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The third in the package I bought this week. This one brings me to 7 of the CC Morgans - It's a slow process, but I'm getting there. What grade would y'all assign this one? Image:  1884-CC.jpg80.46 KB Image: 1884-CC Rev.jpg86.37 KB |
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It's not so heavily worn that I would call it as low as a G4 but I would call it a G6,at best IMO.The rims aren't complete and there's damage on the reverse...a big gouge.
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10/06/2006 9:18 pm
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Rest in Peace
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Ralph, this one's just a tad better than the 79CC and 82CC, but I don't think it would go higher than AG-3 although it's possible a top TPG might be generous and give it a G-04 because the 84CC is common enough that the differences in value between -03 and -04 are insignificant. The rims are visible on the obverse, but just too worn on the reverse to get it up to G-04. In my opinion, this is the way to break into the Carson City Morgan market. Start low just so that you have a representative specimen of each of the 13 in the series, then work your way up from there. The objective is to get one of each until completion, then upgrade as the opportunity arises. Of course, the difficult one will be the 89CC which is going to cost in the hundreds in even P-01 grade presuming it's problem free. Which of the CC series do you already have? Fred |
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Fred, so far, in the CC series, I've got the 1878, 1879,1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1890 bringing my overall total of Morgans to 84. As I've mentioned before, they will range from AG up to low MS. I'd like to get as many of the date and mint mark coins as I possibly can before I even give thought to upgrading my collection. Of course, the VA doesn't pay me enough to support the purchase of some of the rarer dates, and I just have to accept that. Always the lottery, huh? :)
I'm proud of the fact that I've been able to get as many as I have over the past year and a half - still got lots of years of collecting left in me, and I do appreciate the help I've gotten from you and other member of the forum in the short time I've been here. I'll, definitely, keep asking questions - the best way I know of to learn.
Ralph
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Ralph, sounds like we're in the same boat, figuratively speaking. I'm also on the VA disability list, barely making enough to make ends meet let alone invest in Morgan upgrades. I've got a few things going on the side like everyone else, but my main cause for optimism is increased VA disability due to aggravation caused by my aging. I've got the application in and now all I have to do is live long enough to see it processed six months to a year down the road.  At least they pay retro from when the application was first filed. THAT will be upgrade time!  The 91CC and 92CC are gonna be a little spendy, but the 83CC, 85CC, 89CC, and 93CC (not in that order) are gonna be a lot spendier merely due to numbers. If you're not particular about the condition of the coin and if you don't mind that a particular coin might have problems such as cleaning or damage making it unslabbable (except for ANACS which will slab problem coins), then you can find some good deals on ebay. Good luck! Fred Fred |
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Yeah Buddy - the government bureaucracies do tend to drag their feet when it comes to forking over some bucks - different story if you owe them money.
I'm collecting by date and mint mark. I'm sure that will change somewhere down the road, but my interest is in finding a coin I can afford for every designated hole in my Dansco albums. Some of my coins are, indeed, AG-3 due to my limited income, the prices asked, and the scarcity of some of the coins, but, as I've pointed out before, I'm only about 18 months into my collection, and I'm satisfied that, in time, I'll accomplish the goal of having one of each. Eventually I'll concern myself with upgrading, but, for now, I'm more concerned with attaining my goal. That, in itself, will bring immense satisfaction.
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It took me ten years to secure a PCGS Registry level Carson City collection only to have the kibosh put on it when PCGS bodybagged an NGC MS-62 1890CC last year. I've since fired PCGS and if ANACS ever gets its own Registry act together, will submit it to them as a Registry. Meantime, I've got my 1882CC PCGS MS-66 on the auction block to raise funds for very expensive Jeep repairs, but the 82CC is relatively easily replaced. I've also got my 1892CC PCGS MS-63 listed, but will pull it off the market since I've scrounged some funds from other sources. The 92CC isn't so easily replaced. I'm making plans for a US coin type collection, a massive undertaking which I'll probably never complete, but like you, I will be seeking merely representative specimens rather than gilded top-TPG slabbed coins. Cleaned and damaged will be fine for many of the coins.
Fred
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Okay - yeah, that's where I am in collecting - one of each, if possible. I'm collecting for me, for the pure joy I get from receiving a new "old" coin that I can add to my set - like a kid at Christmas.
I've completed my dollar sets from Ike through Sacagawea - uncirculated and proof, but they were pretty easy to complete - readily obtainable, and, for the most part, inexpensive. Each set completed gave me that good feeling you get when you've accomplished a goal. Then it's on to the next one. If this collection of mine continues to be passed down from generation to generation, somebody, way, way on down the line is gonna think I was a pretty spiffy old dude. :)
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