Is an 1906 1 Dollar Coin?

[Telecolor 3007]

I got me an coin today. I want to see if it is really an 1906 1 dollar coin.

On one side it's an woman represntig the Liberty. The woman carryes some flowers. The word "LIBERTY" forms a semicercle. On the right syde is written "IN GOD WE TRUST". On the lower side is written 1906. On the left syde, above the letter "L" the Sun is rising.

On the other syde. On the above semicercle is written "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA". On the above cercle is written "1 OZ. FINE SILVER-ONE DOLLAR".
On the center of the coin is the U.S.A. coat of arms with the words "E PLURIBUS UNUM". Abobe the eagle is an triangle of stars. On the first row in one star, on the 2nd 3 stars, on the 3rd 4 stars, on the 4th row 5 stars.

[similost]

THe only thing that sounds wrong to me about it is the 1oz fine silver.. I don't remember seeing any old liberty or morgans with that on them..

[stuwee]

I think it was made in China!:D No seriously, I have no clue except I never seen one with the silver 1oz either. so unless you do a numisistic(SP) search I'm gonna say it's a fake or a commemorative. IMO
Craig

[similost]

I'm thinking commemoritive.. which if so, and if it's .999 silver, then it's worth the going price of silver at the time of sale.

[Telecolor 3007]

Probably it's a Chinesee fake, since it cost me a little bit more then a dollar :scratch2:

[Sandy G]

Silver dollar production was suspended in the United States in 1904, & resumed in 1921. The design used from 1878-1921 was the "Morgan" dollar, which had a leftwards-facing, somewhat heavyset female face in profile, w/a "heraldic"-I.E. "spread Eagle" on the reverse. The date is under Liberty's neck on the front, the mint mark is under the eagle's tail on the back. No mint mark indicates a Philadelphia mint, "D" is for Denver, "S" is for San Fransisco, "O" is for New Orleans, & "CC" is for Carson City, Nevada. Typically, "CC" are the most rare, followed by "S", & then "O". Denver & Philadelphia coins typically are the most common. I think your coin is a fake, altho it could be a silver ounce bar that is a later restrike. As such, it would only be worth silver, right now about 16-17 bucks an ounce, but it would have no "numismatic"-coin collector- value.

[jonman]

Could be a commemorative silver coin, like from the Franklin Mint

[gearhound]

Could it possibly be an American "Trade Dollar"?
Trade dollars were 1 oz. of silver that was used in overseas commerce.

Steve

[stuwee]

Silver dollar production was suspended in the United States in 1904, & resumed in 1921. The design used from 1878-1921 was the "Morgan" dollar, which had a leftwards-facing, somewhat heavyset female face in profile, w/a "heraldic"-I.E. "spread Eagle" on the reverse. The date is under Liberty's neck on the front, the mint mark is under the eagle's tail on the back. No mint mark indicates a Philadelphia mint, "D" is for Denver, "S" is for San Fransisco, "O" is for New Orleans, & "CC" is for Carson City, Nevada. Typically, "CC" are the most rare, followed by "S", & then "O". Denver & Philadelphia coins typically are the most common. I think your coin is a fake, altho it could be a silver ounce bar that is a later restrike. As such, it would only be worth silver, right now about 16-17 bucks an ounce, but it would have no "numismatic"-coin collector- value.

What he said! Sandy da man. Hint: anyone that can spell numismatic has to be right, and I know Sandy knows his stuff:thmbsp:
I was gonna spell it like numasistasis which is a whole different disease
You can have it checked for the silver content at a jewlery store and let us know, I have to know now that you started all this.
Good luck Craig

[BajaGringo]

My dad was a big coin collector and what Sandy says sounds right. I have a bag of those things sitting around here somewhere...

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[vintaggeman]

:worthless

[Sandy G]

The "Trade Dollars" were made around 1877-78 & were never really circulated much, if at all, in the US. Most, if not all, went to the Orient, & got melted down. They are VERY rare today- I dunno if I've ever seen one. I'll give you guys some dates to look out for- 1893, 1894, & 1895 Morgans, especially the "S"-San Fransisco mint mark-the 1893 version is worth like $1000 for a worn-out "slick" one. 1804 silver dollars are VERY VERY rare, too- IIRC, there are approx a dozen specimans extant, going in the $ millions when they change hands. It might pay to check that old jar full of old coins you got from yr wife's granfather that's stashed on the top shelf in the back of the closet...

[BajaGringo]

I'm checking right now...

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[clifselina]

Does it look like this????

[Telecolor 3007]

Yup, that's the coin!

[Sandy G]

That's an American Eagle bullion coin, it has a nominal value of a dollar, but it really is for the silver bullion trade...Interstingly enuff, these things DO sell for a premium above silver price, usually $25-30. If yours is in a protective holder like that, I'd suggest that you NOT remove it, as they are typically worth more "uncirculated" & "pedigreed" like that.

[clifselina]

Yup, that's the coin!

Check the date carefully. That design has stayed the same since its introduction, in 1986. They were not made 80 years earlier.