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WheatBack Pillar of the Community United States 2850 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 2:15 pm Randomly stopped into a different pawn shop here in town I had never been in before. They had a very small selection of Morgan and Peace dollars sitting in a bowl in the side of one of the cases. I asked if I could look at them closer so I went through them all and one in particular caught my attention. It was a 1878-CC! I asked the price on their dollars and the lady said $40.00 firm. I stole this at $40.00. Report this Post to the Staff

cardman06 Valued Member United States 114 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 2:38 pm Congrats on your find...maybe I should check out some around here..lol Report this Post to the Staff
nlp coins Pillar of the Community United States 2373 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 3:27 pm Pawn shops notoriously pay about half the melt value. She paid about ten for it and figured it was a home run at 40. Sweet. Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 3:37 pm Very nice pick-up. As a second thought you might want to investigate whether or not it qualifies as an even more valuable VAM. Please keep this thread notified of your findings. mdpmedia Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 3:47 pm If EVER there were a better example of the CCF motto: "Education is the key to collector success" I would love to hear about it. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollecter97 Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 3:49 pm $40! Sweet deal man! There was a collection of Morgan's at my local pawn shop for $20 each , got all of them bun no 78 CC! Great find Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 4:04 pm I have it as VAM-27, I think. Not a rarity, but at $40, who cares? Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17906 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 4:42 pm Great find - Wow! I always look through odd piles of Morgan dollars if I see any in shops here in the UK, but never yet found a CC one! My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
FadeToBlack Pillar of the Community 1751 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 5:38 pm It doesn't appear to be the lines in wing or doubled leaves vams, but still a fantastic buy at $40. Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Morgan Pillar of the Community United States 2815 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 7:01 pm I wish I could buy Morgans for $20 each. Not gonna happen where I live. :( Report this Post to the Staff
WheatBack Pillar of the Community United States 2850 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 10:22 pm Thanks everyone and thanks for the VAM identification, Dave. Too bad it wasn't a rare VAM, but hey, it's still a CC! Report this Post to the Staff
jwguts Valued Member United States 256 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 11:25 pm I never look when I'm at a flea market since the coins are always overpriced. Guess I'll have to rethink that. Report this Post to the Staff
WheatBack Pillar of the Community United States 2850 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 11:40 pm Quote: I never look when I'm at a flea market since the coins are always overpriced. Guess I'll have to rethink that. Definitely! I don't usually bother with pawn shops too often, but I just thought I'd give this one a try. All the silver dollars were way overpriced at $40 here, but even one good date can always make that marked-up price worth it. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb1877 Pillar of the Community United States 1659 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 11:42 pm Nice score! It's got great eye appeal too! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinDan98 Pillar of the Community United States 1053 Posts	Posted 09/09/2013 11:42 pm Very good find! Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyCC Valued Member United States 122 Posts	Posted 09/11/2013 07:06 am I think if it were me, it'd be hard for me to hide how excited I was, haha. Report this Post to the Staff
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