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1886 S

 

I finally found an 1886 S Morgan dollar at a great price.

It seams like these semi key San Fran dollars all pull a premium. I may be wrong. I finally picked this one up at well under FMV. I just need a few more of the semi keys, most of the commons, but im not worried about these now since they are really easy to find and are not in such a demand. Im actually having fun selling my raw coins and buying certified morgans for my competitive set.

Im actually thinking about re-starting my Philly set with certified coins and having a competitve set for that. Only problem is do i sell my raws to buy certified, or try and have them certified? Im afraid of paying the fees and having some come back "details." i guess thats the price i pay for not buying certified from day 1

 

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[KeeNoooo]

reverse:

 

if anyone is interested, check out the rest of my set i have so far, let me know what you think....

i have only been collecting a couple years and always open to suggestions or advise!

[BruceTucson]

Very Nice!

[Mokiechan]

Nice, what was the grade on Her, I'm guessing 63 due to the abrasions on the cheek.

[noow]

64?

[jayman1970]

Beautiful coin! The grade is 62 ,I took a peek at his set.Great start on your set

[noow]

Wow, a very nice 62 at that!

[KeeNoooo]

yea, for a 62 i thought she was a beauty, thats why i was surprised i got her soo low! gotta love e-bay.....sometimes...thanks for the confidence guys!

I really wish i started buying certified from the beginning, i have alot of raw coins i wish i passed on after comparing them to real quality examples.

[SPHansen]

Lovely coin! Gratz on your find As for your raw coins, try seeking out a dealer or three to give them the once over to avoid sending in any cleaned coins... the NGC website actually suggests this... good, money saving advice

[Mokiechan]

That's some harsh grading. Still looks like a solid 63 to me.

[Merlin8*]

Great advice--one other thing to think about is to use your grading coupon, if you have a premier membership, to submit any of your raw coins that a dealer thinks would be worth submitting. I'm doing the same with next years coupon to fill out some key dates that

are to expensive in MS, like the 93,94,95 that I have in raw examples. As far as selling your raw coins, I keep mine because I like to handle them, slabs are great but there is something about having a Morgan in your hand that you don't get from graded coins, just my personal preference.

 

Merlin8*