Silver Libertad coins: varieties, grades and when to get them graded

Have a silver Libertad and been told it is a rare variety? Before sending it for grading, check what feature it shows, whether it repeats, which company recognises it and whether there is really a market premium. A practical, no-hype numismatic guide, year by year from 1982 to 2015: doubled dies, the 1999/2000 mule, the 1998 die chip, DDR vs DDO and how to read the NGC and PCGS census data.

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What you'll learn in this video

• How to identify a silver Libertad correctly
• Die variety, mint error, die state and post-mint damage
• Grade, finish, attribution, label and certificate number
• NGC, PCGS and ANACS naming conventions (DDR vs DDO)
• Varieties and errors from 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999/2000, 2007 and 2015
• Doubled die vs machine doubling
• Sunken fibre, surface residue or corrosion
• How to read population reports without mistaking them for the worldwide total
• When it is worth sending a coin for grading and what to prepare first
• What to do if the label does not match what you see on the coin
• Case studies: the 1999/2000 mule, the 1998 die chip and “Missing Feathers” vs “Detached Wing”

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