Went Through a Bag of Silver DOllars

Coxe · May 28, 2007 2:11PM

Pulled just 40 from a mixed bag of circulated silver dollars. This was a bag used as payment at face value for a $1,000 bill. I am not sure of everything I pulled out of it but a few are probably new finds. Some that I am pretty sure of are:

1880-O NEW FIND (clash)
1882-O VAM-7 -- O/O amazingly attributable AG specimen!
1887 NEW FIND (clash)
1888-O VAM-6 -- oval O
1889-O VAM-2 -- oval O
1892-O VAM-5 -- doubled ear (formerly was identified as VAM-7)
1899-O VAM-34B (R-6)
1900 VAM-24 -- DDR with quadrupled stars
1900-O VAM-22C2 -- counterfeit with the same obverse as the micro o
1921 NEW FIND (break)
1921 NEW FIND (break)
1921-D VAM-1F - ULDS
1921-D VAM-1H -- one of the best examples I have seen but have to try to get some gunk off of it
1921-D VAM-1M
1921-D VAM-1Q -- amazingly reverse toned Pompadeur T
1921-D VAM-1AD
1921-D JOH-5
1921-D grease filled mint mark
1921-D grease filled mint mark (different one)
1921-D NEW FIND (DDO)

Also found two amazing 1921 Morgans with overlapped reeding. I only know of the infrequent (wide) reeding VAMs. UNless these are identifiable, they are off to Leroy.

Haven't fully attributed the Peace dollars, but looks like I do have 1922 VAM-2AV, 1922-D VAM-1S, 1923-D VAM-1K, 1923-S VAM-1K, among 15 that I selected.

Here is the shot of that VAM-1Q. A little blurry but I was trying to capture the toning. It looks a lot nicer too.

GoldenEyeNumismatics · May 28, 2007 2:15PM

nice finds!

ccmorgan · May 28, 2007 2:16PM

Let me get this right, you got 1000 silver dollars for a $1000 dollar bill? Thats a lot of sorting you have to do. I don't know what the $1000 bill is worth but it sounds like you got a deal.

Coxe · May 28, 2007 2:21PM

No. Someone was paid a $1,000 in 1,000 Morgans (face value) in the 1960s. They just cashed them in with a guy I know. He let me go through them and I found 40 worth keeping. Amazingly, among the great number of 1921 dates, there were no pitted reverses and no infrequent reeds. Only two clashed Morgans were in the entire bag and I took both of them.

ccmorgan · May 28, 2007 2:33PM

Ahhh ok, SWEEEET!!

Coxe · May 28, 2007 2:34PM

Here is the VAM-1F. In addition to the horned O, there is a break at the top of the D of UNITED that I hadn't recalled before.

ccmorgan · May 28, 2007 2:42PM

WOW that's die break city there. Great pics too!

DJCoinz · May 28, 2007 2:46PM

Very nice!

Wolf359 · May 28, 2007 5:08PM

Pretty good cherrypicking out of 1,000 coins!

LostSisler · May 28, 2007 6:05PM

There are still many small hoards to be found! I had a gentleman come into the shop once with four bags! He'd picked them up in the early 80's and had hoped the price would go up. He had a lot of good coins in there and he made his money back.
My point is, this still happens. People get reminded of that old bag they have tucked-away somewhere and the finally decide to bring them out.

wam98 · May 28, 2007 7:12PM

Neat finds.

BIGJAYVEE · May 28, 2007 8:23PM

Very nice finds, WTG

Went Through a Bag of Silver DOllars

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