GSA Morgan question

Do you think buyers prefer their GSA Morgans graded in the original, bulky holders, or in slabs?

I just bought 5 that I want to have graded. 1880/79, 1881, 1882 PL, 1882 toned, and 1885.

 

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I like the way NGC grades them in their OGP. A slabbed GSA is just another slabbed Morgan to me. I don't know if PCGS has adopted their practice of grading in the original holders.

 

originals

 

PCGS grades them in the original holders but they encase the whole thing while ngc just ribbons them. I highly suggest never cracking gsa Morgan's out, never!

 

I like the way NGC handles them with their grading ribbon around the GSA slab. The slab still fits in the original box.

 

This is what I'm leaning towards after the few comments I've gotten.

 

...Why spend the money on grading? I read somewhere that they don't guarantee their grade for coin's in the GSA holder. The ancient collectors are bashing NGC because they don't guarantee the AUTHENTICITY of the ancients in their slab.

 

Seriously? But I guess a lot of ancient coins were produced by individuals based on a need for coinage. Many of then carry just as much value as say, Rome mint ones, from what I understand.

 

I would get them graded by NGC

 

One reason to grade them is that they seem to command higher prices than the ungraded ones. I assume CBD may have selling plans for them.

 

The field of ancient coins is a very difficult one. Ancients have been collected and also forged centuries before there was a United States. There is one old saying that eventually any TRUE NUMISMATIST will eventually gravitate to collecting/studying them.

Excellent ancient fakes have been around forever, long before the glut of extremely deceptive fakes that have passed as genuine by our major TPGS's. IMO, the TPGS in this country are well behind the experts overseas when it comes to authenticating ancients.
Perhaps that is why NGC does not guarantee their opinion even though they have just hired another in-house, well-regarded, ancient dealer-expert.

IMO, and that of many in the ancient forum - their policy sucks! What are you paying for besides an informed opinion that you can get for free at any major coin show?

I just brought up ancients because I'm posting on them today. Now, let's get back to Morgan dollars.

 

I would without question have them graded with NGC. I prefer to keep mine stored in the original box with certs and you just can't do that with PCGS plastic shell over plastic shell.

 

Definitely NGC if you plan on flipping them, especially the '80, '81 and '85. btw, what reverse is the '80?

 

Seller pic..Looks like a 79.

 

Collectors want them in the GSA holders. Buyers? I don't know that they give two hoots.

 

Buyers will once enough have been cracked out that OGP becomes scarce.

Don't free these cartwheels, C-B-D.

 

I swear. I won't.

 

I think NGC does do the GSA dollars in the OGP. Was perusing some local auction listings and saw one that wad graded by NGC with the sticker on tge bottom. Don't know about PCGS though

 

That used to be true, but now they do extend the grading guarantee to cover the graded GSA holders.