Uncle Willy said:
I checked the edge of one coin under a magnifying glass after hitting a tiny spot with sandpaper and I see a center layer of copper and two thin, outside layers of clad.
Bill
Well, sir, as they say - Hot damn! That about clinches it!!
I dont want to be premature, but you would be well advised to contact some experts and get that thing authenticated. Only hard facts will suffice from here out.
If you'll recall, the one SBA/SAC that has sold so far, was kept a secret. That can only mean a few things:
- The price was high. Someone with that sort of money doesn't want such things to become widespread news.
- Future prices will be even higher. With the price a secret, no one can dispute the new asking price, should there ever be one.
Your "as dug" coin, now rim scarred, will be substantially reduced in value from an uncirculated mint specimen, but as you so eloquently state:
...(sic) "It's bound to worth more than a dollar!"
I said I didnt want to be premature, above, and I don't. But you could be sitting on what just might be the detecting find of the year. There is no way to downplay that. I draw your attention to this, from Mike Byers Numismatics:
"World famous transitional Major Mint Error. A 2000-P Sacagawea Dollar struck on a left over clad Dollar planchet intended for the striking of 1999 Susan B. Anthony Dollars. There are now five reported pieces and this rarity would be the center piece of any Major Mint Error Collection."
Only five are known to exist. Do you have the sixth? The thought boggles the imagination...
