so i found this 1990 proof silver eagle laying loose in a box. no papers, no protective case, nothing. what should i do with it? i don't want it to see any more abuse than it already has. is it pointless to have this thing slabbed since it's already seen some minor rub marks in the finish? sorry for the poor photo quality. it's dark in here at night and my phone only does so well. the pics really don't do the coin justice.
It's worth melt now, whatever premium it once had is gone. Put it in your pocket and show it off to friends and family as the beautiful piece of artwork that it is.
I would agree that if submitted it would be in the lower end PR fractional grades, but it's still a proof, non the less, and would have a value more than melt. Just not as much if it had been in a protective holder and would grade in the 68-70 range.
My 2 cents Check on eBay I sure you can find a box& cert for it. there always someone sell them. :kewl:
there's no physical damage to the coin except for the marks in the finish (perhaps from being rubbed with a cloth or rolling around on fine particulate inside the box?). looks almost like swirl marks in car paint. i'm guessing such a thing cannot be restored. oh well. it's still very beautiful, and only upon a close look in good lighting do you see the issues. i'll probably put it in a display casing just to keep it from losing any more of its beauty. can you believe it was just laying in a box though? they were all issued in protective displace cases with coa's and all that, weren't they? i'm curious why it was ever removed from its protection.
i've seen those, and they go for fairly cheap. i'm just not sure how "authentic" it would look, putting the coin back into a box after it's been abused.
Very True! :thumb: I have order a few from the US mint since 1986 and 50% of the time the coin is not in the box but it still in the capsule holder. but silver 999.9 is still good to have even in a paper slip
A lot of these developed milk spots and many of the collectors of them cracked them out of slabs over the years converting them to melt value coins. Can't tell from your image if this one is spoted but impared proofs do not usually carry much premimiun as the unimpaired ones are still common.
An airtite, in a velvet covered display box, slipped into a small cardboard box, with a U.S. Mint cardboard sleeve, like modern commemoratives.
ahh your best bet is get a airtight with coin holder bezzel and make a charm for yourself i have one out of a 2010 silver eagle..
great tips! thanks everyone, i'll have to search for one of those airtights. the only other silver dollar i have was a gift from my grandmother, a 1922 peace dollar clamped into a money clip. i couldn't bear to see it stuck in there, so i pulled it out. maybe i'll get a case for it as well.
grandma's house, brings back memories. When we were kids and visited Grandma, she would give each of us a silver dollar, this was back in the late 40's early 50's. As a teenager I worked at a grocery store and one of the other stock boys had the cashiers save all the silver dollars received from customers. Yes, boys and girls, at one time silver dollars were in general circulation pocket change. thanks, douglas
