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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1173528, member: 24633&quot;]Buy the coin, not the holder! Yes, I know that a lot of people will say that PCGS-slabbed coins will bring higher prices than NGC-slabbed coins, but if I&#039;m looking at one from each company of the same date/mm, both graded MS64, and the NGC coin looks nicer than the PCGS coin, I would rather have the NGC coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The GSA holder does add to the value. NGC is the only company that will grade it in the original holder, but they off no guarantee or warranty because the case is neither fully tamper-proof nor environmentally protective. I have specimens three ways - in slabs with the GSA provenance - in original GSA cases graded by NGC - and ungraded in the original cases. It&#039;s up to the individual.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For most common-date Morgans, there is very little price difference between MS63 and MS65, so you should try to get the best one you can afford. In the cases where there is a substantial increase in price, say between MS64 and MS65, you might consider going with the MS64 because it still is a pretty nice coin with minimal distracting marks. However, if the price increase is between MS63 and MS64, you might think twice about getting an MS63. It will have a lot more distracting marks than an MS64 specimen, and you might not be too happy with it down the road. My advice would be to save your money until you can afford the nicer coin. I should add that this is subjective in that there are some collectors who think that MS63 coins are perfectly fine. It&#039;s up to the individual.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DMPL&#039;s aren&#039;t exactly scarce, but you do have to look for them, and again, this is where I would suggest that you view the coin inhand rather than from photos. Just because it says DMPL on the insert doesn&#039;t mean that it can&#039;t be a poor example. There are many DMPL&#039;s that have been repolished, and the polishing lines that are imparted to the coin can be distracting to some collectors. I have DMPL&#039;s in grades MS63 and up, and the MS63&#039;s really leave something to be desired. Many of them have distracting marks in the fields where you want to see nice deep mirrors. I can live with some where the distracting marks are on the devices, but I prefer clean fields. Whenever I can afford it, I would rather have MS64&#039;s or better.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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