About Dan Moore Expertise My strong familiarity with all U.S. Mint coins, extensive reference library,
and close relationships with many other dealers allows me to identify just
about any coin made in the USA. I receive regular updates to all the current
price guides -- both wholesale & retail -- to provide accurate values. So,
with a good description or pictures, I should be able to identify and value
any U.S. coin you have.
Experience I've been a coin dealer since the 1980's and a coin collector since the 1960's. I specialize in U.S. Silver Coins and have an active online website -- The Working Man's Rare Coins -- http://www.workingmancoins.com -- offering information and inventory in U.S. coins.
Organizations I belong to :
American Numismatic Association Member #187770
Michigan State Numismatic Society Member #8255
Florida United Numismatics Member #19710
Monroe Coin Club Treasurer
Lincoln Coin Club Board Member
WINS Member #14
CoinMasters Member #1814
Frequently Asked Questions :
I have created a Frequently Asked Questions page on my website, where you may be able to get an immediate answer to your question. You can find the page here : http://www.workingmancoins.com/FAQ/index.htm
I have a slightly tarnished 1886 Morgan Silver Dollar with the Carson City mint mark. I have not been able to find information that the Carson City mint produced any in the year 1886. Do you know if there were Morgan Silver Dollar coins minted in Carson city in 1886? If so, how many? Is my coin very rare? Can you estimate its worth?
Thanks, Dan
ANSWER: Dan,
There were no dollars minted at Carson City in 1886. You have a modern Chinese counterfeit -- I don't know what they were thinking -- it has no value.
Dan
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QUESTION: The interesting thing is that I found this coin under two inches of dirt deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains last week. I was off trail, and not many people camp where I was. It had been there for quite some time. Is there any possibility that there is another explanation?
Answer Sorry but the only other explanation is that maybe some other counterfeiter made it -- but it definitely did not come from the Carson City mint -- perhaps some other disappointed collector/hiker pitched it in the woods after finding out it was a counterfeit?
