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Tommyw68 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/02/2022 11:12 am I found a 20$ 1882 Liberty Head among some jewelry from my mom who passed recently but I know very little about coins. I have been trying to research what the approximate value may be but I can't figure out whether it is an "S" or not and if I try to sell it I don't want to get ripped off. From what I can tell it appears to be in decent shape and I took the best photos I could with my phone and kept them under 300k. Any help would be sincerely appreciated!!!! Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21584 Posts	Posted 12/02/2022 11:40 am to the CCF Yes, it is an S mint mark. There were over a million with the S mm minted. Compliments on your pictures for a first timer, everything is done right. Edited by JimmyD 12/02/2022 11:43 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/02/2022 11:52 am Agree this is an S. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36558 Posts	Posted 12/02/2022 12:04 pm Nice AU 1882-S Double Eagle! Also appears to be genuine. Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 12/02/2022 12:09 pm Nice coin and photos. You can expect about $2,000 from this coin. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
wallyb Pillar of the Community Canada 557 Posts	Posted 12/02/2022 12:29 pm Gold being so soft this piece has taken it's share of knocks and nicks. I'm at low AU. Good photography. Report this Post to the Staff
Tommyw68 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/02/2022 12:54 pm Thanks for all the great input. I looked at a few ones marked "s" and this looked like a dot or something so I wasn't sure but you folks know far better than me. Thank you very, very much!!! Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 12/02/2022 1:02 pm Sorry about your mom, that's always hard. Yes with gold so soft that S got mushed from circulation, but it's clearly an S. A big hunk of gold, and a wonderful keepsake if you decide to hang onto it. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 12/04/2022 01:15 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2333 Posts	Posted 12/04/2022 06:12 am Sorry about your Mom. If you need the money now...then sell it. If not...Keep it for a little while and re-think it...If your mom kept it...it must have been something special to her. smat Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 12/05/2022 10:52 am Quote: If you need the money now...then sell it. If not...Keep it for a little while and re-think it...If your mom kept it...it must have been something special to her. Good advice. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Oldgrouchyguy Pillar of the Community United States 630 Posts	Posted 12/05/2022 6:07 pm Sorry about your Mom.... just throwing this out there: too many marks (both sides) to support damage by circulation; maybe it was a "pocket piece" from an ancestor? The "S" mintmark is a blob as struck; if it were to have worn away in circulation, so would have all the devices around it. Dies were shipped from Philadelphia plain; the mintmark is added at the mint the die was shipped to. Many 19thC SF issues show blob mintmarks... Edited by Oldgrouchyguy 12/05/2022 6:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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