GSA certificates of authenticity

Don't know how common knowledge this may be, but I was reminded of it by a post today. Most GSA dollar certificates of authenticity are numbered. The first two digits correspond with the date. For example if the number starts with 82, your CC morgan should be dated 1882. Occasionally you will run across a box claiming to have the original paperwork, when in reality it was obviously pieced back together and contains a non-matching card.

Some of the GSA cards are unnumbered as well.

 

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That happened to me. I got a GSA dollar with a card that had the wrong two digit code that didn't match the date. The coin shop I bought it from happened to have the correct one and agreed to swap it for me. I suppose it doesn't matter that much.

 

Anyone got an extra 1891 card? I have the Coin but not the certificate.

 

That will probably be a tough one to come across unfortunately, as it is my understanding that there were very few 1891-cc gsa's. Your coin is probably worth moon money. :smile

I heard a rumor that someone has an 1889-cc gsa morgan!

 

yeah the card is tough I put out an offer for 50.00 for the card and then had to move it to 75.00 and still cant get one

 

yeah i am in no hurry, I have the coin that was the hard part

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/1891-CC-GSA-Mor...yZ139811QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
wow $300 for just the box & card

 

zane:
thanks for the info, I always wondered how people knew which was which.

 

I have a couple of them in the box with the card.
never figured the card would be sellingfor 300.00

 

Buyers and sellers on eBay sometimes are a little of their rocker. Buy hey, you got to give eBay their ever increasing share.

 

Thanks for the info zane. :thumb: Someday I'll have enough cash to buy a nice one without going broke.

 

Zane you are correct...but I’d like to clarify the serial numbers only pertain to the CC "Uncirculated Dollars" issued by the GSA and the serial numbers you mention should be printed in blue. GSA also issued CC Dollars that did not meet the "Uncirculated" category and these coins, also in housed in black box and hard packs, do not have the blue serial numbers and are referred to as "generic cards". In addition some of these issues (1880 in particular) also came with additional cards identifying varieties. Then there are the non-CC GSA Dollars, still housed in hardpacks. These are the rarer ones, and although they were not originally in black boxes, many dealers have done put them in one for selling purposes. These non-CC hardpack dollars came with another identification card referred to as the “MU” Card since it has the MU printed in the upper corner.

 

I just reading somewhere that the 1889 cc's were never part of the GSA program, and during the inventory there was one that showed up during the accounting.

But, if you are right it be worth a fortune!

 

It sounds like GSA certificates might qualifiy as a collectible themselves.

 

Thanks for the extra info Jimmy! I was wondering about the unnumbered cards. :hail:

 

Well I just picked up a 1879 GSA CC today. I made pretty damn sure it had the correct card with it.

 

the 1890 is the best buy right now it is selling under what a 91 is.

 

A friend of mine owns the 1889-CC GSA dollar. Very cool. It was on display at the Long Beach coin show.