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Rest in Peace
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I was expecting you to come back with 67 or 68. I guess the criteria for PR Morgans is much more stringent than circulation strikes.
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It's a beauty. Do I see a 10 degree rotation?
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Valued Member
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Very sweet looking coin! Congrats to you the new owner! I would love to some day own an early date proof!
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What a beaut! May I ask how much you paid?
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SAA..WEET!  John1  |
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Wow! That is a stunning coin!  |
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As far as rotation I think they placed it in the holder a bit off but I will check it.
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Beautiful coin!
I was unaware that the US made proof that far back.
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Awesome coin! Congrats!
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I see imperfections in the fifth left star, possibly the P and you in PLURIBUS, and both U's in UNUM. A few miscellaneous nicks in the reverse lettering are also present. Yeah, this is enough to downgrade a Morgan Proof, even though this is a slam-dunk 67 as a Business Strike.
Offered at Heritage, I would expect it to fetch at or near $6000.
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Russ, Super coin, I must admit when I first scrolled down to see the prize, I thought uh-oh, someone is remaking California Prooflikes again, then I clicked on the full size image and saw the sharp stars and lettering, and knew it was a real proof. It sure fooled me and in a certifed holder too, I was thinking how is that possible NGC? iPhone screen was HD but just too small. Beautiful proof - congrats on a nice addition to the collection! For those of you that don't know what a California Proof is; it is a very sophisticated way of etching and whizzing a Morgan dollar to have the appearance of prooflike or proof. In the 80's when the market was going strong many top dealers were fooled for quite awhile before catching on to the scam. I had a 1883-O that many considered a branch mint proof, as it was so close to perfection, (unfortuntaely that was one of the coins that I lost in a burglary of my home), I'm pretty sure it was not a proof but a very deceptive etched coin, be nice to have it today for a TPG to see it and find out what bodybag they would put it in. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Dave, There was a NGC 1883 PF 65 cameo sold by Heritage the day I bought this one at the show. It hammered at 6350.00, so your are spot on. It it was a business strike I would put it at a 68+ DMPL
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I was unaware that the US made proof that far back. The Smithsonian has proof sets going as far back as 1819 |
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That is a beautiful coin, Congrats!
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Posted 01/09/2012 4:16 pm
