I like to go with 38/40mm (crown size) or US half dollar size 30.6mm. That will cover most of the range of coin diameter.
There's a part of me that is really happy I bought 5 modern comm silver dollars last week when spot was ~$21.20/toz.
As long as the 'damage' hasn't appreciably reduced the weight and the coin is genuine, I would think an 1860s double eagle for spot is an absolute...
But neither 'dollar' has much value at all without modern bankers/banking. Given the monetary system we have, I'll take mild increased inflation...
I also agree with most everyone and this appears to be a nice VF coin.
You could shave your face with the sharpness of that strike.
@Chris B Very nice group. You can really see the progression and modernization of engraving and minting. Plus, big chunks of 220+ year old...
Agreed. A nice clear circulated silver coin is hard to beat. I often prefer nice circulated (F-EF) to mint state.
This is a gem example. Good strike and 'clean'. @panzerman Your collection is really nice. You've got a great eye for history, manifested.
$100. Pretty nice gem grade.
I'd keep all the pure nickel coins just in case. Like the France 1 franc in the photo. Maybe there's more? Appears to be a modern Netherlands...
This has been my recent (the last ~2 years) method for silver stacking. I consistently get these from a local dealer at $21-22 each right now....
I am seriously stunned by the lack of understanding of reality and science by some members in this thread.
That's my general coin collecting philosophy.
That's a really good price for a nice chunk of historical silver. I'll buy them for the type set whenever I can for those prices.
@Hiddendragon Nice group. I especially like the French 5 franc - nice surface VF/EF. They are a mainstay of the world crown collection.
@PaddyB Let's see those 'lesser grade crowns', please. :)
Top pop? Very nice and minty. Good grab.
let's talk about reasons for the below prices as of right now today: Silver - 22.61 Gold - 1,909.34 Any thoughts? I think it's an easing of...
Relatedly...one needs to factor in eye-appeal too. The above half dime is actually not a bad repair and has decent eye-appeal. I'd consider it...
Separate names with a comma.
