What do ya'll think?

Hey Guys
A few years ago my dad bought a box (LOT) of Morgan and Peace dollars from an older collector who was selling his whole collection. There were a few hundred silver dollars total. The other day I was re-flipping some for him and found this one.

What do ya'll think??

Speedy

 

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Must be a pre- Washington Washington Dollar error. Probably worth a gazillion dollars or so.

On the other hand maybe it was going to be made into Jewelry?

clembo

 

Nice buff job! Is that a fingerprint I see on that smooth edge? lol ...

 

It looks like the beginning stages of becoming jewelry to me.

 

Jewelrers wouldn't take the reeding off, too much time involved.

Correct me if i'm wrong.

 

I too said Jewelry but what do I know? I paint for living.

IS THERE A JEWELER IN THE HOUSE?

 

Is there any possible way for this error to happen?

 

Not that I know of but I'm using the "I'm just a painter" excuse again )

 

My first thought too, but the ones I've seen haven't been that neatly smoothed out.

I have to agree with hamman88's objection to the jewelry theory too.

Soooooooo -

 

Well if the collar was not reeded there would be more examples of this error, and if the collar did not deploy it would of been a broadstrike. I say post-mint.

 

I've checked but I don't see anything wrapped around it and the rim seems fine. The whole coin looks normal untill you view the rim.

I've thought about every kind of error that happens on the rim---but Broadstrike is the only one I can think of that doesn't show any reading and this one isn't broadstruck. Jewelry could be right but what kind? and why did they make the rim smoothed out?

Speedy

 

I'll ask a former coin jeweler.

 

It should rub off with a cotton glove.

 

I asked someone who made coin jewlelry for 20 years and he said there is no reason to do that.

 

It's been spooned Speedy.

Ben

 

I don't have a really good way to do that---my Bro-in-law has something that will do it and I'll try that ASAP. That being said----I tried to do it and it comes right at 1 1/2 inch....the same as other silver dollars I have.

Bone
Could be....but I've never seen one this good.

Speedy

 

Could this have happened in the REMOVAL from jewelry? I have a quarter eagle that spent a number of decades in a piece of jewelry, and the rims are not as good as on other coins. Just a guess. Could be wrong.

 

I does dampen the rims, but it could never of made them completely gone, much less smooth.