Ok my son bought thisnone for me and looked good till i took it out of the package and it has these gouges all around 3/4;of the coin. Need help valueing the coin with the post mint damage.
Smelt value; the value it has in a smelter... Don't sell it, @Joy Matherne. Take joy in it (no pun intended). Like we say around the stables, never look a gift horse in the mouth.
It's silver content is worth a tad over $13, but in this condition, I don't think a dealer would pay very much for it. So, I'm inclined to think that you should throw it on a New York beach somewhere so Mr. P. can hunt for it. Chris
Someone got some new diagonal cutter and tried it out on the poor silver dollar. Worth? Melt value or keep as a nice gift from your thoughtful son. Make up a story to tell people on how it got damaged and then have some fun with it. "An old sailor was so used to biting his coins to tell if they were real, he repeatedly bit this coin not realizing silver is harder than gold." LOL
Yes, it's really a shame that someone tested pliers/wire cutters on the coin. It looks at least AU. Melt value, like everyone said- $13/$14.