Is This Old Dollar Coin Worth Anything?

Thanks, @prototype, and congratulations for having such a coin. I would not have even noticed it. But here in the frozen north our eyes are sometimes frozen shut.

I'm confused. Is this silver or isn't it? In the original post, it "might even be silver", then further down the page PCGS did "metalological testing on the silver planchet itself". They gave it an SP-67 grade but didn't reveal the results of the metal test?

And, yes, the planchet is 40% silver (give or take). However, I have not as yet seen the figures for the metallic composition of the planchet.

David

It's cool as such but I would give you only a dollar for it :) we discussed this before on here having something cool and it being worth a lot really depends on the buyer and seller. I think Ike's are some of the ugliest coins followed by the Ben Franklin 50 cent piece. Ugly coins that I have no interest in owning. All in all having one is cool but I'll pass.

Thank you, oriole, for asking an honest, thoughtful question, as well a respectful response to the answer given you. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for some of the other responses. Ignorance is to blame for those who do not understand how significant this prototype is. It's an actual "hybrid" of a business strike and proof issue- a true prototype in every sense of the word.

Thanks for sharing with us, David. I am in awe.

Thank you for your fine posts, Darth and jbuck!

I feel like starting my post over with "A guy walks into a bar with an 1804 dollar ..."

Or perhaps my "Avatar" might have something to do with this.





David

Glad to hear that!

David