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Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 08/22/2006 01:58 am Scoutjim99 - thanks - I think. There's so much that I don't know about this hobby of our's that, sometimes when it's explained to me, I still don't grasp it. My reason for asking my original question is that I have several coins in what I would consider AG-3 based upon what I've seen, read in the Whitman book - The Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States Coins - a few of them are: Walking Liberty halves - 1916-1916D-1916S-1921-1921S are all in what I believe AG-3, as well as some of my CC Morgans. I was wondering if, in this grade, they had a collectable value, and I don't know if there is any literature listing AG-3 values. Oh, I like this hobby, and my collection too much to even consider melt value. Too much fun.- Ralph Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 08/22/2006 03:01 am yes all the coins you mentioned are keys and semi keys as long as they are recognisable as to what they are. they are often sought after in this condition , because not many of us can afford these particular coins in higher grades. also you can always trade up w/ these coins and Improve upon them as you can. By no means should you consider these specific coins at melt value. I myself who collect the highest grade I can in coins would be happy to even have those coins in that condition. SO hold on to them. if you can scan them or photo graph them we could give you our opinion on grade as well. Report this Post to the Staff
Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 08/22/2006 05:06 am scoutjim99 - I don't know how many pics I can post with a message, so I just posted the Walking Liberty halves. I'm thinking with them being in the condition they are, and partial dates that they will come in as AG-3. I'll post another message with pics of the CC Morgans I have that I think are AG-3. Image: 1916 WL Half.jpg 6.03 KB Image: 1916 WL Half - Rev.jpg 6.33 KB Image: 1916D WL Half.jpg 6.43 KB Image: 1916D WL Half - Rev.jpg 6.24 KB Image: 1916S WL Half.jpg 6.36 KB Image: 1917S WL Half - Rev.jpg 7.25 KB Image: 1921 WL Half.jpg 6.6 KB Image: 1921 WL Half - Rev.jpg 5.95 KB Image: 1921S WL Half.jpg 7.64 KB Image: 1921S WL Half - Rev.jpg 6.22 KB Report this Post to the Staff
Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 08/22/2006 05:16 am These are the only CC Morgans I own, and I'm figuring they will grade AG-3 - lots of mileage on them, but that's what my wallet says I can afford. I've got a few S Morgans that are in about the same shape. Be happy to post them for the group's opinion on their grade, if that's okay. Image: 1878CC Morgan.jpg 10.63 KB Image: 1878CC Morgan - Rev.jpg 8.45 KB Image: 1880CC Morgan.jpg 9.49 KB Image: 1880CC Morgan - Rev.jpg 9.73 KB Image: 1883CC Morgan.jpg 9.38 KB Image: 1883CC Morgan - Rev.jpg 10.77 KB Image: 1890CC Morgan.jpg 11.06 KB Image: 1890CC Morgan - Rev.jpg 12.58 KB Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 08/22/2006 1:29 pm very nice Ralph all of the walkers are Ag and I think all of the Morgans are Good, except for the 1878 it is Ag with th 1883 being Vg. Your coins are very nice. Report this Post to the Staff
Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 08/22/2006 2:01 pm scoutjim99 - thanks for the help. I assumed they would all come in at AG-3 - even the Morgans. The reason for my estimate for the 1883 CC Morgan was the presense of scratches across Liberty's face - figured that would bring the grade down. I'm more into building my collection than into the resale value, but I, like everyone I'm sure, would like to try and put a monetary value on my collection - personal pride, should an emergency arise, or..... However, I've never run across anything that places any value on coins that are about good, so my records show alot of blanks in the Grade column, as well as in the value column. Is there such a listing that indicates the value of the lesser grades? Ralph Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 08/22/2006 3:36 pm quote: Originally posted by Ralph scoutjim99 - thanks for the help. I assumed they would all come in at AG-3 - even the Morgans. The reason for my estimate for the 1883 CC Morgan was the presense of scratches across Liberty's face - figured that would bring the grade down. I'm more into building my collection than into the resale value, but I, like everyone I'm sure, would like to try and put a monetary value on my collection - personal pride, should an emergency arise, or..... However, I've never run across anything that places any value on coins that are about good, so my records show alot of blanks in the Grade column, as well as in the value column. Is there such a listing that indicates the value of the lesser grades? Ralph Sure we all try to put monetary value on our collection, but that is not why I collect. What I meant rather was the amount of money needed to Replace those specific coins and how hard they are to find now adays with out spending a fortune. I don't believe the scratches would detract from grade in those conditions usually only in higher grades ms-65 and above however they do need to be noted. Report this Post to the Staff
Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 08/24/2006 11:58 pm Yeah, I've got that (obverse scratches) noted in the commemts column in my inventory list for that particular coin. I used Word Perfect-Quatro Pro to compile my list. I don't have Excel on my computer, but I find that Quatro Pro works fine for what I want. Report this Post to the Staff
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