Sold This Set Back In 2013. Regretting It!

I'm not a Silver dollar person so I say smart move.

I've regretted selling an 1889-CC for many years, but keeping the 1893-CC is a consolation. The other CC dollars I sold didn't bother me at all.

These CC dollars are fairly commonplace. They can easily be had at shows, shops and auctions. It's simply a matter of price. It seems to me that our OP's "regret" is largely financial.

The pieces that I've genuinely regretted selling are those that are rarely found in the marketplace.

Hi Fenton .... I just looked at ebay and see that there are 169 listings for 1889-CC Morgans. I'd venture that there are dozens of them on the floor at any major coin show. Your reply, bemoaning replacement cost, bolstered my observation, methinks.

While I can empathize about rising prices, my own regrets are based solely upon truly rare and historic pieces that don't appear daily on ebay or even the overall marketplace. These are pieces of which few collectors ever see, much less own. Many rare pieces, be they coin varieties, errors, tokens, obsolete currency, counterstamps, etc....

My regrets center upon pieces that boast historical significance or were great personal finds that passed through my hands. Take my avatar for example .... Maybe four specimens exist.

Over the years, the decades, it's amazed me how many rarities I've found. One rare date coin was a VF 1873-CC quarter, picked from a dealer's "junk box" for $5 at an ANA show. It was holed and had engraved initials. Seen any of those lately? Making many truly rare finds like this have caused me to regard the 89-CC dollars are commonplace.

As far as cc quarters go ExoGuy, I was stunned to find an 1875-CC in a coin shop flip. Not as rare as your 1873-CC but definitely a keeper at F-VF undamaged.

While I have not found them in the scrap tub, I have picked up rough condition 1858 S and 1859 S half eagles for melt. It's sort of the same thing as the 1873-CC rarity-wise. I used to turn up scarce pre-1860 S quarters regularly too. Unfortunately lots of people are looking for coins like this these days, and they're no longer bargains, when you find them at all.

A coin like fenton's 1889-CC Morgan isn't rare, but for me it's iconic in the way the 1877 Indian and 1909-SVDB are. That's why I wish I still had it.

Another tidbit to add to this topic is that, technically, each and every coin is unique. That 89-CC for example, was a super honest coin with authentic toning and no real marks other than smooth wear. Seems 9 out of 10 coins in holders, including circulated grades, have been dipped at some point and are either white or are unnaturally and oddly toned so while the coins are widely available, if you have the dough, getting one with the look you prefer can be arduous.