[theanhdy]

My cousin bought an old house and we found these coins in the house that he bought. Does anyone know if these coins are worth anymore than their original value? Thank you in advance

1879 One Dollar



1923 One Dollar



1923 Half Dollar



1966 Half Dollar

[DougLikesBMW]

Wow, you lucky fuckers. I know those are going to be worth a fair amount. Don't lose them.

Oh and you put this in the wrong section .

[Brunotheboxer]

you're rich.

[UltimateBMW]

Since I love to do poeple's work for them.

Here is the first bit I've found out about your coins:

That 1923 Half Dollar is also known as the, "1923-S Monroe Doctrine Centennial Half Dollar". A commemorative coin. Consists of 90% silver, 10% copper. And is worth (LARGELY DEPENDING ON CONDITION) From about $30-$100. Mind you, it is only worth what someone else is willing to spend on it. So in this economy, I wouldn't expect anyone to be going nuts over a ~90 year old coin worth only 50c in legal tender. I'd say perhaps $30-$40 is what you'd get for that particular coin.

But I'm no coin collector, just a gifted googler.

[UltimateBMW]

Update, Here are 2 ebay auctions I found.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1923S-MONROE-DOC...25111007r15517
One has a 1923-S Monroe Doctrine Centennial Half Dollar in 'poor' condition, bidding at $9.99 +$4.00s/h with no bids. 5 days remaining.

http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI....m=220288155886
The other, is a perfectly mint 1923-S Monroe Doctrine Centennial Half Dollar. Up for best offer, not an auction, starting at $635.00. There has been 1 offer so far on it, and it ended in October of 2008.

[UltimateBMW]

Regardless, I would suggest you take them to a professional coin collector store somewhere. And perhaps gauge their interest. Also, see if you can't get them cleaned up a bit.

*Edit* I found it was recommended not to clean the coins. Since the used look is favored by some collectors. So just adding in this edit in case you don't read the post further down that addresses cleaning again. Don't clean them, unless you have a buyer that is interested in that.

[UltimateBMW]

The kennedy half dollar is not rare at all. In fact, its only worth from what I can tell is that because of the year, it was made with 40% silver. Making it worth about $2 and change.

Kennedy Half Dollars, 1965-1970 (40% silver)

1965 - 65,879,366
1966 - 108,984,932
1967 - 295,046,978
1968 D - 246,951,930
1969 D - 129,881,800
1970 D - 2,150,000

Something to look for in all of these coins is for any kind of error or defect from the mint. Things of this nature would intrigue a collector and give them a purpose to add your coin to their collection.

[UltimateBMW]

OR I guess you could do something unique to it... like this.

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/esd/clt/972276842.html


But I wouldn't recommend it.

[UltimateBMW]

That 1923 One Dollar is a 1923 Peace Dollar. These are quite common as well.

You might look it over and see that TRUST on the front is mispelled as TRVST. Unfortunately, this is how they ALL were made. The 'U' is stylized and comes out looking like a V because of how society used the language then.

The fashion at the time was to use the Roman alphabet for classically-themed artwork. The Roman alphabet was essentially the same as ours except that it only had 24 letters. I and V could act as vowels, consonants, or numbers. You had to decipher from the context, just like we do with the letter C. If you saw the letter V in a place where a vowel was needed you automatically replaced it with a U sound when speaking or reading. Ditto for I and J sounds.


It wasn't until the Middle Ages that the people started to use U and J to keep the sound separate, and these 2 letters were added to the alphabet.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_th...sspelled_trvst

[UltimateBMW]

Another factor that will depict how much these coins are worth in the end is their mintmark. Telling which mint the coin was made from.

Yet another reason to bring these to a local profession that can look at them in the flesh.

[UltimateBMW]

Here is a whole listed of 1923 Peace Dollars that are for sale.

http://www.silverpeacedollar.com/1923-peace-dollar/

Please note that most of those are in mint condition.

[UltimateBMW]

Lastly, the 1879 Dollar coin. This is known as a 1879 Morgan Silver Dollar. Not quite a rare coin either, but not as common as some of the others.

The big issue with this coin seems to be the mintmark.

The price depends on the mint mark and condition. The mint mark will appear on the reverse (the eagle side) side just above the letters "D" and "O" in the word dollars.The mint marks are as follows;
no mintmark = philadelphia - about uncirculated condition = $20.00
s mintmark = san francisco - about uncirculated condition = $25.00
cc mintmark = carson city - about uncirculated condition = $1,100.00
o mintmark = new orleans - about uncirculated condition = $20.50

This responce is followed with the recommendation of not cleaning the coin, as some collectors may fancy the worn, tarnished look. So that gives you something to consider.

I would not clean the coin as natural toning is more valuable as most coins are cleaned.
ps- I hope you got the carson city coin & you should get a coin book or consult an expert to determine the condition.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...6164741AAViZK0

Unfortunately, again, you have an unmarked coin. Which means its from philadelphia. ~$20.

Here is another posting confirming the aforementioned resale price.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_w..._coin_be_worth

[UltimateBMW]

Thats about it, keep us posted on what happens. Get appraised, sold, found something unique... etc.

[SoYank]

Originally Posted by UltimateBMW

Regardless, I would suggest you take them to a professional coin collector store somewhere. And perhaps gauge their interest. Also, see if you can't get them cleaned up a bit.

DON'T CLEAN THEM!!!!! Cleaning a coin like that greatly reduces its value as a collection piece.

[UltimateBMW]

Originally Posted by UltimateBMW

This responce is followed with the recommendation of not cleaning the coin, as some collectors may fancy the worn, tarnished look. So that gives you something to consider.

Thanks for reading the whole thread.