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Rest in Peace
United States
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Hello everyone, I'm contiplating bidding on this 1884 CC Morgan and would like your opinion as to what you would grade it as well as how much you would be willing to pay for it. Thank you! Photos are by seller   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Going by the small photos, I will say MS65.
A nice example.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Solid MS-65, quite lovely.
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Rest in Peace
 United States
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Thank you all! How much would you be willing to pay for this coin? Bid is at $73 right now.
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 United States
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I hate to sound pessimistic, but.... These are scans, which by definition cannot offer evidence regarding surface originality. They seem to indicate a relative lack of luster - luster tends to show up as "dark" on scans - but that's not definitive. In addition, these images are less than half the size required for sufficient detail to draw conclusive opinion, so any grade offered is based on incomplete information. Here are the images from the auction itself, which are slightly larger than those already presented:   With all the above said, I'm still seeing a pretty nice coin. I would not venture into MS65 territory for it, even if it ultimately might be worthy of the grade, because there is simply too little to go on. The "graininess" on the cheek could be either inconsequential or disqualifying; no way to tell. And if the bid was at $73, a bid has been retracted because it's at $66 right now. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Thank you SsuperDdave! I did copy the pics from the same site so I don't understand what they are bigger. Also, my mistake on the $73 bid as I am currently looking at two coins to bid on. This one is at $66, the other coin is a slabbed 1963 half PR67. I apologize for the mistake and thank you for bringing it to my attention!
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United States
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If it were me, I'd be contemplating it as a pretty good 64 for purchase purposes, understanding that liquidating it easily would require a slab, which would involve another $50 in sunk costs to get it there. 1884-CC is the most common Carson City Morgan in Mint State due to almost the entire mintage being released in the GSA sales, so you can afford to be quite picky when selecting one.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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SsuperDdave, Thank you for your input! I'm still learning and I always appreciate the input from the vetrerans of the Numismastic world.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A valuable lesson learned.
Perhaps raw MS64 bid?
For me, I would do max of few dollars over $100.
Edited by Coconutjoe
12/12/2017 8:00 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I would think MS-64 from those pictures.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I thank you all for the input, advise, and gained knowledge!
I have decided not to bid on this coin and focus on others that I've had my eye on.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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looks 65 to me
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm in the MS64 arena as well
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm liking it as MS-64 and would consider it a sweet deal at $125 or so. Luster looks pretty strong IMO.
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Posted 12/12/2017 10:13 am
