burned morgan silver dollar

[beervestor]

My mom just recently gave my a Morgan silver dollar that looks to be severely burned. She works at a bank and a customer came in with it and she got it. There was some bad wildfires down here a couple years back and alot of people lost there collections.

I was wondering if the silver content would still be there even if its burned, its still really heavy. thanks

 

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[7creeks]

Even if it melted into a blob it would still be silver

 

[captainfwiffo]

Depending on the date, it might be worth a lot even in damaged condition.

 

[beervestor]

its hard to see the date it looks like 1881 but i cant make out the last 2 digits it looks like a 81 but it only shows the top half. ill get a pic up in a minute

 

[beervestor]

Its really smooth haha and hard to see the date

lol dont see why the pics came out so big

 

[rocky raccoon]

i do the same thing,looks 1885

 

[rocky raccoon]

try not to crop it on yer photo fixer

 

[beervestor]

haha do you guys think its worth anything other then silver melt?

 

[Stang1968]

Good god that's an ugly morgan lol.

 

[beervestor]

Good god that's an ugly morgan lol.

indeed it is lol but still pretty cooooooool

 

[sagittarius98]

haha do you guys think its worth anything other then silver melt?

If it has the mintmark CC, it has some value over face even in this condition. The other ones are just melt. The mintmark is below the wreath on the back.

 

[captainfwiffo]

Looks like 1885? Maybe 1887 or 1881? 1880-something. If it's a 1881-CC, 1885-CC or 1889-CC it might be worth something more than melt...

http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/prices/mordlr/pricesgd.shtml

That gives you an idea of price - it would be worth a lot less than G4 values, but some of the rare dates are worth something in *any* condition. It might be worth something to a low-ball collector too, assuming the date and mintmark can be identified. A low-ball collector tries to assemble the ugliest, most worn set possible (and damaging a coin on purpose would be cheating, of course).

A dip in acetone might remove some of the charring without risking further damage. It has to be pure acetone - nail polish remover WILL NOT DO.

 

[beervestor]

haha do you guys think its worth anything other then silver melt?

If it has the mintmark CC, it has some value over face even in this condition. The other ones are just melt. The mintmark is below the wreath on the back.

Ya I cant see the mint mark :/

 

[beervestor]

Looks like 1885? Maybe 1887 or 1881? 1880-something. If it's a 1881-CC, 1885-CC or 1889-CC it might be worth something more than melt...

http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/prices/mordlr/pricesgd.shtml

That gives you an idea of price - it would be worth a lot less than G4 values, but some of the rare dates are worth something in *any* condition. It might be worth something to a low-ball collector too, assuming the date and mintmark can be identified. A low-ball collector tries to assemble the ugliest, most worn set possible (and damaging a coin on purpose would be cheating, of course).

A dip in acetone might remove some of the charring without risking further damage. It has to be pure acetone - nail polish remover WILL NOT DO.

Hmmm maybe ill try dipping it in, need to look for some acetone

 

[beervestor]

wiffo thanks for the price guide, dang those morgans can really get up there in price haha wish this one was in mint condition lol

 

[FormerTeller]

Good god that's an ugly morgan lol.

There ain't no such thing...

 

[lastleg]

That's the kind I like to fix up. Usually I can restore blackened coins.

 

[beervestor]

That's the kind I like to fix up. Usually I can restore blackened coins.

how do you restore this coin without ruining its value? lol

 

[sagittarius98]

That's the kind I like to fix up. Usually I can restore blackened coins.

how do you restore this coin without ruining its value? lol

In this condition, it is just worth melt. Therefore, you can't "ruin" it's value.

 

[fistfulladirt]

I can't be sure, but it doesn't look burnt. I dug an 1887 near an old church that burned in 1900. The Morgan that I dug had been burnt/scorched and came out of the ground looking like a rusty iron disk. It took a lot of work to clean it up, not a slick, but not much value over melt. I first boiled it in a water-baking soda-tinfoil combo, then rubbed it with a little spit and dull side of tinfoil. Sounds bad, but like I said not much value over melt.