The owner of this had a bad day back in the 60's

[JIM F.]

Ohhh, imagine how the owner of this coin felt when all the BU bags were found at the treasury department. If you look closely, you may see some salt water tear stains on this coin!

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/1903-O-US-MINT-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR-/310333828220?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4841566c7c

 

 

[zboyle04]

hahahaha

[RockMyAmadeus]

Ugh. I really wish this dumb date/mint wouldn't be so expensive in EVERY darn grade.

 

It's not like there's not millions of BUs around.

 

[BillJones]

As I rememeber the price of a Mint State 1903-O dollar went from $1,500, which was huge money in the early 1960s, to $15.00 in short order. The price went up a little from $15, but it never got back to the old levels even with inflation.

 

BTW that 1903-O dollar in Good- is actually a rare coin in that grade. Most of the pieces you see today are in Mint State.

[DWLange]

Certain issues are indeed rare in worn condition. I've been searching for an 1897(P) in original F or VF for years, and I've yet to see anything less than XF-45. Another very tough coin worn is 1925(P). These issues don't appear to have been released from vaults until decades after coining, and the 1925 was once the key to the Peace Dollar series until the 1940s.