1923 Unc Peace Key ?

I am not familiar with all the keys in this series, save the 1921 and 1928. All the other date and mint mark keys, I always forget what they are.

I bought this coin from a local coin shop dealer for $22. It was housed in cellophane with the company name Littleton on it. I knew it was a littletoncoin when I bought it it was marked uncirculated and I thought for $22 I couldn't go wrong. It was a 1923 Philadelphia peace dollar

Well a few days ago, I went into a local vintage shop, they sell old toys and records, CDs and if you look you might be able to find a coin or two.

Getting to the point, I showed the owner the uncirculated 1922 peace dollar, I was expecting to sell it to him for around what I paid for it at least. Well, he went to go look online and look up the coin, when he came back he informed me that it was a key date. I asked him if he was sure as it was only a 1923 Philadelphia and at 30 million minted, I didn't think that constituted as a key date coin.

The only thing I can think of that he thinks the coin is a 1923 D, but I don't think that really is a key date either is it? Ultimately he bought the coin for $40. I know the 1923 D can get pricey and it is a better date coin.

But the 1923 Philadelphia? Nothing special about that right? Did I miss something or is he wrong? Here is the coin that was sold.

 

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Right, nothing special.

 

You were right, I'm not sure why he got excited. That old lady has a lot of bag marks, too!

 

It' good to know I know a tiny bit about coins. LOL

 

you should have sold it

 

I did sell it to him for 40 dollars.

 

I bet he had bad eyesight and thought he was buying a 1928.

 

I would accept that explanation but I told him several times it was a 1923 Philadelphia, it wasn't a key date coin. He insisted I was wrong so I quit arguing, LOL

 

If i were you, from now on i would give him 1st shot at every coin you intend to sell.

 

Maybe a VAM coin? Die gouge?

 

There is nothing special about this coin from what I see, but apparently the seller, despite my claims insisted I was wrong. See, sometimes The Twilight Zone visits us now and again,lol.

 

There's a clear die gouge under "dollar"...isn't it?

 

I have ten full rolls of uncirculated “key date” coins if that’s the case.

 

Would you care to know this buyers location? ;P

Maybe he looked it up on ebay and saw the ads: "1923 Key date very rare"

 

Yeah if it's an MS 68. Than it would be a key date.

 

But this is a Littleton Coin remember? It was marked ms-60 in the cellophane package. so highly doubtful ms-68. If there's a die gouge great but $40 worth of a die gouge? It's a 1923 Philadelphia, not 22 as stated above. But that is the common 1923 Philadelphia, nothing special about it, except to that guy who bought it.

 

MS-60 is about right.

 

I know. I was just joking around.

 

good move

 

I recently went back to this shop where I sold this coin. You were right C-B-D, he did think it was a 1928. Which tells me he did not listen at ALL to what I said when I kept telling him it was a 1923.