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I had one, but this one is in better condition. I originally left after learning the price, but when I left and started looking at prices in this grade, I realized what a good deal he offered me. So, I went back. Now my wallet is lighter, too @atcarroll, lol. But, for my circulated collection of Mercury Dimes, it's not out of place (you should have seen what it replaced, lol). I wanted one with a clear "D" and this one does that.

 

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Well, while I was at the Coin Shop my first visit, I bit the bullet on something else I've considered getting for a while. I've never had a Graded Silver Dollar. I don't "collect" them, but I do collect different coins that I like. I liked this one. So, I now have a Graded Silver Dollar. It's only MS 64, but that's way above any others that I have. And, I'm happy with it, and that's all that matters.

 

That is the smart way to build a collection. Buying things that you like. Well done.

 

Very nice! An attractive coin for the grade. Well done.

 

You should check that for whatever 8/7 tailfeathers Messydesk gave a small tutorial on these varieties the other day. Looks like it is a good candidate.

 

A 1925 Peace dollar in an OG rattler slab. Rattlers are underrated, IMO.

 

Okay, note that I basically collect Ancients. Also I can only afford copper these days, so no silver except maybe a trime. But..

is that 1925 in a 65 holder? Only reason I didn't give it a 66 is the small mark to the R. of Liberty's eye.

 

You picked a nice one to start off with.

 

Hey, I used to collect ancients, and had a whole small bag of ancient silver at one point. I sold it, but I did buy back an Alexander III tetradrachm. By the way, great guess! I'll let others take a guess as well - can anyone guess the grade on the rattler holder? I'll reveal the grade maybe tomorrow or the day after. Maybe no one will respond to this challenge - maybe someone else will guess.

 

Luster looks ok/good I am at MS64. Too much contact in the field for a 65.

 

Most of the time it seems that whenever I guess the grade of an MS Peace Dollar it ends up being one grade lower than I thought. That being said, it looks MS-64 to me, so I expect the grade to be MS-63.

 

Call me a skeptic, but I suspect the margin of error for the best graders is +-1. I know when cards have been resubmitted to the same graders, there was a correlation but the grades generally came back different. I wonder if anyone has a link to the same experiment with silver dollars or similar coins...