Jewlz Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Hi! So I have a 1971 one dollar coin and I've looked it up, but what I can't find about it is that it's almost bowl shaped. Seems like it was done when it was pressed. I'm trying to figure out just how much this coin is actually worth... Any help would be great!! The lighting was off on the second picture... It's not that gold color.. it's the same color as the first.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Welcome to the forum. If your coin is bowl shaped, almost assuredly happened after it was minted, which makes it damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbbpll Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I'm not completely discounting it. I do see images that have a concave "look" around the portrait. Whether it's real or illusion, can't say. Don't the raw dies start out cone-shaped? I do know that there are concave and convex versions of Canadian 1948 50c specimen coins, which is why I'm open to the possibility. Search Heritage archives for "1971 $1" and the first three rows of results have several with that look, like this one https://coins.ha.com/itm/eisenhower-dollars/silver-and-related-dollars/1971-1-ms65-pcgs-pcgs-population-999-90-ngc-census-718-45-cdn-50-whsle-bid-for-problem-free-ngc-pcgs-ms65-min/a/131732-23422.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515. Notice how all around Liberty the field seems to curve downward to Ike's portrait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member: Seasoned Veteran DWLange Posted April 22, 2020 Member: Seasoned Veteran Share Posted April 22, 2020 Die erosion can result in a raised or lowered "halo" on the coin as the die surface progressively sinks. This is normal and does not carry any premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 When the OP said "almost bowl shaped," I assumed that meant concave on one side, and convex on the other. My mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica123 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Hi! I have a 1971 one dollar. I'm trying to figure out just how much this coin is actually worth. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 14 minutes ago, Monica123 said: Hi! I have a 1971 one dollar. I'm trying to figure out just how much this coin is actually worth. Thank you. To echo a remark I have heard many times before, it is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. (That goes for the gold electro plated quarters you may have seen or heard of.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 It's worth $1 in purchasing power. A color-added coin is valued at whatever someone would pay for it - but at you local 7-11 --- it's $1. And no, do not wast money on authentication/grading/suntan lotion/Lysol/ or bees' wax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...