Its a 1921, it is still in very good shape, and the pictured of both heads are still raised, its mint is sanfransisco, there is one little dent on the ridges on the coins side, and I don't quite know what it means (Ive never seen it one an other pic of a morgan dollar) but on the back with the eagle, it has was almost looks like a gold paint, but not that some one added on because of the way it matches perfectly with the coins details.

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I'm not interested in melting the silver myself which is why I would like a mint (like SilverTowne for example- who makes Silvertowne Bars) to do it AND THEN convert it into Silver Bars. I called them today but they are closed to see if I can get any answers. In the meantime, I thought I would ask our follow smart people on Yahoo Answers

And by the way, I'm not interested in melting it into silver coins as I don't want to get into trouble with the government thinking I'm making a currency out of it. Silver Bullion Bars are not "official" US Currency (unless its the Silver Eagle Currency).

coin collecting noob here...apologies ahead of time for the lengthy question....

im planning on buying one each 2010 proof silver eagles, gold eagles, and gold buffalos. (yes, 2010, not 2011). mostly to commemorate something very important. and im planning on having them for 5...10...20 years or more. who knows. not doing it for an investment per-se...but if down the line i do decide to sell them, i wouldnt mind getting some extra cash for them.

now i dont know if i should buy the coins that were issued straight from the mint (in the fancy velvet boxes) or should i be looking for MS70 graded coins?

ive read opinions that modern day proof and bullion coins that are rated (ie; slabbed) by the rating companies are a scam because...
a.) theres so many of them that are being produced which doestn make them scarce at all
b.) a modern day coin proof/bullion is never circulated anyway, so of course theyre all going to be rated 70 (or 69 at worse).

so if should i be shopping for proof coins, or MS 70 graded coins?

also, if slabbed coins are better, which of the grading companies are better...ngc, pcgs...etc. i know that 'first strike' is the most desirable of these 'graded' coins. i also know that the gold buffalo 'black diamond' that is sold by apmex is a complete and utter scam.

thanks very much for any info.