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Uncirculated roll of 20 1890 Philadelphia (no mint mark) Morgan Dollars Uncirculated roll of 20 1889 Philadelphia (no mint mark) Morgan Dollars Uncirculated roll of 20 1898 Philadelphia (no mint mark) Morgan Dollars. A roll of uncirculated clad currentcoinvalue Washington quarters from the 1970s (our choice of dates - roll will be all same date). Ten rolls of 38 year old 1963 D Lincolns, uncirculated Uncirculated bank roll (25) Sacagawea 2000P dollars "Special purchase - 5 UNOPENED proof sets (1956,58,59,60,64). Rare in this condition. (Return policy applies only if still unopened, as that''s the rarity of these items). 1960s may be large or small date-who knows??" Certified (slabbed) 1956 Franklin Half Dollar, Certified (slabbed) 1962 Franklin Half Dollar Certified (slabbed) 1963 Franklin Half Dollar Morgan dollars were minted from 1878 until 1904. During World War I, many silver dollars were melted, and Congress ordered the supply to be replenished after the war. There''s a modern rarity which you may find in the change in your pocket. Many people may remember the hearing about the 1943 copper penny, which is worth many thousands of dollars, but the chances of finding one are about the same as winning collector, for many dates which were considered fairly common in uncirculated condition, such as the 1879-O and 1880-O Morgan dollar, were disclosed to be extremely scarce or rare in gem MS 65 uncirculated grade and gem MS 65 prooflike! With these disclosures by a respected expert in the field, the Morgan dollar market bloomed almost overnight. By the early 1980''s, it was the single largest area of collector interest in U.S. numismatics, simply because it was disclosed that in addition to the other benefits of 1. Beauty, 2. Quality, and 4. Low price, many dates in the series also enjoyed a high degree of 3. Rarity, in higher currentcoinvalue grade. The 1950-1970 Cameo Proof series is currently positioned at the same point the Morgan dollar market found itself in the mid-1970''s. Like the Morgan dollar market at that time, the current cameo proof market has been enjoying increasing popularity among collectors with currentcoinvalue each passing year, despite the birth of published information on the subject. The fact is, high grade cameo examples of many of the rarer cameo dates are so rare that few dealers have ever seen such coins. The cameo proof series, like the Morgan dollar series, has been crying for a comprehensive book involved "acid-dipping" the dies before they were polished. The solution used during the 1950 to 1970 period, currentcoinvalue a bath consisting of 5% nitric acid/95% water, was used to create an acid-etched appearance on the die. When the die was subsequently polished and buffed, the recessed portions of the die, the devices, retained their acid-etched cameo. The very first strikes off one of these new dies would possess a gorgeous, intense cameo effect very similar in quality to the proofs minted today. The raised portions of these early strikes, the devices (on the Franklin half, these would be the bust of Franklin, the lettering, and date on the obverse, and the Liberty bell, eagle, and lettering on the reverse) would display a snow-white cameo effect that would stand in stark contrast currentcoinvalue to the deep-mirrored fields surrounding them. The flawless, jewel-like quality of the best of these cameos almost look like works of art rather than mere coins! Indeed, to most collectors, these coins are works of art! The frosted devices of these early cameo dies were quite delicate - one could easily scratch a bit of frost from the die with one''s fingernail, and were the first part of the die to wear. Each
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