Finally went to the coin shop!

I just picked this up at the coin shop. It was the first time I had been in there. It is a 1922 Peace Dollar. It cost $16, so is that pretty good? It has some gunk on the back of it. Is there any way to get rid of it?





I also bought some half-dollar 2x2s. I was wondering: Is it OK to put other coin types in a different size 2x2? I've bought them like that before, but is it recommended? They didn't have any other size besides Dollar ones at that shop; he said he'd already sold them all out. He had LP3 Pennies for $6 a roll, which I passed on.

 

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I like it, but it looks to my untrained eye like it's been cleaned. Not saying it was or wasn't worth what you paid for it.

 

a soak in some acetone ought to remove most of that gunk

 

LP3 are currently selling on the US Mint site for $8.95

Of course you can put other coins in the 2x2s, just be very careful that they don't have the chance to slip near the staples and get scratched or if adhesive, don't let them touch the glue.

 

Well NGC has a Conservation service know as NCS. I've submitted a few coins to them and I was happy with the results. However I do think there is a minimum # of coins you have to submit and it's not inexpensive. The service probably would cost more than you paid for the coin.

 

Looks decent to me, but can't say about the price. And yes it probably did receive a dip sometime in the past - but most older silver coins did in my opinion. And as mentioned yes other coins can go into the 2x2's.

 

The key for 2x2's is to put all the dollar ones in one row, all the half dollar ones in another, etc. As Krispy said, this will avoid the staple from the dime coins (which naturally have staples closer to the center of the 2x2) scratching the visible surface of the dollar ones.

I learned the hard way.

$16 isn't bad for a Peace Dollar. It's safe to say you didn't get taken to the cleaners, in any case (but maybe the coin did)

 

I have submitted just one coin, it is not that expensive and they base the fee on the marked value of the coin.

Granted percentage wise it's probably not worth it for a $20 coin as the fee after shipping will be close to that value. The coin I sent in was a $500 coin which made it a little more worthwhile.