Found at a watch shop in nyc

[Eastcoasthunter21]

Hello all hope your hunting is going well !
I was at dr in nyc with my wife today had some time to kill so we walked around
Small shop says we buy gold and silver. Hmm so I ask the guy if he has any coins he tries to sell me some Rosie's and Washington silver I politely say no I'm interested in older coins he says ok pulls out a bag starts putting some out I choose a few. 1 1879 O Morgan beautiful condition
1 1921 Morgan again beautiful 1 1926 Oregon trail half dollar stunning 1 1929 S standing liberty 1 barber dime ( forgot the year ) very nice detail and 2 V nickels 1902 ,1906
I paid fifty dollars for all. And he has more ! What to do ? I'm not usually a buyer of coins just collect what I find and do not usually sell stuff but if there is money to be made y - not

 

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[DIE HARD]

I usually don't see Morgan's for under 30$ so just two of those for 50$ sounds like a deal

 

[sutphin]

21 , NICE COINS .

 

[Terry Soloman]

I sure hope they are real..

 

[favored papa]

My thought also, REAL? If so nice..

 

[Eastcoasthunter21]

Ok I should stick to digging !! Lol. I brought them to a reputable coin shop
They are real but have been cleaned. So the collector value is not high so he said they were worth 17 each and less for the half dollar. I will keep them but will not buy like this again.

 

[SusanMN]

Just to be on the safe side, I would run a magnet around the edge and on both sides. Any magnetic pull anywhere and they aren't real.

 

[Eastcoasthunter21]

I did that. They are real. Believe that coin guy said that also just cleaned and polished. That's what hurt the value

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Thats still not a bad price what you paid. And the numbers the coin guy gave was probally what he would pay. That half is probally the best out if all those even cleaned like that.

BU 1926 Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar | eBay


i found a good way to test is they are real is to run them uner your coil. Ive bought fakes on purpose and none were magnetic. But they always read lower on my detector. I doubt yours are fakes, they dont look like the typical fakes wth the painted on patina.

id give ya 20 for that half ��

 

[Argentium]

Yeah , No Worries friend ! You scored nicely - even with the cleaning - the Oregon piece alone is worth the $50 - (the dealer is straight up
wrong at less than $17) . Could you put up some closer pics of all -please !

(if your's is the 1926 philly mint , there were less than 50K minted ! even if it's San Fran. mintage is less than 90K !! )

 

[kingskid1611]

Beautiful coins and an Excellent price!