MontanaLarry Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Hello group, I'm new. Thanks in advance for the help! I'm an amateur collector, lots of coins and books but not many with real numismatic value. In 1983 I purchased a sealed bag of 90% silver quarters, $500 face value. The cloth bag has "U.S. Bank" printed on it and what looks like a lead, crimped seal. The seal looks like it has white paint on it with 3 raised letters that are hard to make out. Looks like "NOC" or "NGC". The bank bag looked several years old when I bought it, perhaps from the 1970's. Many times I have been tempted to open it but resisted so far. My questions: Would a sealed bag from that period likely to have had the "good ones" culled out? Did banks just bag up 90% silver? Would this bag be of more value to a collector if I did not open it? To open, or not to open? That is the question. Thanks! Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Since it's not an original bag anyways, I would open it. There would likely be some pieces that then were considered scrap (or close enoungh to include in a "junk/scrap" bag) that would now have a premium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 I'm split on this. Since it's not official (according to ccg), I also say open it. Satisfy your curiosity. Maybe find some overlooked die varieties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJH Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 Did you open it? Find???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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