A Dollar Isn't Just a Dollar

I bet you didn't know there was more than one kind of silver dollar? I sure didn't until we found a lot of old silver dollars when cleaning out my mother-in-law's house. The fact is, just any old silver dollar isn't necessarily going to be worth much, if any more than it's face value, although it still has that. There are specific types of silver dollars, and even within those types, specific years or "mints" that are worth more than others. It is a very complex and interesting thing once you start to learn about it. It really makes you appreciate the intricacies of coin collecting, and what makes something worth more than it normally would, and what really makes them worth a lot more than others.