1890 S Morgan Dollar.

Found this 1880 S Morgan coin/pendant wrapped in foil hiding in the back corner of the third drawer of my desk. Probably grade ~ EF40?, but I cannot see the detail of the reverse. Question: Sell 'as is' or break it out of jail and see what it looks like?

 

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Title reads 1890, but should be 1880

 

Don't know much about Morgans, key dates varieties etc. But if this one is a plain Jane, I'd keep it! Just the way it is. I really like it. Think it's unique the way it is!

 

I'd leave it as is and, perhaps, dip it in jewelry cleaner for a few seconds. Or, try to find someone with the initials ESS and sell it.

 

Not rare.
Not high MS grade.
Interesting bezel.
Sterling silver, engraved bezel.
Don't know what removing the bezel will reveal.
As a coin freed from captivity, in the 45 grade you assigned, it is only a $40-$50 coin.

I'd 100% leave it 'as is'. Down the road you can always remove it. Once removed it's never going back to this interesting coin/jewelry state again.

 

Would sell as is. There's no real upside to removing it

 

Your description made me wonder... Is aluminum foil an okay way to wrap coins?

 

Is that a ring on top? Like to hang from a chain. I would buy it as is.

 

It looks to me like the Sterling Silver holder and the coin aged together. Nice the way it is.

 

Yes, loop of silver.

 

It would sell best as jewelry, as it does not have numismatic value beyond melt.

 

I like it how it is. If I hear you ruin it I’m going to send my business associate and chef Boombani Boombatzo from Napoli to come looking for you and make quick escarole and fagioli out of you.

 

I have only one reply...

 

And furthermore... lol.

But seriously, it's damaged in that holder, too. And that's another factor that should be considered, along with the aforementioned. Ooh, what a big word for a horse!

 

In this case I think the bezel adds to the coin. When coins likevthis are removed they usually leave signs of damage. I would be very inclined to leave as is and if you want to sell it, do so in its present state.

 

The coin and the bezel are one. It looks like they have been together for 100 years or more. They have aged together as one. I don't think you could ever find a pair like this. It is unique and should be left as is.

 

Tinfoil was a storage method used by my Grandfather, in his time (30's/40's), to protect coins and keep them from abrading each other. Aluminum replaced tinfoil after WWII. Back then, if you asked for a flip, he would flip you on your butt.

 

I think a quick dip would help sell the item. I know I said I was against all forms of cleaning coins.

 

I wouldn't dip this. The bezel is hiding some parts of the coins. It would never dip correctly.

 

It wouldn't, if anything it would hurt it. It would make everything a weird color and make it look newer.