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Found this at a garage sale. I looked it up and that year (1974) all the dollar coins were proofs and this is not proof and I dont think it is silver. 1974 S(?)   Edited by coincollector123
08/07/2010 6:08 pm
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Well actually according to "A Buyer's Guide to Silver & Trade dollars" 2nd ed by Q. D. Bowers and the Red Book, there were almost 2,000,000 business strikes also made that were silver clad. There were only a little over 1,000,000 Proofs struck. |
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The edge has the copper color on it (i know 40% sometimes is silver looking and sometimes is copper looking)
i will weigh it as soon as possible.
how much silver is in a 40% dollar ike?
Edited by coincollector123
08/07/2010 6:30 pm
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24.6 grams * 0.4 = little less than 10 grams of silver.
or 0.3162 oz
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08/07/2010 6:41 pm
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nice find!! anymore at the garage sale?
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Pillar of the Community
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nope only one and payed $2 for it.
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Pillar of the Community
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Not a bad pickup for $2. Has about $5.83 worth of silver in.
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Pillar of the Community
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tissue test? never heard of it
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Bedrock of the Community
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If it is a 1974-S, and it is not a proof then it is 40% silver clad. There were no copper nickel clad business strikes that year.
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Pillar of the Community
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what bothers me is that it looks like there is something under the s mint mark.
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Pillar of the Community
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it weighs 22.3 grams. so it looks like it is an altered mint mark. thats funny
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Rest in Peace
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you could always soak it in acetone and see if the mintmark falls off.
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you could always soak it in acetone and see if the mintmark falls off.
OR a butane torch may also have some effect.  |
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Posted 08/07/2010 6:21 pm
