MorganMan

Unless it is an exceptional coin, they are as common as dirt. You'll be lucky to get a dime for it.

Millions were minted.

EDIT: BTW, Congrats Bobby on your number one song!

Interesting that my coin and the one above could have been struck on the same press with different dies.

On 3/1/2020 at 2:59 PM, AcesKings said:

I admit I am no SLQ expert at all. What is the deal with that date? Not enough wear on that thing to do that to the date. Does not look like a light strike. Post mint damage?

The 1884 s is kind of a weird coin. It is common in circulated examples, but rare in truly uncirculated examples.  The money spread between high circulated and low uncirculated grades is quite wide.

Also, this is what the obverse of your coin would look like if it was truly uncirculated.  Quite a difference from your coin.

Type 1, short rays, no motto

Don't have many old halves, maybe this one will get us moving again.

I have never seen one. Does not mean that there are none. Those holders could easily be popped open, so it is possible something like someone taking it out, cleaning it, and snapping holder back together could happen.  Maybe environmental damage also, though I think that would be on the grade sticker.

I'll throw in a little silver to boot!

16 minutes ago, Just Bob said:

It appears that your coin is actually a Reverse of '79.

And, is it possibly a VAM-6?

Winner! Two different 1880 CC's here is the last one pictured. (Reverse of 79)

Now the good question. Did anyone pick up on the fact that the closeup coin was MS64, not 63?

Ok, here is the next one. BUT....there is a little brain teaser in this one. Who gets it?

On 3/31/2019 at 12:05 PM, Teacher Brian said:

A great coin, and the NGC grading sticker is cool, too - never seen that before! So I gather they don't always have to put a coin in their own holder when submitted for grading, or was the sticker already on the holder when you bought it?

I sent it in along with some other GSA's. NGC will grade them in OGP, PCGS will not.

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