Hey gang, I just bought a collection of silver dollars today, About 80 of them. I´d like to ask you some questions if it´s Ok by you Anything fishy with this one ? The reason I ask is just a feeling I have but nothing I can point out. New light and camera setup btw
Your grading oppinion is appriciated on this one. Came from a NGC slab as AU50 but i´m not seeing that my self
Not a pretty to say the least but the stamp is something I have not found anything about. If i´m correct it says chapin ? Would people still collect these ?
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think a CS on such an early date coin would attract some attention. Edward J. Chapin was no exception. He was a native of Chickopee Falls, MA and followed the trade of watchmaker for many years both in Massachusetts and in Clyde, NY. Later in his career (1858) he moved to Illinois and then to Indianapolis, IN where he engaged in the manufacturing of blacksmith and gasfitter tools. In 1862, Chapin patented an improvement in watchmakers' lathes. In 1891 he was granted a patent for a steam engine cut-off mechanism. The mark on this coin is representative of his days as a jeweler and watchmaker. http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1854-quarter-chapin-counterstamp-165753008 There is a small possibility your coin is the same guy.
Wow thank you Detecto, That´s very interesting specially for a history buff like me. I´ll look into this further. Thanks for the heads up
Now this is the 1878 7/8TF if i´m not mistaken. With the so many marks on it would this be able to get MS60 ?
IDK if you have any plans to sell it, but if you do I think auction would be better than sticking a price tag on it.
Neither of those two Morgan Dollars are uncirculated. THe AU 50 is probably generous--looks XF 45 to me. THe 1878 looks AU 55 to me.
Hard to say, for me. However that coin is beautiful, and has nice devices. I'm pretty sure the coin could hit MS60, if not higher. Defiantly one to send to NGC.
I would think it very possible to achieve MS60 because it appears to have a lot of the original mint luster. It would be because of the marks that it probably would go no higher that 60-61.
Just got your p/m Siggi. The "Chapin" stamp you have isn't the one Deteco suggests, for no other reason than it's far too big for a watchmaker. Watchmakers, jewelers and silversmiths typically had smaller marks because they generally stamped small objects. There are a number of Chapins listed in the references but none like yours, so it's probably unique...and valuable. Any stamp on a Bust Dollar would bring good money, even though parts of yours is weakly struck. Not only is there interest from counterstamp collectors, but some from Bust Dollar collectors who might not be able to afford one without the stamp. Great coin Siggi. Thanks for showing it. Bruce
I'm not positive, but something looks "off" to me with the stars on the obverse. Here is mine that I was comparing yours with.
Looks like a 1878-P VAM-40 7/8 Tailfeather 7/5 variety And ,Yes I think a TPG would give it a 61 grade ,possibly a 62.
