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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;adric22, post: 1521889, member: 38146&quot;]I bought these off eBay and they came in today.&nbsp; They are supposed to be uncirculated silver dollars.&nbsp; They appear to be sealed in the plastic from the mint and they also include the little blue tokens.&nbsp; But when I looked at them closely I could see crud on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the first picture you can see spots on Eisenhower&#039;s face, particular the cheek and under the eye.&nbsp; it is more noticeable in person than in the photo.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>On the second coin you&#039;ll see a big smudge of something right on the top of the &quot;1&quot; in 1972.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Now I really don&#039;t care that much about the physical condition.&nbsp; I bought these at bullion price and I wanted them simply for bullion.&nbsp; However, I&#039;ve never bought any silver IKEs before and these don&#039;t really look silver.&nbsp; When I take a clean silver coin such as a 1964 half-dollar or an ASE and compare, the IKE&#039;s look more of a copper-nickel color.&nbsp;&nbsp; If they were not sealed, I would expect a slight color change over time.&nbsp; However, I am thinking since they <i>are </i>sealed from the mint, they should still have their original color, right?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Any suggestions for verifying if they are silver, short of opening them and putting an acid test on them?&nbsp; Actually I&#039;m tempted to open them up anyway since if I buy any more of these I&#039;ll want to store them in a tube which takes up less space.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk277/adric22/IMG_1061.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk277/adric22/IMG_1060.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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