Here's another of my "treasures" I've had for many years. It's a 1921 Morgan dollar with both a neat clip and also was struck with a partial collar. Hopefully, what I've said here is accurate. I was wondering what it might be worth. Thanks, Mike
It looks real but with those errors it seems to be to good to be real like it needs to be certified by ngc/pcgs for authentication/value determination before you sell it/otherwise a very nice coin.
Its value?common date morgan but its uncirculated and has two uncommon errors so whatever you get for it in auction $300-$500? Hard to tell
Maybe! Maybe not! John @messydesk would these errors, the clip and the railroad rim, be something that Leroy would attribute as a VAM? I've never seen such an attribution, but that doesn't mean much.
VAMs are die varieties, not striking errors. That said, the combination of a minor clip and a partial collar is pretty cool. The clip may have prevented the coin from feeding correctly, resulting in a partial collar. The grading services will authenticate these. Value is going to be around $200, probably. Heritage shows one other 1921 with a curved clip and a partial collar in AU55 that sold for $130 in 2016. Yours looks uncirculated, unless the vise caused any damage.
It will cost a fair amount to authenticate / holder that coin (submission fees & shipping both ways). It probably makes more sense to sell it raw to someone who can authenticate it for themselves.
The "vice" is for holding wristwatches when removing the back cover. I put 2 layers of duck tape on each side and barely tightened it enough to hold in place. I figured someone would say something about my "fixture." I couldn't hold the coin at the right angle to get a good pic. I may be old but I'm not totally batty yet. Mike
Disregard my last post. The fixture is for holding a watch band when removing a link form the band. Mike
Thanks, John! I've never seen a clip or railroad rim listed as a VAM, but I just wanted to be sure. My "photographic" memory went out with roll film.
At PCGS $65 Mint Error tier + $10 handling fee + $22 return postage = $97 + whatever it costs you in postage to send it to them say $12 (for Priority flat rate and insured for $200) total cost for certification $109
ANACS will be the least expensive, but their gaskets will cover up the partial collar. NGC is somewhere in between.
