1883 O And 1885 Morgan Ho Ho Ho

That price was a tad high for common date NGC MS-64 morgans, but not too far off. They go for around $50 on ebay. I recently bought a friend of mine a Peace dollar hoping for a similar result...:-) Hopefully it works out for you and catches their interest!

I know I bid on at least 15 different 1883 O (this one did come from E bay), I stopped bidding on them when they went over $65. This one came up Buy it now .. so I bought it.

Even some of the MS 63's were going into the 50 to 60 dollar range.

I imagine if I watched long enough .. I might have found one cheaper .. but had to have them
so I could send them out for Christmas.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...TRK:MEWNX:IT

hmm...I'm finding ended auctions all day long between $40 and $55. You may be able to make a few bucks off that dealer..


http://cgi.ebay.com/1883-O-Silver-M...em3cb32b1242

http://cgi.ebay.com/1880-S-Silver-M...em3cb32b1baa

http://cgi.ebay.com/1904-O-Morgan-S...em3a6111969e

http://cgi.ebay.com/1921-NGC-MS64-M...em53e4f180cd

Johnny

I am thinking you are much better searching than I am.
I did not look at other dates .. just the 1883

I might have bid on the one you posted.. if I have found it.
It seems like all the ones I bid on went up at the end.

Like these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...TRK:MEWAX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...TRK:MEWAX:IT

Edit .. I wanted to say .. if I was looking for these coins .. for myself .. I would have waited .. because I agree I think they can be found in the $50 range .. I was starting to worry .. and need to send them out with the christmas presents.

Yeah - I did a search after your post and found a few in the $52-$56 range (with shipping) and that's cheap these days for certified MS64 pieces. They do have to be pre-1921 and either PCGS or NGC certified for the $60 "buy". 1921s won't work nor will ANACS or ICG.

I found a dealer online who had 7 1884-Os in NGC MS64 for $53/ea + $1 shipping/ea and I bought them all. If anyone has a group of MS64 Morgans that they want to sell for $60/ea, I can give out the dealer's info.

Sorry to steal the OPs thread! The OPs 2 Morgans look like solid 64s and were a decent deal these days.

You can lead a horse to drink...but you can't make him water! (Chuckle)

My grandsons love to get coins but sadly, none have been bitten by the "coin bug". I believe your kids will be appreciative but unless he shows a marked interest , I would find other kinds of gifts in the future.

Test the water (pun intended) you never know.

To tell you the truth I don't think it will spur any sudden interest in coin collecting. It's either there or it's not. That's not to say they won't appreciate their elegance. They ARE unique gifts for anyone to have and something to hold on to through the years. I would suspect though, as time goes by, they will come to have more and more meaning. I recently did much the same thing and bought a 2010 Silver Eagle from the US Mint for my grandson born just last month.

I really enjoy reading all your responses, thank you all for taking the time to respond.

I do agree with most of the replies that it might not work ..
But I do hope for good results, for me and for some of members say they are trying the same things.

I did give the same daughter a 1885 five dollar gold liberty several years ago. Over the years I have offered to buy it from her, but she turns me down .. wanting to keep it.

I think for her next birthday I will give her a lighthouse coin case, that will hold slabs and 2X2 coins.
If that doesn't get her to start buying coins on her own .. I may have to back off.

I also told her .. and my oldest daughter .. that who ever gives me the most well behaved grand child ..
gets my coin collection ... not sure if that was much motivation either ..