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<p>[QUOTE="Becky, post: 113762, member: 4423"]It's all about the key dates in the Morgan series. The mint mark, date, and condition have everything to do with the price of the coin and whether or not to slab it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> It will cost you about $25 per coin to have them slabbed. If the coin is not a key date and not in a high MS condition, it is not usually worth the money to slab them. For example the 1921...a $20 coin, not worth slabbing, you will never get your money back out of that coin unless it grades MS65 or higher, it won't. The 1888....is it an S mint? It might be worth slabbing if it is. If it is a Philly or NO, then no, problably not. If you have a 1893-S, you will probably want to have it slabbed. We need to know what the mint marks are to know for sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>It mostly comes down to what you want to do with them. I love my coins raw, no plastic, so I am biased. You have to do whatever makes you happy, that is what this hobby is all about. To me the coins are priceless, they were your Grandfather's :smile[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Becky, post: 113762, member: 4423"]It's all about the key dates in the Morgan series. The mint mark, date, and condition have everything to do with the price of the coin and whether or not to slab it. It will cost you about $25 per coin to have them slabbed. If the coin is not a key date and not in a high MS condition, it is not usually worth the money to slab them. For example the 1921...a $20 coin, not worth slabbing, you will never get your money back out of that coin unless it grades MS65 or higher, it won't. The 1888....is it an S mint? It might be worth slabbing if it is. If it is a Philly or NO, then no, problably not. If you have a 1893-S, you will probably want to have it slabbed. We need to know what the mint marks are to know for sure. It mostly comes down to what you want to do with them. I love my coins raw, no plastic, so I am biased. You have to do whatever makes you happy, that is what this hobby is all about. To me the coins are priceless, they were your Grandfather's :smile[/QUOTE]
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