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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...

 

What's the grade?

 

It is an MS64 - you were spot-on. However, because I believe there's a margin of error in grading, I believe all guesses were solid. All of you guys have skill.

 

I had purchased 4 for my grand children from the mint @ $173.00 ea. then I saw this for $179.00 already graded.

 

just received from GC, seems it sold there in 2018. nice addition for my grading examples.

 

I have always been a fan of period one (1852-1856) California fractional gold coins. I like that they were developed to solve the problem of a lack of small US coins needed for everyday commerce. The later period two and three coins were minted as souvenirs and/or for use in jewelry.

I purchase a lot of coins through the use of lay-a-way and the following have just been released to my anxiously awaiting hands. Thank you Northeast Numismatics for being so accommodating.

BG 105, MS-62, R-4


BG 306, AU-58, R-5


BG 414, AU 58, R-L6




BG 430, AU-58, R-5

 

On a S mint? You mean I've been ignoring that on San Fran?

 

I've not been able to find anything on the S mint having this doubling in 1878. Not saying it's not possible, I've just not found any reference to it. I appreciate @Pickin and Grinin pointing this possibility out to me. I'm very much lacking in information about Morgan Dollars. Who am I trying to fool? I could have left off "about Morgan Dollars", lol. I did learn a lot from the post he directed me to, though. But it was only showing this as a possibility in the 1878 P.

 

There are many variants for the 1878P, but I'm not aware of anything like the overstruck tailfeathers for the S mint. But I'm willing to learn. I don't see any VAMS for that, but I'm often wrong.