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<p>[QUOTE="jtlee321, post: 8483141, member: 73983"]I owned this holder several years ago. I wish I had kept it, but at the time I needed the money. Anyway, I was going through my image library and came across this holder that I hadn't thought about in a while. It is a PCGS Rattler labeled as an 1889 Morgan Dollar graded MS-63. But the coin in the holder is an 1898. That in of itself would make it a special piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1501997[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>But I noticed something in the holder at the time and I'm glad I took some photos, because this is the part I had forgotten about. Right in the middle of Liberty's neck was a small orange spot. When I got my loupe out, I was able to see what it was.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1501998[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A little closer and you can see what it really was...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1501999[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This started me thinking about the encapsulated cricket. I REALLY wish I would have kept this coin/holder now. It was an error label with an encapsulated bug, I'm thinking possibly a small spider. I wonder who owns this coin now? I bet this could start a good bidding war today with the rattler craze happening.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jtlee321, post: 8483141, member: 73983"]I owned this holder several years ago. I wish I had kept it, but at the time I needed the money. Anyway, I was going through my image library and came across this holder that I hadn't thought about in a while. It is a PCGS Rattler labeled as an 1889 Morgan Dollar graded MS-63. But the coin in the holder is an 1898. That in of itself would make it a special piece. [ATTACH=full]1501997[/ATTACH] But I noticed something in the holder at the time and I'm glad I took some photos, because this is the part I had forgotten about. Right in the middle of Liberty's neck was a small orange spot. When I got my loupe out, I was able to see what it was. [ATTACH=full]1501998[/ATTACH] A little closer and you can see what it really was... [ATTACH=full]1501999[/ATTACH] This started me thinking about the encapsulated cricket. I REALLY wish I would have kept this coin/holder now. It was an error label with an encapsulated bug, I'm thinking possibly a small spider. I wonder who owns this coin now? I bet this could start a good bidding war today with the rattler craze happening.[/QUOTE]
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