I've told the story before, but this half dollar was found in our old house when we moved out. It was underneath some built in drawers at the end of a hallway. Apparently it was customary at the time to hide coins in houses when they were built (our house was built in '64.) When my mom gave it to me, I saw the patina on it and assumed it was a low grade coin, but now that I know a little more about grading coins I know that it's possible that it never was circulated. I obviously haven't sent it off to get it slabbed, but I might do it one day because the coin has much sentimental value to me. What grade do you think it would receive? I have absolutely no idea. It could be VF or it could be MS as far as I know.
The "patina" you mention could be the result of outgassing from the built-in drawers. In any case, I don't think it would be worth having it graded. You would probably be better off putting it in an AirTite or self-slab. Chris
It's in a 2x2. There seems to be a consensus that it is circulated. But how much? Is it a VF (A rhetorical question) or an AU or somewhere in between?
