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Message:: [QUOTE="wooleytree, post: 1502757, member: 31541"]My most valued coin This silver dollar is my most valued coin, not the most valuable but the most valued. My great Grandfather passed away in 1984 at the ripe old age of 86. It was the summer between my junior and senior year of high school and we went to Knox City Texas  for Grand Pa's funeral. Grand Ma was in poor health and asked us to help haul off some junk so that she could sell the house and move into a nursing home (No Joke). The house had been in our family for around 100 years and I guess I came from a long line of hoarders because when we got to the shed outside it was packed full of family history. I found pictures of the family dating back to the early 1900's and where my Great Great grand parents paid life insurance back in the 20's. Long story short I picked up an old shoe box and heard this silver dollar sliding around. I took it to Grand Ma and told her what I had found. She said "Paulie, (Paul to everyone else) keep it, Grand Pa would want you to have it." I hauled off several boxes of what I called treasure that day but this is the only thing I still have from all of it today. Even though it had what appeared to be varnish on it I had it slabbed a few years ago just to preserve a small piece of my Great Grand Father. ANACS called xf 45 surface residue. I call it my most prized coin in my collection. RIP Grand Pa and Grand Ma........ I still love you![/QUOTE]