1885 CC Morgan Dollar For Grading Opinions

value wise there is not a lot of difference between a 62 and 63. both are retailing in the $700 range. any CC is highly collected and very desirable in MS conditions. the coin will only go up in value in the future. thanks Dad.

if you know me, I rarely suggest slabbing a coin. I use the following guideline

two reasons to slab
1. its a rare coin that needs authenticated and preserved
2. you are planning on selling the coin and the cost of acquisition plus the grading fee's would warrant it without chewing up all your profit

if you are inclined, I would suggest sending this one in and have it conserved as well. I dont know which TPG does the best job at that but here is the cost for just the grading. no idea what they charge to conserve but it could be worth it.

PCGS charges a minimum of $69 for a subscription other subscription levels include grading vouchers though so you could reduce these costs if you have other higher end coins. add to the subscription cost, per coin grading cost which I think for this one is $23, shipping & ins both ways (1-4 coins is $27 if the total value is under $1000)

repost if you decide to slab it. if you dont, I would suggest placing it in an airtite holder

Looks genuine and MS-62.

I really have no intentions to slab this coin. I am more prone to buying slabs and busting them out for my albums.
That being said, this is from my Pop's collection which is complete less the most obvious out of budget examples, namely 1893S and 1995 Proof.
Most were accumulated by my pop before cleaning was taboo. I am not proficient at grading Morgan's, not to mention the extensive VAM varieties.
It is my hope to at least fill the 1893S hole to fully feel this collection is complete.
I will probably be tossing a bit more your way in this topic to expand my knowledge on Morgans. I am a Wheat cent guy.

That's fine Panzaldi. I'm am pleased that it just rates over a 60 and a straight grade. I know you won't find a bag coin gem. It is just that alot of the coins in my pops collection have problems. I am attempting to determine a market price for the collection that is reasonable.
Thanks much for your help. I always welcome and respect your input.

I'm also at MS-63. I would have it graded.

one must keep in mind that a slabbed PCGS or NGC coin will command a higher price in the market with the same grade...for whatever reason.

Since you are not considering slabbing the coin Dowhat, I suggest an acetone bath and then store her in an airtite holder to protect it. this coin will only go up in value over the years and you do not want that value decreased by further improper storage. if you are not familiar with acetone this would be procured from a hardware store, not nail polish remover.

It seems from the opinions offered here it may be in my best interests to have this graded. I would probably go with NGC as it seems to me the large volume of business at PCGShas effected their standards from what I have observed from others. Perhaps in an effort to increase turnover they have acquired more graders with less scrutinize.
Thanks again for all of the feedback.