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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 51292, member: 669&quot;]Hi Carmella.&nbsp; Welcome to the hobby and the forum.You have what is called a &quot;silver round&quot;, made to look like an overgrown buffalo nickle (1913-1938).&nbsp; It was privately minted as a bullion coin, and it is worth roughly $7 at today&#039;s silver prices.Now <i>that</i> would be a <i>coin</i>, if it were genuine.&nbsp; Unfortunately there are many fakes out there, and yours is almost certainly one of them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <ul> <li>The last year Morgan Dollars were minted in Carson City was 1878.</li> <li>Only 1,097 Morgan Dollars were minted in 1882 - all of them proofs produced at Philadelphia.</li> </ul><p>&quot;Proof&quot; is a form of manufacture, which results in a more polished appearing coin.&nbsp; Use the &quot;Search&quot; button at the top of this page, and look for &quot;Carson City&quot; and &quot;Proof&quot;, to find prior threads discussing these coins.Do a search for &quot;storage&quot; and you&#039;ll have a lot of reading to do. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Always <b>Buy the book before the coin.</b>&nbsp; Take your time, look at pictures of US <i>and</i> world coins on this and other forums, read , read, read, and find some aspect of the hobby that grabs you by the neck and says &quot;I&#039;m for you!&quot;&nbsp; Hit the search button one more time, this time looking for &quot;books&quot; and you&#039;ll see many suggestions that have been made in prior threads.</p><p><br /></p><p>Above all - ENJOY! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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