GSA Morgans back from NGC!

I would say a very high end 64. It is nicely frosty, has some cheek marks, but not distracting. If I were grading it, I would have gone 64+ for the very strong luster, and no significant distraction. A way better than average GSA!!

 

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64+

 

I was under the impression the grading fee was the same. What are they charging you?

 

$30 a coin

Edit: I probably selected the wrong tier I guess.

 

Definitely very high end 64. Nice Frost. Great strike. Pretty clean devices. No distractions-- I would buy it as a 64+ all day long.

 

Thanks, if it gets that it would be nice. I have to get away from the common dates, there's so many of them they start all blending together.

 

I would start with the 1885cc. It is getting more and more pricey, and is one of the biggest sleepers. A few years ago, a nice 64 was about $400. That is no longer the case. I'd go for 1880cc, and 1881cc next. A lot of people collect the " short set" of 1880-1885cc, as the 1879cc and the 1889cc are so expensive. So is the 1893cc-- I spent a ton getting a nice one. 1891cc and 1892 cc are not that bad to obtain. For the 89cc, you will probably have to settle for a circulated date.

 

I had an 1885 MS66 but it didn't look good enough. It was in an NGC holder, and all my non GSA CCs are PCGS. I didn't know if it would crossover and I got such a good price for it I just flipped it real quick. I was afraid to show everyone because they would say it wasn't worthy . JK, not really.

I have an 1880, 1881, a handful of DMPL commons and old holder 64s, a 91 and a coin no one seemed to like here but I thought it was a treasure, a VAM 18 1878. The 1881 needs an upgrade, it has a clean cheek but a distracting mark. That's why I have to stop buying commons, to save up for a 90 or 92 next. Then a 79, 93 and then I rob a bank.

Edit: I really should have kept that 85. They are the toughest for me to find.

 

This is what a 64 used to look like

 

I think my favorite coins are either toned PL or DMPL coins. They look like stained glass. I have this one, but the toning is very slight.

 

This one doesn't have a good strike but I liked the tone and the price was in my budget.

 

That's a solid 64 in my opinion. Would green bean at cac

 

I was going to do the whole cc dates in ms. Was just collecting too many things and couldn't justify the money for the 89 and the 93. I've become a lot more serious about dealing in coins and am just sticking with the trade dollars and a type set. Tho I have a few monster toned Morgan's I'm holding onto too

 

trade dollars are a whole other league, every cc year is 89 money

 

I did all but the 1889cc--went for XF 45 on that one. It is fun having the 13 dates. After a while, the novelty did wear off, as I feel that Morgans are losing a bit of their allure to me--perhaps it is so many years as of a collector of them.

 

Not totally. Doing the tougher cc ones in au. Forget about a 78 cc in ms. With original skin. A much much rarer coin than a 93-s and I'm doing all the Philadelphia ones in proof and business strikes

 

I've been looking at this coin, it was the 1884 MS63. Now that I took a second look, I really think I got robbed of the PL designation. It's so hard to demonstrate in the holder, but here's a couple of pics.

 

Chris does quite well knowing better than PCGS NGC and anyone else on the forums quite frequently. Maybe we should all send coins to him to grade.

 

It would be cheaper. Every time I submit, I feel like I make a Lexus payment for Don Willis...

 

How funny you say that.... I work at a Lexus Dealership. LOL