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I agree....the photos are quite poor. We really need much clearer photos and photos of the whole coin, not just these extreme zoom-ins and blowups. Those without photos of the entire coin to place what we're seeing into context are next to useless. I also agree that it's not a variety nor an error. I think it has some machine doubling, plating blisters and post minting damage.

I'm with the others. I'm thinking it's a stain or corrosion. Whatever it is, I do not think it's an RPM.

There are a ton of varieties on Roosies for sure, JP. James, you're in for an adventure with Roosies, I think. There's a lot of cool stuff to look for in the series, both in the silvers and the clads.

Now that's a great idea, Coinbuf!! Greg's coin would look sharp in one of those holders. And they're pretty cheap. You get a lot of beauty and protection from those single coin holders.

Not too shabby, Bill. I'll say it again...those copper rounds actually look better than the 2021 Morgans.

Hi James!! I looked over your photos and I think bsshog's got it just right.....some machine doubling and some tired dies.

I have cousins and an aunt from Mississippi. Earlier this year, my paternal grandmother died and most of my paternal family was there. Myself, my fiancée and my sister and the Mississippi aunt and cousins had a hell of a time understanding each other!!! They didn't speak Baja Upper Canadian and we didn't speak Mississippi! But talking slowly and clearly, we did alright. My accent is the worst because I also have some California Valley in there from my time in Fresno, and I definitely sounded funny to them! There's also the dialect issues.....our colloquialisms and slang were completely different and I said "eh" a couple of times, which gave the Mississippi camp some laughs. Given the situation, I was glad my little Canada-Cali dialect could provide some giggles. My downstairs neighbor finds my accent quite amusing at times, too. He says it's hearing "eh" said in a mixed Cali Valley/Baja Upper Canadian accent that gets him. I can't blame him one bit .

I like the coin and I like the story, JP. It's got both things going for it. I've owned a couple of $5 Indians in my time, but I'm very poor at keeping them.....I always seem to end up selling mine to put the funds into currency or ancients. Typical me, right? But I hope your coin is with you guys for a long time. It's a good one and maybe if mine had been as nice, they'd still be around.

Yep. This exactly. I'm certain that I'll never make a profit collecting what I do, but I like it so I don't care. I do it for fun, academic interest and to network with fellow collectors. It's also something that my fiancée and I do together since we both collect. Those things are their own rewards for me and much more important than money.

Man, Tony, I'm sorry. That's a terrible story. I see why you were away from the hobby for a while and I'm glad you found your way back.

I was just thinking.....this exact kind of thing is why piranhas are illegal to keep in my state now. Despite their fearsome reputations, most species of piranhas are responsible choices for experienced fish keepers with the space for a large tropical tank. They don't get too large (6 to 8 inches. They're big, but not massive. A 200 gallon tank could house a school of about 5 adults happily and comfortably) and they're actually mostly scavengers, so they don't actually strip a living cow to a skeleton in a matter of seconds. Piranhas are actually pretty docile fish.....they require a lot of hiding places because they're very timid. The biggest challenge with piranhas is actually water quality. They're messy eaters, but frequent water changes, heavy filtration and a good aquarium vac fix that problem right up. So, the problem isn't piranhas, it's pacu. Pacu are close relatives of piranhas and they look virtually identical to them when they are juveniles. However, size quickly becomes an issue as an adult pacu isn't 8 inches long. It is this size: You can see how an unscrupulous seller offering a pacu as a piranha can become a massive ecological problem. People did dump pacus in the water here, and while they didn't survive the winter, they caused some real problems while they did live. I feel bad for the pacu.....they didn't have a chance in this climate, so the people who dumped them doomed them. That sucks. Once again, some animals shouldn't be pets. Pacu certainly fit that bill and now I cannot live one of my dreams of one day having a piranha tank. I have a lot of fish keeping dreams....piranhas, horn sharks....the list could go on. If I had a huge house, it would probably look like a public aquarium with birds and a 46 year old box turtle.

I'm very happy to hear that......poor gator, I feel bad for him. Some animals are not meant to be pets and alligators are definitely on that list. It makes me so mad when people do things like this to animals. I've never abandoned an animal and it makes me sad when it happens. I hope that the gator can be returned to his native environment or at least can have a happy home at an animal sanctuary or a good, reputable zoo.

Gold bullion is often bad for dealers, Jonathan. You're dead on. When I worked at the coin shop, my bosses viewed gold as a necessary evil and one that was very easy to lose money on, which the shop did. My favorite local coin shop in my area all but went out of business. They went from being open six days a week to only one, and they changed what they buy and sell. Why? Gold (and silver to a lesser extent) was killing them. They'd buy gold and silver bullion coins for inventory and then the price would drop and they'd instantly lose money. They couldn't keep taking the hits on bullion and bullion coins. Those things DO suck for dealers, it's the truth. Many buyers do think coin shops make a huge profit on gold. That's definitely not the case. Margin-wise, the shop I worked at made more profit on the candy bars we sold than on gold bullion a lot of the time.

I'm with you on the grade range here, Mark. AU58-MS63, which is the best I can do without the coin in hand on this one. Greg, I like your coin. It's got a nice look regardless of what the actual grade is. Its appearance is unique and distinctive.....which is a hard thing to achieve for a 1923 Peace Dollar.

Nothing wrong with having some items that aren't coins. I have six of the Egyptian Gods High Relief 2 oz Silver Rounds from the Sunshine Mint. They're not coins, but they're gorgeous pieces that mean a lot to me. That's ultimately what a collectible should be, in my opinion.

Just make sure you don't pull a me from 12 years ago and buy a counterfeit key date Ottoman gold 100 Kurush!! But seriously, it'll be cool to see what you pick out when you do purchase your first gold coin. Do you have any particular contenders in mind?

It's actually one of the circulation quality S mint coins. I should have thought to specify that. I apologize.

Man, that whole post is culture shock to me!!! My area is what Jonathan (JKK) calls Baja Upper Canada. You guys would probably laugh at my accent horribly!! We don's say raaadiator, though. We say ray-dee-ate-or, but sound somewhat Canadian when we do it. As for boiled peanuts.....no thanks. They're a little too.....Southern for we Baja Upper Canadians. But my downstairs neighbor loves them......but he's a true son of the South. Born in Florida, somehow transplanted to Baja Upper Canada. We have some very different ideas about food, that I must say.

Not surprised that they both stopped a few years back....ASEs have just gone insane, in my opinion. But I suppose that's true for any of the 1 ounce silver bullion coins, though ASEs are likely the worst offenders. However, Libertads have had some insanity as well. It's really a shame...I remember a time when both ASEs and Libertads were fun and affordable options for collectors.....though this was back when I first started collecting as an adult, so 1999-2000ish. I don't know....but what I do know is that the U.S. Mint sure knows how to spot a cash cow and milk it to death, and the collectors are the ones who pay in the long term.

Man, is THAT the truth, Kurt!!! If you want to get into an area of collecting where you're guaranteed to overpay, ASEs will certainly fit the bill. Sadly, because of the U.S. Mint, that applies to Morgan and Peace Dollars now, too. Way to go U.S. Mint.

It's not a W, but I did find a 2016-S Shawnee ATB Quarter in our laundry money today. It's nice and PL, but it has a big spot on the obverse. I thought it was kind of fun to find.

That we are! It's one of our best traits as a group, I think.

This is a great point, my friend. Remember the kerfuffle that the demonetization of 500 and 1000 Rupee banknotes in India caused back in 2016? That was a mess........that is not an indicator of a society that is going cashless anytime soon and India is the sixth largest economy in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Indian_banknote_demonetisation

Don't forget the banknotes.....they have to burn all of the banknotes as well.

Agreed. It looks like you have a nice find there. Congrats!