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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2998760, member: 27832"]Yup. The bags of MS examples didn't turn up until the early 60s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nobody's yet found a bag of MS 1895-O Morgans. Or <b>if they have, they aren't saying</b>. The 1893-O, with two-thirds the mintage, goes for $8K in MS63 (PCGS pop 330); the 1895-O goes for $57K (PCGS pop 19). What do you suppose would happen to that ratio if <i>one</i> mint bag of 1895-O's were to show up on the market -- or even a solid rumor of such a bag?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the product I <i>really</i> want the Red Book folks to release: a "4D" version of the deluxe Red Book, where you can pick an item, then see its <i>entire history</i> from the 1947 edition through the present day. Prices <i>and</i> notes that got added or taken away. This business of digging through 60-odd print editions to find full info for one item is <i>so</i> twentieth-century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: and I've gone and spoiled [USER=36230]@BooksB4Coins[/USER]' worthwhile challenge. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Sorry about that...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2998760, member: 27832"]Yup. The bags of MS examples didn't turn up until the early 60s. Nobody's yet found a bag of MS 1895-O Morgans. Or [B]if they have, they aren't saying[/B]. The 1893-O, with two-thirds the mintage, goes for $8K in MS63 (PCGS pop 330); the 1895-O goes for $57K (PCGS pop 19). What do you suppose would happen to that ratio if [I]one[/I] mint bag of 1895-O's were to show up on the market -- or even a solid rumor of such a bag? Here's the product I [I]really[/I] want the Red Book folks to release: a "4D" version of the deluxe Red Book, where you can pick an item, then see its [I]entire history[/I] from the 1947 edition through the present day. Prices [I]and[/I] notes that got added or taken away. This business of digging through 60-odd print editions to find full info for one item is [I]so[/I] twentieth-century. Edit: and I've gone and spoiled [USER=36230]@BooksB4Coins[/USER]' worthwhile challenge. :rolleyes: Sorry about that...[/QUOTE]
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