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Should I return this? It's quite speckled.

The photo has accentuated the problem quite a bit and it doesn't look as bad in hand... however It's still noticeable.

I tried to open the capsule and that thing was sealed tight, it was obvious it had never been opened before... so it came like this from the mint.



The problem I have though, is that it's the first one I have come across in about 2 years... and for such a low price. If I return it I might never happen upon one again.... certainly not at the price I paid.

Originally Posted by eddyk

Should I return this? It's quite speckled.

The photo has accentuated the problem quite a bit and it doesn't look as bad in hand... however It's still noticeable.

I tried to open the capsule and that thing was sealed tight, it was obvious it had never been opened before... so it came like this from the mint.



The problem I have though, is that it's the first one I have come across in about 2 years... and for such a low price. If I return it I might never happen upon one again.... certainly not at the price I paid.

Did it originally come in some form of cardboard packaging from the mint? Or did it come out of an album before being sealed in the Air-Tite? Those specks almost look like they could be cardboard residue. I've seen similiar specks that turned out to be tiny chunks of cardboard that were easily wiped off.
If you check the specks above the "E" in "ONE DOLLAR", it looks like you are getting some kind of mirror effect, which leads me to believe the specks may even be on the inner surface of the Air Tite holder.

LOL-The post above reminds me of the 1987 Constitution silver dollar I received yesterday. I freaked out b/c I saw the mint mark was smudged only to find out that the smudge was on the plastic covering.

$1 face Barbers I got for melt the other day

These are selling based on their silver content /bullion....

Originally Posted by eric0911

$1 face Barbers I got for melt the other day

I love Barber dimes, ever since I bought my first one (a 1910) for 30 cents back in 1967! What are the dates/mints of your dimes?

Originally Posted by SirCharlie

Thanks. I finally sent it to NGC about a week ago. Except for bullion, most everything I have are in collection albums. I had put off getting it slabbed for fear it might come back with a note saying it had been dipped. I don't think it has, but I couldn't be 100%. I would hate to give them money and get it back in a bag.
Anyway, I sent a bunch of ATBs to NGC and PCGS, so I included it with the NGC batch.
Hopefully I'll get it back with a nice grade in a few weeks.
Chuck

NGC notified me yesterday that it is graded and sent me the pics. I sure thought that it would have graded MS, but they only gave it an AU-58. Maybe I should wait until I get it back in-hand before saying anything, but from looking at their pics, I'm not convinced that they are sending my back my original coin. Has anyone ever received a different coin than what they sent in for grading?

Perhaps it graded correctly, but when I see others graded AU-58, mine looks much better.

Chuck

Originally Posted by SirCharlie

NGC notified me yesterday that it is graded and sent me the pics. I sure thought that it would have graded MS, but they only gave it an AU-58. Maybe I should wait until I get it back in-hand before saying anything, but from looking at their pics, I'm not convinced that they are sending my back my original coin. Has anyone ever received a different coin than what they sent in for grading?

Perhaps it graded correctly, but when I see others graded AU-58, mine looks much better.

Chuck

Judging from the marks above "DOLLAR" and to the southwest of the last A in AMERICA, the two sets of pictures seem to be the same coin to me. However, I can't see the wear that would downgrade it to an AU-58.

Originally Posted by Collector1966

Judging from the marks above "DOLLAR" and to the southwest of the last A in AMERICA, the two sets of pictures seem to be the same coin to me. However, I can't see the wear that would downgrade it to an AU-58.

Thanks. I was wondering if it was just me being partial to it because it's mine, and was hoping to see what some other Peace collectors thought about the grade.
It probably is my coin. I was not expecting such grainy pics from NGC. Wonder if I dare send it to PCGS....
Chuck

Originally Posted by Collector1966

I love Barber dimes, ever since I bought my first one (a 1910) for 30 cents back in 1967! What are the dates/mints of your dimes?

They are 1913, 1915, 1912, 1900, 1907, 1910, 1908, 1912-D, 1914-D x2

Originally Posted by eric0911

They are 1913, 1915, 1912, 1900, 1907, 1910, 1908, 1912-D, 1914-D x2

Very nice group-- 9 different dates, plus one extra, all for melt value.

I just got the latest 2010 Yosemite "P" puck in the mail today. Only two more 2010s left this year, and I still haven't decided which style I want to keep. It's going to be expensive to even collect one style, and very expensive to try and collect both the bullion and the uncirculated versions. Since the 2010s are most certain to be the keys to the collection, I was hoping to have made up my mind this year.
Chuck

Just in case you might be interested, I saw that there is a video out that shows the US Mint personnel, and how they mint the ATBs.
There are only six presses in the world that can mint coins like these. Interesting to watch.
Chuck

http://mintnewsblog.blogspot.com/201...r-bullion.html

I guess these qualify... broke up a bunch of Jefferson Coinage and Currency sets recently and have a bunch of the silver dollars now. All of them are MS68-MS70 quality and many have some reverse toning. Much rather have a roll of silver dollars like this vs. a roll of boring circulated Morgan or Peace dollars!!!!