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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RGJohn777, post: 986811, member: 22102&quot;]It appears to me to be the sort of thing one sees advertised in such magazines as &quot;National Geographic&quot; and &quot;Smithsonian&quot; or the Sunday &#039;Parade&#039; magazine insert in the newspaper. Kind of a gimmicky thing.</p><p>----</p><p>The verbiage is printed upon simulated parchment. The elaborate story about &quot;America&#039;s First Silver Dollar&quot; and the classic figure of Washington crossing the Delaware speak an emotional appeal to the reader with disposable income.</p><p>It may be authentic. Similar ads for Columbus half dollars in a $10 - $12 grade at only $30 or so per each ( sometimes a bit cheaper in quantity), or a half pound of &#039;gem-quality&#039; rubies, or what-the-hell-have-ya are pretty common and apparently sucessfull. All plus S+H of course.</p><p>----</p><p>&nbsp;The faux parchment says it weighs 27 grams . That&#039;s 0.868 troy ounce. I can&#039;t read the fineness but multiply that number by 0.868 and that&#039;s how much actual silver the coin ( if genuine) actually contains.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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