Expert: PAPAJACK - 9/14/2007

Question
I have a liberty dollar that has no date. The lady on the front looks alittle like she has wings on her head,although, I think it's intended to be hair, and on the back of the coin is a colum (I think) and " 999.fine silver one ounce *' around the edge of the coin. Have u seen anything like this??

Answer
Hello Cathy,

This is not a coin at all. This is one of the countless silver rounds being produced.
Its value is the current price of one ounce of silver. They are made in rounds and rectangles (bars) then sold to the public at a premium over the spot market.

Some are made using coin designs (as yours) and I have seen tractors presidents, company logos etc. They are categorized as Silver Art Bars (or rounds) and as I said trade at the current price of silver. Some rare metallic art sell at a higher value but most are produced in the millions.
 
http://www.apmex.com/Category/520/Silver_Rounds.aspx
www.villagecoin.com/page/coin/CTGY/ART
http://www.villagecoin.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=coin&Ca...

If you search a site like eBay I am sure you will find an example like yours there. It sounds like the Winged Liberty Head design used on US Dimes from 1916 to 1945.

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PapaJack