7 u.s.a. Silver Dollars - Have I Got Anything Special Here

i came across these silver dollars today, and was just curious, i don`t know much about american coins, so i figured i`d throw it out here. apologies if the scans aren`t the greatest...

 

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I'm not sure of your knowledge, so I will answer as if you don't have any clue. First of all, the first two coins aren't silver dollars. Those are Eisenhower bicentennials. They need to be in mint condition to be worth anything more than just one dollar. However, it is difficult to find Eisenhower dollars now-a-days. So, I'd hang onto them.

The first two peace dollars aren't anything special, although they are made of 90% silver. The first two look to have been cleaned harshly, and yet the second one still has nasty gunk on it. The first one has that ugly greenish tint. I'd say they are worth about $12-$13 a piece.

The next peace dollar has rim dings that are clearly evident on the reverse. Rim dings really hurt the value of a coin. Again, might be worth $12-$13.

The fourth peace dollar looks like a fake....a counterfeit. The metal just doesn't look right, the word peace is barely visible on the reverse and the coin looks very off centered, with a lip on the top of the obverse and the letters at the top of the reverse barely making onto the coin. I think its counterfeit....I'd take it out of the flip and tap it. It should make a nice dinggggggg sound. If not, it's a fake. If you can weigh it, it should weigh about 26 grams.

The Morgan dollar looks real, a 1921 date is fairly common for Morgan dollars. Too bad you didn't have a 1921 Peace dollar in there. Again, the Morgan might fetch you $12-$14.

I think you should get a second opinion as I'm just an amateur grader at this time.

 

I agree with Silver Surfer except on the fourth Peace Dollar. I don't see anything wrong with it, in fact it is in the best condition of the bunch. Still a common date, but maybe worth a few bucks more.

 

delacroixandora:

Numismedia Fair Market Value Price Guide is a good source to get a ballpark value across coin grades to help you estimate prices for US Coinage.

While the Eisenhower (Ike) dollars you have do not contain silver, there are Eisenhower dollars which did contain a percentage of silver composition, particularly the Proof "S" San Francisco Mint Marks issues. For the greater public it is still common to hear people refer to Ike dollars as 'Silver dollars' due to the content and standard nomenclature of previous large silver dollar coins like your Peace and Morgan coins. In fact, if you browse the auction categories at TeleTrade, you will still find ALL issues of Ike dollars listed under the 'Silver Dollars' category.

Additionally, coins such as the Morgan have been very closely studied and categorized according to VAM types and Ike dollars are equally coming into their own course of scrutiny to note variety and die types for which much has been published by the Ike group. Not much can be said in regards to either of these special additional aspects from the current photos you have posted here, but it is always advisable to first learn what, if any of these special notations regarding your coins, may be present to correctly assess the potential accuracy of the value of your coins.

 

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