Sealed GSA Morgan Dollars. Open? Or leave them sealed?

Recently, I bought my first sealed GSA Morgan Dollar (still in cardboard box), and plan to buy more. I want to open it, but first; I would like to take it to the polls, and hear the communities comments.

 

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Sealed? As in 'from the mint'? Leave 'em be.

 

I think you mean it's still in the cardboard box and you don't know what year it is. If that is the case open that bad boy and let's see what you got. Probably 1882, 1883 or 1884 but you never know.

 

Yes, I mean it is still in the cardboard box. That is my thinking as well; common date, lets open it up and hope it's a MS65 or better!

 

Open 'em........

 

Fingers crossed for a good date and grade.

 

Where can you get those? All the ones I've seen on eBay seem to be repackaged.

 

I remember when I got mine from the GSA in the mail , I couldn't wait to open those puppies . Have fun .

 

I think it is repackaged but thought; what the heck. I have an old one, in a dark blue box with a four digit number stamp. This one is a white box, exactly like the dark blue one, but no stamp.

 

ok. I saw a guy over on the PCGS board who literally had the top of a table covered and stacked very high, boxes of sealed GSA's. They looked legit to me because of the wear and the mailing address's still on them. The one's I've seen on eBay are almost always in a pristine looking white box with no shipping label on it.

 

I'd open it!!

 

On a side note, I had an opportunity to buy an ungraded GSA 1884-CC with box and no cert for $160.00. I did not have the cash on me at the time and when I came back in the next day, it was already gone. I kick myself for not asking the dealer to hold it for me.

 

Those are the one's. Live and learn. I just opened it and it's an 1883 CC. Looks MS63. Everything else checks out; case, dollar, card etc. I would still like to see how the poll turns out though.

 

Three, just sold on ebay. All for under $200. I got one of them.

 

Not bad for about 200 bucks.

 

Is there a way to identify which have been re-packaged and which haven't?

 

You did well at under $200.00.

I do have a GSA CC on my want list. Just waiting for my budget to work out.

 

At that price, opening couldn't hurt.

 

My guess is the white box ones are from orders that contained multiple coins (five shipped in one larger box), much like the mint packages stuff nowadays. I'd say the white boxes are legit.

 

If you are a true coin collector who appreciates the beauty and history of what you collect, you can't resist opening it. If you are just in the game for a profit, your odds are better with it sealed. If you can't resist and are disappointed in what you get, then you are mistaken on what you are really in it for.