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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jaceravone, post: 433230, member: 9474&quot;]Whoops, sorry... I see what you are pointing out.&nbsp; What I meant to say was, &quot;it looks to be circulated&quot;.&nbsp; Keep in mind, back in those days in what we call the &quot;early commemorative&quot; days, coin collecting wasn&#039;t as prevelant as it is now.&nbsp; Of course you had your collectors, but many of these comms found their way into circulation and were used as legal tender.&nbsp; Like the 1893 Columbian Comm that was my dad&#039;s... he actually pulled this out of circulation when he was a kid.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As far as value goes, I think $81 is high for a true AU coin, but the coin in that auction would probably count as a slider.&nbsp; They are calling it an AU, but even the seller said that it was AU+ so I am not surpised that it went for that high.&nbsp; It looked like a nice example.&nbsp; The grey sheet guide that I have only goes down to XF prices which were $65-70.&nbsp; I feel that your coin is not even XF, but rather VF and I would guess that those prices would be $55-60 or somewhere around there.&nbsp; I am not saying the coin is worthless, because there is a value to the coin, but rather that the coin would not go for UNC or AU prices.&nbsp; If a graded/slabbed example is what you are looking for then go <a href="http://www.commem.com/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.commem.com/index.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.&nbsp; This company has some really nice examples of both raw and slabbed coins for decent prices too.&nbsp;&nbsp; I would keep the coin as a reminder of your granddad and don&#039;t worry about its value.&nbsp; If you need help finding a nice example of one, just drop me a pm and I will be more than happy to help you find one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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