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So, tomorrow's my birthday and I decided to go ahead and get something special for myself (without breaking the bank, which means no new sports car I'm afraid). I don't normally go for certified coins, but I figured if I'm gonna spend a sizable chunk of cash I might as well protect myself for a change. So, here's what I decided to get from APMEX: 1884-CC Morgan dollar - MS-64 DMPL Deep Mirror Proof Like PCGS At $500, the price seemed fair (Numismedia currently lists it at $630) and the certification means I don't have to guess whether it's "really" DMPL or just PL. Now comes the waiting... |
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  when you get it! |
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 Happy Birthday! Sounds like you got a good deal too! I would like to see that as well! I have a PCGS PL CC Morgan, but a DMPL may cure my "hum-drums".  APMEX is here in OKC, I may have to stop by there and "browse". Edited by oih82w8
06/28/2013 11:58 am
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Happy Birthday! I can't wait to see that beauty.... |
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Happy Birthday. I can't wait to see it.  Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith |
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Happy Birthday! Sweet! Sounds like a good deal to me as well and I can't wait to see it either! I love DMPL Morgan's! And a CC is just icing on the cake for you! I have a old small white ANACS 1883CC MS-63 DMPL (with a bit of rainbow toning) but I think if resubmitted it has a decent shot at a 64, which is one of the reasons I bought it.. (The other is that it was a rainbow DMPL ) and there's no doubt it's a DMPL so that helped in my decision as well. But anyways, enough rambling on my part.. Lol, so again, happy birthday, I hope you have a great day! And post pics of that baby asap so we can all more!  |
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Oh my, barryg,
Some of us celebrate a birthday once a month with a new coin.
If this happens to you, just accept it!
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nice coin barry ill let you know when its my bday as well  |
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"WOW" oh yeah happy bday.
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Nicely done, in PCGS 64DMPL. Ever seen one? You won't believe it.
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Ever seen one? You won't believe it. I hope so! I have a bunch of Prooflike Morgans, and I've always thought that some of them might possibly be DMPL, but I've never seen a certified example to compare them to. |
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but I've never seen a certified example to compare them to. Just in case you've not been lucky enough to have a true DMPL, fair warning: don't let that puppy reflect a light source into your eye. Having held one real DMPL will forever qualify you to judge another, in-hand. You'll know. |
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Nice gift!
Happy B-day :-)
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Happy Birthday, and that is a nice gift you bought for yourself!
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All right, the coin just arrived in today's mail! First some general pics, taken within the PCGS holder:    And here's an attempt to show off how reflective it is (still within the holder, of course):  It's a beautiful coin and I'm very happy with it. I have to admit, though, that I was wasn't as blown away by it as I thought I would be. As I mentioned earlier, I own a number of "proof like" Morgan dollars, some of which I've always suspected might qualify as DMPL. Now that I have a certified example to compare, I can say that some of my other Morgans really might qualify after all. Which is to say that this one doesn't look all that different from the other ones I own. Maybe someday I'll save up and actually buy a certified proof Morgan dollar... |
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Posted 06/28/2013 11:10 am
