I recently sent in five silver coins of moderate value to CAC and two came back with certification. The two that got it were a little surprising to me, but circumstantially the best of the lot for me in that they both have low CAC populations. I'm pleased. Here they are - my only two 1875 coins. The 20c piece is AU53 the chop marked trade dollar is XF40. The 20c looks a little better than the pics, it does have a lot of luster despite the dull gray patina, but a really good strike for the issue. The trade dollar is a type 2-M and seldom found with chop marks.
Here are the others. The one I would have liked to have passed is the 1840(O) (also xf40) which is a pretty scarce coin and this one looks great. The other two, whatever, I just threw them in - I didn't think they would pass and it's helpful in a way to have confirmation that they didn't
BTW, good example of the different look of the 1838 reverse on the 1840 (O) vs the 63. I never saw them together like that myself!
I've always wanted to cherrypick a 1840 (0). No luck so far, though someone on this site did cherry one a year or so ago. Rough condition, but still valuable.
None taken. I agree. But in the case of the 1840 (O) it's a little less obvious so I thought just maybe.
It's a recognized variety by both PCGS and NGC now. I was hoping they would, as I think the coins is great and may be "original".
