm assuming that polishing and cleaning marks are easily distinguishable?
"Easy" in-hand, but not always so easy online from images only. The coin as depicted here could be cleaned, or it could just be an artifact of your camera and the way you lit the coin. Like any skill, this perception can only be developed by practice and seeing a large number of coins in varying conditions. Surface preservation aside, I have this one in the low EF range. |
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New Member
United States
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Understandable. Experience is the best teacher. I appreciate the insight
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Moderator
United States
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to CCF. Value is around $26. Not good at grading,that being said AU-50. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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VF-35, most likely cleaned.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Wow! Not many of us can count a silver dollar as our first coin collected. This is a circulated grade in what would be termed Very Fine. It's value is about $20 or a little less. I would encourage you to look over the far left titles for some wonderful free education. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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VF-35, but I cannot tell if this coin has been cleaned from the pictures provided.
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New Member
United States
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Seems like the majority say it looks cleaned, I can take a look at details and compare to others for my own personal experience, thanks everyone for the help. Muchas gracias a todos!
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Moderator
United States
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Seems like the majority say it looks cleaned, I can take a look at details and compare to others for my own personal experience, There are some strong hints in that direction, but once you've looked at a bunch of varied images of similar coins, you'll see why I'm ambivalent about pronouncing this one "cleaned." Re-shoot the coin under different lighting - doesn't really matter what particular lighting - and compare the images. Maybe outdoors in full daylight. Just for educational value. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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