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New Member
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I am working on a Carson City Morgan short set in XF40/XF45. A true circulated set with a very tight grade range. The key dates are about waiting for the right coins as they come up with some frequency, so I am not worried about those. They are just expensive but sometimes you get lucky like when I put a lowball bid on this 1893. The interesting dates from a rarity perspective in creating this set are the 1884cc and 1885cc. Very low PCGS populations in XF40 and XF45! I luckily grabbed an 1884 on ebay the other day so I am kind of motivated to see this one through and finish it. Now I just need the elusive 1885cc in PCGS XF40 or XF45. As soon as I can find an 1885cc I will feel very confident that I can finish the set. Jason  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Thanks so much for sharing this set and your goals to finish it. Good luck with your last picks. Please show us your continued progress.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 93CC is definitely worth some money. The 84CC also has value but is far less than the 93CC. It is a good start on a CC set. The bombs of the CC's are the 85CC, 89CC, 79CC and the 93CC. If you want those in superior condition you are going to have to pay or get lucky. One poster here had a set handed down to him and he had some incredible Carson City types that were both scarce and in mint condition. I lack three Carson City Morgans and you guessed it that they are the 85CC, 89CC and the 93CC. I try to get them in AU condition but that is hard for the three I mentioned without paying over $500 minimum. AU condition is often the breaking point from which the CC's take off in price to the thousands instead of hundreds.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Both are very nice looking coins ... congrats on picking them up.
That sounds like it will be a excellent set when finished.
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Valued Member
United States
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I love your coins. They experienced the Old West and spent some time in a miner's pocket or in a saloon instead of being thrown into a bank vault, sitting there for decades, then released and sold to collectors. As attractive as UNC CCs are, you can't argue that XF coins have more history.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm not a big US coin collector. But if I were, I think I would be doing exactly what you are with this collection, as well as the Comstock Lode set you posted in another thread. I hope you keep posting your new acquisitions to both threads so I can  |
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Moderator
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Please post your images for a given coin in only one thread. Like all your short set images in this thread.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When you go to sell your coins the dealers will tell you that your coins are just one step up from manure. I went to a coin shop today to try and trade for an 1885CC. I had a couple of more common Carson City coins and some other pretty scarce coins. This jerk said my coins were just worth $25 each as a trade. I said nothing buy "No" to him but wanted to just tell him he was a thief and would be the death of coin collecting. If I ever see that guy again I think I may tell him what I really think and be ready to back it up with my self defense cane. I am a disabled vet, but I am a very well versed one in defending myself. I felt like the guy spit on me.
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Pillar of the Community
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Way to go terry8835!! I'm with you 100% on this. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Keep us posted!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am not going to jail over an insulting offer for some coins, but dealers who run coin shops and intentionally lie and distort the value of coins to screw people who come to them expecting an honest appraisal are going to kill our hobby. I have gone to local coin shows and experienced the same "take it leave it" attitude from these guys who want to give you 10% on your coins and charge you retail plus 50% when they sell a coin. Not all are like that, but enough are dishonest IMO. Buyer Beware and I understand that. I do know honest dealers, but most will screw the uniformed coin buyer or seller to the wall. Because most of these "coin experts" are also buyers of coins I don't think their appraisals are unbiased. I think this attitude hurts the collector hobby. Maybe OK for investors but not hobbyist.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I can tell you a story that happened to me a few years ago. I had spent several years collecting a very nice 20th Century Type Set with mostly slabbed coins. I decided to sell the whole lot. The coins ranged in price from $20 to over $4,000. I called a local coin shop and made an appointment to meet privately with one of their personal. I walked into the store (there were a few customers there) and said that I had called for an appointment to show and sell my collection. The guy behind the counter said fine and asked me to put my collection on the glass counter so he could take a look. I mentioned that I made an appointment to see someone privately. He said there was no time for that and I remember his next statement. He said "I knew what type of person you were the minute I saw you come through the door". I replied "what do you mean?", and he replied "I just know your type". I then replied "I know who I am, and now I know who you are-an unfair coin shop dealer and I will never come back in here". I said it loud enough that most of the customers could hear. I then left the store, never to return. I am sure there are many honest and polite dealers out there, but this experience with this one has left a sour taste in my mouth.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ham1947
Wow, we had almost same experience. What a jerk that dealer was to assume anything about you. I have PTSD for Vietnam war. I may ram my self defense cane up on of these crooked dealers asses if I get that treatment again. Of course, then I got to jail and all dealers employees testify about my violent behavior and judge gives me a year in prison. So this is just hypothetical statement. I know one decent coin shop dealer in Tampa and I am not so sure about him anymore. When I got to buy coins I expect to dicker over the price to sell or buy. This "take it or leave it" attitude is strange to me unless dealers think it is buyers market. Is it?
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