How Do I Find the Value of a U.S. Silver Eagle Coin Dated 1974?

Question

While I was digging through the attic, I found a couple of these coins. They look absolutely nothing like the coins I see on infomercials today with Liberty on the front and a family of eagles on the reverse side. I did a lot of research and found the Silver Eagles weren't being printed in 1974, even though that's what the coin says it is. I cannot even find a picture of my coin online. I'm not sure what it is or what it's called (or even, if it's worth anything). It looks like it has a bust of Washington on the front. It reads "Liberty Lobby" beneath the bust. (I did some research on the Liberty Lobby also and found it was an anti-Communist political group that disbanded in 2001. For the time being, I'm assuming this coin may be something printed by that Lobby, if possible...) Like the other Silver Eagles, it reads "Fine .999."

Any and all help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

These aren't real legal-tender coins but are considered "silver art rounds," which means that they have no face value. So, they are just trinkets. They do have some collector value, but probably not much. You can look at the Web site below for similar trinkets, and maybe that dealer can give you an estimate. You can also find other dealers of Liberty Lobby collectibles on E-Bay.

Since the Liberty Lobby group was considered a racist and fascist organization with ties to the KKK, some collectors might be offended by these.

Answer 2

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How Do I Find the Value of a U.S. Silver Eagle Coin Dated 1974?
While I was digging through the attic, I found a couple of these coins. They look absolutely nothing like the coins I see on infomercials today with Liberty on the front and a family of eagles on the reverse side. I did a lot of research and found the Silver Eagles weren't being printed in...

Answer 3

They are not coins but medals, as stated by another, they are considered silver rounds. They are one ounce of .999 silver. They were probably sold to raise money for the organization. They were sold at a value ,over what it cost for the silver and the minting. They may have sold for $19.95 up to $39.95. I have never see this one, but there are a lot of silver rounds out there, some minted for a cause and others minted as an art item. Some I must say have some nice designs as well as quality die making. Anyway dealers buy them for the silver and pay a little less that spot silver price for them. Most serious coin collectors stay away from them but investors buy them as well as the collectors that like the beauty of some of them.

Answer 4

Before the government would ban ownership of silver it would ban ownership of gold (which it has done in the past). However, government cannot confiscate that which it cannot find. If push comes to shove, bury them in the ground someplace where the government cannot find them. I don't trust our government as far as I could throw it. At one point i was considering rolling some of my IRAs over into a silver-backed IRA. The problem I discovered was there are only about five depositories approved by the government to act as custodians for silver-backed IRAs. That being the case, the government knows where the IRAs are, and in an instant could seize the contents of the accounts or replace them with worthless Federal Reserve Notes. I gave up on the idea.