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DrzeroDrzero Posts: 9
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I have 2 1881 Silver dollar coins....How do i figure out what they are worth and whether or not they are from the San fransisco mint?
Are there any Charecteristics i can look for?

Thx so much for you help!

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  • CherwoodCherwood Posts: 1,073 ✭
    Look for the mint mark on the reverse of the coin at the bottom. The value will depend on the grade of the coin.
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  • eyoung429eyoung429 Posts: 6,374 ✭
    Welcome!!!!!


    Pics would help

    You can also look on the reverse side and see if there is a mintmark under the eagle.
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  • DrzeroDrzero Posts: 9
    And what will the mint mark be for this coin? an S?
  • DrzeroDrzero Posts: 9
    ok one of my coins has an S mint mark but the other has no mark at all...What does this say for the second coin?
  • Russellp23Russellp23 Posts: 397
    No mintmark = Philadelphia
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  • GonfunkoGonfunko Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭
    No mintmark means it was made at Philadelphia.
  • ddbirdddbird Posts: 3,168 ✭✭✭
    Shame its not a carson city (cc). That would have made your day~!
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  • DrzeroDrzero Posts: 9
    Ok so wuold any of you happen to know what a slightly banged up 1881-S silver dollar is worth?
    Or a 1881-Philadelphia mint condition Silver dollar is worth?
  • DrzeroDrzero Posts: 9
    Nobody huh?
  • CherwoodCherwood Posts: 1,073 ✭
    As I stated earlier it depends on the grade (or condition) of the coin. If you could post pics that would help.
    Cheryl........."She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot." - Mark Twain

    Cher-Wood Forest Aviary

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    POTD - May 26, 2005
  • DrzeroDrzero Posts: 9
    This is a really dumb question i know but how do i add pictures to a post? is it The bbcode thing where i have to host the pic then put the url in things with {img}?
  • DrzeroDrzero Posts: 9
    i tried scanning these coins and my pics came out terrible...So can anyone just tell me a price range between a banged up one and a mint condition one?
  • CherwoodCherwood Posts: 1,073 ✭
    $13.00 for VG to $30.00 for MS60 for both coins.
    Cheryl........."She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot." - Mark Twain

    Cher-Wood Forest Aviary

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    POTD - May 26, 2005
  • JrGMan2004JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭
    Both are common date coins... so... retail value can run anywhere from about $7-$8 to up into the $120 range, and even higher, but only for very high grade specimens... again, pictures would be helpful...

    You can either host your own pictures, or you can upload your pictures here... but the pictures have to be 50kb or smaller in file size. Then you use the [img ] and [/img ] tags (Without the spaces) to insert the photo. Or, you can click the icon that has the little picture frame, and it will bring up a dialog box where you can just enter the picture's URL right into there...
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  • DrzeroDrzero Posts: 9
    San fransisco mint 1881 Silver Dollar.....image
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    Philadelphia mints

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    Yes i know these pictures arent that good =/ But can you tell me ANYTHING from them? im in kinda a bind for money and i thought i could sell these =)

  • ERER Posts: 7,345 ✭
    Sorry, but really impossible to say, based on those pictures.
  • VetVet Posts: 1,513
    Really hard to tell with those scans try putting a dark backround to eliminate the glare.
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  • BigAlBigAl Posts: 1,187 ✭✭✭
    did you pull those pics off ebay?

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    I'll take a wild guess....the S may be PL, the Phily is possibly circ or cleaned. Offer the pair to a dealer and you may get $50---assuming best case scenario.
  • DrzeroDrzero Posts: 9
    No i didnt pull those off ebay and it Does have an S mark...i DOUBT either of these are uncirculated Because i got them as a wedding present about 2 decades ago...The have been in hard cases though so they are pretty clean...or at least one of them is..
    Can anyone give me tips on how to get a good pic? i been using a digital camera...Should i try my scanner a lil more?

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