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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Picked up this Morgan today, I think the reason I put it in the buy pile is the price on the 2X2. I wonder how long it has been in this holder. I want to take it out, give it a acetone bath, but it does have a sort of cool factor as is.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11951 Posts |
Sorry all .. was not paying attention and post this thread in the wrong section ...
Maybe one of the nice Mods can move it to classics.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1788 Posts |
You really bought it for 3.25?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
Definite cool factor. Maybe carefully pry the staples out and bathe it, rinse repeat, and replace it.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
I would leave it alone GR. The rusty staples are like a sealed slab as an indicator of age. Remove the staples and you might as well throw away the 2x2
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
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You really bought it for 3.25? I wish ... no it was more modern day prices |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1817 Posts |
It was priced in 1960? Love the rusted staples. Probably should leave as is.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
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It was priced in 1960? I was guessing at least early 1970's |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
This thing is growing on me. It's my century birth year morgan and it's kinda cool to know it's been in that 2x2 since before I was born. Ya, my vote is definitely to leave as is |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Finally - a holder worth more than the coin!  |
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Moderator
 United States
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Sorry all .. was not paying attention and post this thread in the wrong section ...
Maybe one of the nice Mods can move it to classics. Done.  Nice buy. Not sure if I would crack it. Of course I would!  I would preserve the 2x2 though.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Thanks for the move Jbuck -------------------------- I really have to say, this coins looks so much better in hand. The new 100mm lens really picks up details ...different than my eye picks up. I really like the holder ... But this Morgan is better grade than the one I have in my Morgan Dansco.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would leave it alone GR. The rusty staples are like a sealed slab as an indicator of age. Remove the staples and you might as well throw away the 2x2  - Yeah, that 2X2 tells a story all its own. A friend of mine from work has a 1921 in a 2X2 with a written $10.00 price tag. A really cool piece, GR58. Please don't open it. Pretty please? |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I'd vote for preservation as is. Neat factor would be lost. Now we have to charge our advice to buy the coin and not the holder. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Will those prices ever come again? If you were a new collector it would be great. If you had paid 20 times that much for the coin you would be crying. I wonder what silver prices were when that coin cost $3.25? Is the low cost of the Morgan as written due to something about Morgans at the time or silver prices at the time. It is said that Morgans hold their value. Maybe they do and maybe they don't.
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United States
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I really like the holder ... But this Morgan is better grade than the one I have in my Morgan Dansco. You can carefully trim along the Mylar alongside the coin and gently remove her from the 2x2, leaving the staples intact.  |
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Posted 08/21/2015 6:12 pm
