J P M

Yes , it is not always what it seems to be

Yes I would only pay 50 for it. It is already graded a MS 63

This is one of my favorite Morgan's it reminds me never judge a book by it's cover. This is a face only a mother could love. Would this be cabinet friction. What grade is this girl in.

Well after all the excitement of getting my gold quarter eagle replaced with a half eagle and picking up a O/CC Morgan I forgot about a delivery in the afternoon of a coin I got online. I saw this toned WWII coin in a collection and thought it may be cool to get it was below market and from a Lava Skylight Collection ,whatever that is. Well after winning the bid I see it is not part of the collection just the same tone coin mixed in on the same page of the Skylight Collection Nickels. LoL very clever of them. I still needed it for my MS WWII collection. I wonder how this will all tone out in the end.

oh my, you sent it out to be slabed ,that must have cost more that the worth of the coin ?

I did not want to jump on the band wagon on this coin but a few long time coin dealers have said to me to stay away from the blue coins most of them are not naturally toned blue is the easiest tone to create. Sorry J just wanted you to know my findings through the coin jungle world.

I have not seen any of these for almost 9 months I was beginning to wonder if they had all been snagged up and put away. They don't look as nice as they did a year ago but still fun to find

Thanks Mike, Sometimes another set of eyes is all you need to put things into perspective. After posting I noticed some of the other letters have a MD look to them also. Oh well it was worth a post I think I will still keep it.

I just got this coin today and I was looking at the MM it looks to be RPM . So I looked it up on the NGC variety's and it looks very close if not a better example of the 1886 S/S VP- 001 I am sure someone may know more about this than me? https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/united-states/gold-half-eagles/liberty-head-5-1839-1908/818254/

Yes Bill, It was in that batch of CC's that coin store near me just got in. I have been working on a turn of the century Morgan set and I have always wanted a 1900 O/CC but way to rich for my pocketbook. But I saw this VF25 and it looked really nice almost a 30 so I could not pass it up. I like odd stuff.

Nice stuff Bill

I picked up a 2.5 a while back and I happen to notice something funny about the rim it looked like it had a stud on it and been used as a necklace and then removed at some point. I talked to the dealer and he said just bring it back and I will take care of you. I wanted another gold pc to replace the cull 2.5 So He hooked me up with these two items at a real deal So good in fact it was like getting the Morgan for free.

Welcome to the forum Richard. Looks like you will be looking at a lot of coins. It looks like we all agree it is a small date 82 D Now the question no one has asked is it copper ? How much does it weigh ?

I see that a lot on coins . The old razor knife X

Like the rare coin report I saw today 1874-cc 10c Arrows MS 58+ yesterday's price $825,000 todays price $82,500 loss of 742,000 - 90% Oh boy that hurts I hope it was a mistake.

Yes I did state in my OP that it is only a guide and a high end price guide at that . And I agree the sold auction price is a closer price range. But when I am out coin shopping the guide is so much easier reference to pop up on your phone when looking at coins in hand. I just think it would serve everyone better if it was up to date. Oh well just a hopeful wish from a grumpy old man.

I agree we always buy the coin first and not the holder , But my query is this .... Scenario..... I have a nickel in a NGC holder asking $100 you have one in a PCGS holder asking $100 both are the same date MS 65 no discerning difference in eye appeal. We both put our coins in auction. Woods020 being a smart numismatic kinda guy, looks up the price guild on my coin and it is $100 and then looks up yours and it is $150 .Well there must be something wrong with my coin that he cant see for that big a price jump. Or it is the the Myth that PCGS coins are just better than NGC coins. The fact is Woods did not see that the NGC price chart for $100 was from 8/27/19 when both coins were worth the same price. But PCGS price chart of $150 was from last week. So he passes on my coin because yours is worth more $.

Yes I did post a copy of this in the ask NGC forum on Monday night but it has not been approved by a moderator ,therefore no one can see it yet .

I was wondering why there was a difference of $40 on a coin that I wanted to bid on at HA. I went to NGC price guide to see if I should bid higher or stay. it was to close to mark to bid any higher. So then I checked on PCGS price guide and the same coin was $40 higher because NGC's price guide had not been updated in a year for that coin. Also I found others in the same listing but different years on NGC had not been updated in 5 years. How are we as collectors to feel confident on our purchases if we don't have a competitive NGC listing for graded coins. Now I know the NGC and PCGS price guides are just a reference But If I was a layman and saw a PCGS coin was $40 or $50 dollars more in value than a NGC coin for the same price I would be inclined to pass on the NGC coin and buy a PCGS coin. I think it would be advantages for a NGC staff member to take a look into updating the prices on your web site. Thank you ... J.P

I have heard all of those reasons but the one I like the best was someone told me long ago. Always pick up a coin and keep it or pass it on to another because it had God's name on it. I liked that one I got to keep the coin.

looks like just a fat ear not the double one ,Sorry

After the 1964 silver proof set in cellophane wrapper there was the 65 clad in the same type wrapper. Then 66 and 67 SMS set in the straight plastic holders and then the 1968 clad proof set was the first rectangle plastic holders

Well hell yes you should have got them you paid for them, You could have made Titanium cup holders for the car or boat.

Cool stuff Bill

Wow they must be Key dates. I hate to see what he charges for CC Morgan's