Morgan Hoard

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  1. Nathan401

    Nathan401 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

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  3. longshot

    longshot Enthusiast Supporter

    That is interesting. According to an internet article Gene Henry "memorized the VAM book."
     
  4. Cascade

    Cascade CAC Variety Nerd

    Gene Henry was a big time dealer that passed away in 2014. I wonder if the bag was picked over and replaced with lesser 84o's
     
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  5. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    Pretty cool, but I agree that it was likely picked over.
     
  6. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    If I'm going to plunk down $42/5, why the devil should I have to pay shipping? The bag has probably been looked through. Anyway........I don't have $42/5 to plunk down. If I had that much discretionary 'jing', I'd spend it somewhere else.
     
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  7. Nathan401

    Nathan401 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    Agreed. Just thought it was neat. I own a few of the NGC Gene Henry Morgans. Nice coins.
     
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  8. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    By Gene himself. Of that, there is no doubt. :)
     
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  9. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    I agree with the rest that it has likely been looked through already.

    There are some nice coins from his Hoard that are already certified. I used to own this one, which might have sat in a bag at some point:

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  10. charlietig

    charlietig Well-Known Member

    Toning = drool :hungry: :D
     
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  11. Omegaraptor

    Omegaraptor Gobrecht/Longacre Enthusiast

    There are more VAMs than Sheldon varieties of large cents and Overton varieties of Bust half dollars... for the first three Morgan dates.
     
  12. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    Yes, but the majority of them have been identified since the last Edition of the Encyclopedia was published in 1991, and Mr. Henry' knowledge was based on a much earlier version. I don't think it an insurmountable task; I would be surprised if there weren't multiple VAMmers out there who could identify a couple thousand of them on sight. There are some really_impressive intellects involved in the effort.
     
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  13. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    I know I would've!
     
  14. joecoincollect

    joecoincollect Well-Known Member

    Last time I checked, Brilliant Unc meant ms 63. So are we to believe the bag is full of these? And if the bag was assembled by a dealer, as stated, then of course it was 7cherry picked. Seems like a lousy deal to me. If you're paying about 40-45 each, and several coins could be damaged (rim dents, deep questionable scratches, etc), you're probably not going to be too happy once you factor in bullion values for some of the coins you bought. Just my opinion of course, but I'd rather see what I'm buying if another collector or dealer went through the coins
     
  15. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    Then again, you could go with 'Premium Quality BU', by an un-named dealer (but ya gots a hint if you look at the coin tabloids) and wind up with AU sliders.........
     
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  16. Cascade

    Cascade CAC Variety Nerd

    I'm thinking it was a 60s treasury release bag
     
  17. Santinidollar

    Santinidollar Supporter! Supporter

    Somehow I think there a lot of more sensible offerings than this one.
     
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