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Oh, I agree that it is far from a waste of money. I, myself, have done that before. But just to warn and help buyers, I am indicating that there are loads of MS 65 and 65+ common date coins out there, and even 66s that are quite attractive and much cheaper.

 

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This is one that I own, that wasn't that expensive, but a very high grade Morgan. I was lucky on price with this one, but it can be an expensive habit:

 

I bought the commons on Ebay and from a LCS....I want to buy the more scarce names that I think MorganDude mentioned at some upcoming shows. Or at least I'll look, see how expensive, though I think MS-65 and below I should be able to handle.

Ditto some GSAs with an NGC wrap.

 

Thanks MD.....I'll be asking about them in the future hopefully so don't forget !

 

Be glad to help any time you want. Not bragging, but have substantial experience with Morgans--did the complete set twice, plus many others as well. So if you ever want to message or e mail me with pics of a coin you're considering, do not hesitate to ask if you would like a third party opinion on the grade or eye appeal (or financial aspects in terms of is it a good deal) of the coin. I strongly recommend not only the CC dates (all 13 if money isn't an issue on the 89cc and 93CC), and the later 1880s S mint coins--starting with 1884s-1889s.

 

What other coins have you gotten into besides the MSDs, if any ? Saints or Liberty's ?

 

I understand. I remember the thrill of adding a Morgan in 67! While I don't and can't fill my entire collection with them, it is still cool to own one in that high of a grade. My avatar is a '82 S in 67.

 

Morgans, JFK halves, ASEs, Ike Dollars, Peace Dollars, Sac Dollars, Trade Dollars, etc.

 

I just wanted the absolute highest-graded coin* for my collection. Personal pet-peeve. So I got an MS-67 AND CAC which is a nice combo. The quasi-OGH was an added plus.

Semi-scarce ones and GSAs are next, MD.

*Aside from modern coins.

 

Wow, an MS-67 OGP from the GSA Hoard has crossed $1,600:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321684852453?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Is this a new thing ? Amazing how much the NGC ribbon is worth. My coin is in a nice slab...small and compact...fits in my NGC/PCGS holder boxes...and is CAC.

And the OGP may go for almost DOUBLE what I paid !

 

@GoldFinger1969 , the GSA was graded by PCGS. It's a beautiful coin, but I wouldn't pay that much premium for it in the GSA holder. NGC has been grading them in the original holders for a while.

I think, not sure, but it might be a GSA Holder registry collector. Even if I had a registry for GSA holders I wouldn't pay that much for that coin. To each his own.

BTW, PCGS recently (I think within the last year), finally broke down and started grading GSA Morgan's and leaving them in the original GSA holder. Prior to that, they had to be broken out of the holder and placed in one of their slabs. There was a GSA Hoard note on the label, but it isn't the same. I own a PCGS graded GSA Morgan in one of their normal holders. I bought it for the coin, not the pedigree. It won't garner as much premium as if it were still in the original GSA holder.

Of course, PCGS couldn't follow NGC's lead, they had to try to "one up them". They take the entire GSA Holder and encapsulate it in a larger plastic holder, then apply their grading sticker. Now the holder is too large to fit in the original black box that came with the coin. Personally, I don't like their "system". IMO, they should have applied a similar band to NGC so it could remain in the black box. I like to collect the CC Morgans in the GSA Holders with black box and COA. The way NGC does it, it's easy to keep them all together.

I much prefer the NGC system for GSA holder.

 

I like the coin, you did well in my uneducated opinion. I've purchased a few high grade common Morgans, for type set reasons. My tastes must be odd, as I generally don't care for the Morgan design. I also am a bit of a contrarian, and feel that the Morgans presently carry far too high a premium. My date sets are most typically underdog series, but I love the designs and the low premiums. MSD are growing on me though,

I may take up your offer for my next MSD acquisition @Morgandude11, (if it's an open offer to CT members?) Would love an expert opinion before making a potentially costly mistake in this series of which I know little.

 

Sure. People ask me frequently by messages if I think the coin they are considering is a good buy, or something worthy of their attention. I try to help whenever possible, and will always answer with my opinion. Is my opinion gospel, or better than anyone else's? No, but I have some good experience with Morgans, and am glad to give my two cents worth.

 

The series will grow on you! It really is a beautiful coin, IMO. Each mint had unique planchet prep and coining nuances, that makes them identifiable. For instance, the early date S Morgans are some of the best struck in the entire series. They also tended to have highly reflective surfaces, whereas the NO mint had a combination of poor die spacing, stamping pressure and planchet annealing issues that caused their coins to be weakly struck and the finish to be more frosty. In the later years, the NO mint worked out some of these issues and their coins were much nicer.

Anyway, hope you decide to add more to your collection.

 

Totally agree....not sure what PCGS was thinking.

That coin eventually went for $2,000 BTW.

Glad that counterfeiting of that NGC band appears to be a non-event -- so far.

 

Paul, I just saw this....paid about 25-30% less as I recall...I was just approximating using $16 silver.