:crying::headbang: :desk: I just had to start off this way have a look at these >>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Morgan-Dollar...dual?hash=item518c39d195&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14 How bad do you think they really are? What a waste of some key Morgans.1879 CC mintage 756,000 1890 CC 2,309,041 and could they be a VAM ? :loud: "Why The Things We Do?" Paddy
Well, that tarnish could be original crust if you are optimistic. If you are really optimistic then those clamps around the coin are just that, clamps with no solder.
I'd almost be willing to take a shot at these. At worst, you could return them and be out the shipping charges.
I may have rushed to judgement... as My self I have some coin jewelry. Just seems such a waste since they are such rare and key coins. And again maybe the person who had these mounted had no clue or they been mounted so long to them they were just a silver dollar.
I'm betting this is the case with most rare coin jewelery. At the time of mounting the owner probably has no clue as to the numismatic value.
I had purchased a few years back a 1911 D half eagle that was enamelled and set in a choker like bezel with a 14 kt gold chain. I listed it on e bay and it sold very quick for 3 X's the amount I paid for it! Go Figure....as emamelled coins are damaged coins...but very collectable to quite a number of collectors. The reason the buyer wanted it was to fill a hole in his collection. I had 4 others that the person who enamelled them removed the mint mark...yep by scratching it out on the rev. so no one could see the MM. I can't recall the dates just thought it was a strange thing to do. Paddy
I did the same thing with all those pesty "VDB" markings on the reverses of all my 1909-S cents. Ahhhhhhhh...much easier on the eyes.
I did the same thing with all those pesty "VDB" markings on the reverses of all my 1909-S cents. Ahhhhhhhh...much easier on the eyes. Then I bet you went out a bought a bottle of nic-a- date to restore the VDB?dd: LOL
