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<p>[QUOTE="Nighthawk, post: 862580, member: 6658"]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Today I was at the flea market and I bought this 1 oz silver coin from a vendor thinking that it was just a 0.999 fine silver round. After I got home I looked at the coin under a loupe to discover that it was only .900 fine silver. Since I though I overpaid for a 1 oz silver round, I went online to see if it was collectible. After some research, I found that it seems to be part of a 4 coin commemorative set with a low mintage (5000 according to Wikipedia). The coin unfortunately has been handled and has some minor smudge marks or foreign material on the surface. </font></font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Is this coin worth sending in to NCS for preservation/grading or should I just keep it as a conversation piece?</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Nighthawk</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Nighthawk, post: 862580, member: 6658"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Today I was at the flea market and I bought this 1 oz silver coin from a vendor thinking that it was just a 0.999 fine silver round. After I got home I looked at the coin under a loupe to discover that it was only .900 fine silver. Since I though I overpaid for a 1 oz silver round, I went online to see if it was collectible. After some research, I found that it seems to be part of a 4 coin commemorative set with a low mintage (5000 according to Wikipedia). The coin unfortunately has been handled and has some minor smudge marks or foreign material on the surface. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Is this coin worth sending in to NCS for preservation/grading or should I just keep it as a conversation piece?[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Nighthawk[/FONT][/QUOTE]
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