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I was twelve then and my father bought nearly everything the mint was peddling back then, mostly for resale in his pawn shop and later his antique store. As I recall, the GSA had a limit since the order number is different on each and addressed to various family members.
I'm really tempted to open one of the 1878 marked boxes!
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11/23/2008 5:10 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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One dark green box has the 4 digit number 8315 which I can't extrapolate into a year. Could indicate 1883 from the $15 mixed date category. |
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I know your what you are talking about. I have one that's the same but mine is not as pricey as yours  I would probably just open a few just to see if I did have an 1879 CC but its up to you. I wish I had been around when they were doing this with the morgans |
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I think if it were I, I would open them all and then send the best ones to NGC for grading. They jump in value significantly when they are certifed at 64 and above. I wouldn't give anyone else the pleasure of opening those treasures. Congratulations to your dad for having gotten so many in the original GSA sales. I bought one from the GSA, wish I had bought more. (I was a kid then and they were expensive for a lawn mowing budget).
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If it were me, I would open them! It would kill me wondering what might have been in there. Keep in mind that for me, knowledge is more important than any potential financial gain.
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They are worth far more unopened, even the common dates.  |
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I think they'd be worth more than they are now, if left unopened
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I could never open them if they were mine, I still have proof sets that my grandfather bought back in early 50's and 60's that are sealed and I refuse to open them. I will tell you you will probably double the price of even a common date coin if left sealed compared to what it would be if known for a fact it was a common date coin
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I will say that if you are looking to sell them and make the most $$$$ I would list them on e-bay, ORIGINAL GSA UNOPENED CARSON CITY MINT Morgan silver dollars, this will for sure bring a silly price for them, I have seen 1 auction sell that way for almost $400.00+ dollars, this was months ago, for one.If you want to start collecting morgans, this is a better than good way to do so, these are sure to be an amazing sight and who knows, you could get very lucky and get some beauties, in other words, if you want $$$$$ dont open them, if you want to keep them and start a morgan collection, open them and please let us know what you found, just my opinion, BE WELL, MORGANS DAD... PS:BRYAN, AFTER ALL THAT I HAVE SEEN YOU POST, YOU DO NOT HAVE A 1879-CC?.i MUST SAY I HAVE SEEN SOME OF YOUR MORGANS, VERY NICE! |
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Well looks like I'm now a collector, fellas! I opened the four dated boxes and they did contain their corresponding coins. Encouraged with prospect of unearthing a rare gem I then opened the unmarked boxes. Ha! Just as you said (Brian1315) they in fact did contain the common years 1882-4. One of the 1881's looks to be a Vam-3 as well as an 1882 which looks to be a very nice MS specimen. Now I just fell off the turnip truck regarding VAM's so were discovered only upon my first cursory look using the VAM website guide, so I'm sure there's one or two more. The box that was stamped 8315 was in fact unusual. This 1883's plastic holder only says Carson City Silver Dollar and has no serial numbered certificate. Rather its paper says this coin was culled out and offered as a "Mixed Carson City" due to tarnish but still offered at $15. If you remember, the GSA offered some slightly circulated CC's at $5 that were shipped in padded envelopes but didn't have the display boxes. Anyway, I now know the GSA offered (at least) 3 varieties of CC dollars. Anyway, I'm working on setting up a photography table with decent lighting and offset flash. There's several CC's I'd like to have additional opinions about. Thanks! -Bobby Edited by gosilvergo
11/25/2008 10:47 am
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Well looks like I'm now a collector, fellas! I opened the four dated boxes... Welcome to the obsession hobby!  |
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BOBBY, I am glad you were bit by that collector bug, it will be fun.OH, and the VAM world, I promise it to be a complex passion you could only dream of, good luck, AGAIN, WELCOME!! |
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Anyway, I now know the GSA offered (at least) 3 varieties of CC dollars. Three varieties of CC dollars, but four varieties of holder. The one you're missing is the large plastic holder used for the Uncirculated non-CC dollars. It says United States Uncirculated Silver Dollar on it. Quote:
The box that was stamped 8315 was in fact unusual. This 1883's plastic holder only says Carson City Silver Dollar and has no serial numbered certificate. Rather its paper says this coin was culled out and offered as a "Mixed Carson City" due to tarnish but still offered at $15. Just as I speculated. |
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I'm a bit late to the game, but does anyone know if an x-ray would have been able to reveal the date?
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Posted 11/23/2008 4:44 pm
