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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1334417, member: 24633"]I think he means common-date Morgans. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Buy the coin, not the holder!</i></b>............I've seen some 63's that have nasty reeding hits on the face that are just plain butt-ugly. You have to judge each one of them on their individual merits.</p><p><br /></p><p>About 3 years ago, I won an auction lot of 20 - 1888-O graded by PCGS MS63 (17), MS64 (1) & MS65 (2) for $1250. They were all blast white with booming luster. Most of these had a very weak strike with almost no detail on Liberty's ear and the hair above, just one flat blob. The same was true on the reverse for the eagle's talons, legs and tailfeathers. Surprisingly, three of the MS63's looked nicer than the 64 & 65's, so I kept them and sold the other 17 for $1200.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why don't you make the seller an offer of $1000 for 20 of them and see what he/she says? It wouldn't hurt, and you might just be surprised.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1334417, member: 24633"]I think he means common-date Morgans. [B][I]Buy the coin, not the holder![/I][/B]............I've seen some 63's that have nasty reeding hits on the face that are just plain butt-ugly. You have to judge each one of them on their individual merits. About 3 years ago, I won an auction lot of 20 - 1888-O graded by PCGS MS63 (17), MS64 (1) & MS65 (2) for $1250. They were all blast white with booming luster. Most of these had a very weak strike with almost no detail on Liberty's ear and the hair above, just one flat blob. The same was true on the reverse for the eagle's talons, legs and tailfeathers. Surprisingly, three of the MS63's looked nicer than the 64 & 65's, so I kept them and sold the other 17 for $1200. Why don't you make the seller an offer of $1000 for 20 of them and see what he/she says? It wouldn't hurt, and you might just be surprised. Chris[/QUOTE]
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