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Wow, good info. My grading capabilities are non existent. I was under the impression that proof Morgan's would be worth more then ms ones. I based this solely on the mintage of each coin. Regular Morgan's have millions minted each year but only 1000 proofs. I just assumed that would make the proofs much more valuable. My grandfather had quite a few Morgan proofs in his collection. I didn't even realize some of these were proofs until a local coin shop told me. Only 3 out of the nine are shiny. The others you can see were shiny at one point, but have turned brown with time
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I think I may want to continue buying Morgan proofs and try to possibly complete the series. I'm not sure if that will be possible due to rarity. I know he truly enjoyed Morgan dollars and quite honestly I do too. I never cared for coins before until I got this collection. There's something about the Morgan dollars I just love. My next biggest goal is to have all the raw Morgan's he owned graded. There are quite a few graded ones, maybe around 30 or 40, but the rest are raw |
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If you have higher-end PR CAM Morgans that are graded, they're worth thousands of dollars.
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08/02/2014 3:22 pm
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Would you believe I contacted heritage auctions a year ago for help? I gave them 20 rare oil paintings for their art auction and they lost two. I had to go through a six-month court battle to recover the money. I would never give them another thing again. I don't care if they're the largest auction house in the world there are plenty of others who do just as good.
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Ant, if you want to complete the series, the 1895 will set you back big time in high-end condition. http://coins.ha.com/itm/morgan-doll.../1206-4724.sSorry to hear about your troubles with HA, I've used them for coins and never had a problem with over $50k in coins sold. You may also want to contact Great Collections for info if you want to sell, Ian (the owner) is a class act. If you don't want to sell, don't need the money, and have the means to finish the collection, go for it! Certainly would be a site to see. Edited by chasingtailbar
08/02/2014 3:25 pm
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Thanks chasingtailbar, I have that one thank god and grandpa
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You should turn on the option that allows members to email you.  |
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United States
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I think completing the Morgan dollar series would be a fantastic tribute to him. I particularly like the morgan proofs. I bought 2 last night off ebay. I used the pcgs price app for iphone, saw what they were priced at and paid a few hundred dollars under for each. I think I did okay |
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United States
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So if we were talking about a type set for morgans, that would mean collection only 1 coin for every year instead of all the mint marks per year? Example 1880,1880s,1880o,1880cc?
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For pricing, you're best off checking out HA.com (their completed coin auctions are a great price resource) and ebay sold listings. That '87 looks great. The type of set you're talking about is a date set, not a type set. |
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Be careful on ebay as well. There are Chinese fakes in fake PCGS slabs. Quote:
I have that one thank god and grandpa And congrats for already owning one of the kings of the Morgan series!  Edited by dave700x
08/02/2014 7:09 pm
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Oh boy. I've been bidding on Morgan dollars all evening on ebay. I just checked the sellers feedback ratings and they seem to be ok. Most have 100% with thousands of feedback. Yes I was lucky with the 95. I brought it to the most well respected coin shop in the area a few days ago. He sent it to the grading company along with a handful of other morgans. I think one was 1897 o. The others he said are really common in low grades, but in high grades they are valuable. I dont remember the years. I only brought 10 with me and 5 went to the grader so I guess thats not bad |
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My grandpa left me a few hundred Morgan dollars. All but a few dozen were graded. There was 1 ms63, 1 ms62pl? And the rest were graded between ms64-67. A few have designations like proof or cam. Some say dmpl and VAM. I learned that dmpl means deep mirror prooflike. Still have no idea what VAM is. Slowly I will bring a dozen at a time to the shop to see what needs grading |
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