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Finland
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It's been really quiet auction time here in Finland for U.S. coins so I decided to check finnish pawn shop auction. Pawn shop had 5x Morgan dollars for auction with bad picture. I asked for dates (4x common ones and 1883-CC) so I bid and won auction with ~138$ bid. I'll be getting these dollars mon/tue next week and I'll make posts in grading section. Here is picture from auction. I hope for MS coins   . |
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Rest in Peace
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Don't know how that 138$ translates to USD, but sounds like a wonderful bargain! Around here something like those, encapsulated and cased would run conservatively at a minimum of $40 per coin for the COMMONS! It appears in pic that the wings are full and fields clear, very good signs. Thing minimum bids would have been in $250 range with sale at $325+. Looking forward to hands pix!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hopefully they are MS, but don't be shocked if they are cleaned
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Valued Member
 Finland
265 Posts |
Yes I meant 138 USD. First time I took risk at auction. winning big or having au-details coins  . |
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 United States
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Looking forward to the photos.
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Valued Member
Canada
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$138 for 5 Morgans is a great deal in my opinion especially if one is a CC, looking forward to seeing the pics - Congratulations
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3479 Posts |
It's very cool that pawn shops have auctions out there. Please do update with pics.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5674 Posts |
There's also the risk of counterfeits. Could be a fantastic deal, or a bust. Looks like a nice presentation case, so hoping for the best for you!
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Valued Member
South Africa
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Congrats
Sometimes you can get amazing
deals, I usually wait till about 02h00 in the morning then check for ending auctions on coins and you get amazing deals.....night shift is a blessing sometimes
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh no. That looks eerily similar to a set I bought on Amazon a couple of years ago for $5.00. I bought 4 sets and gave the fake Morgans to my daughter to play with. I hope this isn't the same thing. On the cases that I bought it had something like Morgan dollar TRIBUTE SET. Do you have any other photos? The only difference is my sets had the obverse showing, and your case seems to be a bit nicer than the ones I got. I guess we'll find out. Fingers crossed for ya. EDIT: Here's one on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/172527399284These sets were made by the National Collector's Mint. They were marketed as the Million Dollar Morgan Tribute Set. You said yours has common dates and an 1883 CC, so I don't know if it is from a different type of "set" from the same company. The 5-coin configuration in the case appears to be the same except they are flipped around. The good thing is that the Morgans in the picture you posted don't have "COPY" at the bottom of the reverse. That makes me feel better. Edited by Darth Morgan
02/18/2017 11:03 am
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Valued Member
Finland
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No I don't have any other photos. I think this is some sort of all mint mark set since it contains coins from Carson City, Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco and New Orleans.
I wish coins were already here so I could take pictures and post those for authenticity and grading.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by Darth Morgan
02/18/2017 11:17 am
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United States
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Hopefully they are MS, but don't be shocked if they are cleaned A lot of the coins that are put in fancy boxes like this and marketed to very casual or non collectors have been shined up to make them look better to those who know little about the numismatic market. I hope this works out for you. At least if they are genuine and not from China, you will have a fair amount of silver. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Good luck and I hope this all works out for you. Keep us posted! |
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