GSA Soft Packs
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I am building a collection of Morgans, currently
staying with PCGS or NGC graded coins in the
MS63 - MS65 range.
I am seeing alot of graded GSA Soft packs? Are
those true to grade, mostly NGC i see, Are they
worth collecting, I figure if I could get a good
enough price, I could send out to be capsuled.
Any help appreciated,
Al / USMC
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I would keep them in the original packaging. Grades are usually accurate on those. Many GSA are in the 63 range.
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You can have them graded, while still keeping the coin in the original packaging.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
The OP stated that he is seeing a lot of graded GSA soft packs
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Some of the Soft Packs are not graded. Are most
those true uncirculated coins in them, at least a
MS63 or MS64 grade if sent out?
Thanks,
Al / USMC
Post some pictures and we’ll try. No guarantee with soft pac. I think they are supposed to be ms. but no grade numerically.
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Soft packs are all over the place grade-wise, and some exceptionally tough dates exist within those packs. Keep 'em in OGP and buy 'em if it makes sense.
This one did..
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Please, don't do that. A large part of their charm; in many cases all of it, is that they are in the GSA soft pack.
they were sold as circulated and says so on white token in piliform with dollar, although some are ugly BUs
I got some decent ones when they were offered-1882-CC, 1883-CC, 1884-CC, easily MS64 by today's standards. The '82-CC was semi-prooflike.
Mid to low MS is common and the 82/83/84's are the most commonly encountered CC dates.... best to leave them in the soft packs.... Cheers, RickO
Correct. And some are decent uncs. Keep in mind, these were sorted and packaged by mint employees, with little grading knowledge.
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Perhaps you have misread the OP’s original post: he’s talking about soft packs, not hard packs.
Neither grading service has reported grading any GSA 1884-CC (or 1885-CC) in a soft pack. While we know that nearly the entire mintage of 1884-CCs were found in the GSA hoard and placed in hard packs, no 1884-CC has been found in a GSA soft packs have found to date (yet).
There are a few 82-CC and 83-CCs in GSA soft packs in conditions ranging from G to low MS but the population of these soft packs also are scarce and number less than 25 per date.
i always liked these to
Keep in original holders.
Rainbow Stars
NGC will grade them in their original holders.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Yall glazed over that 1884 plain didn't you... Heritage sold an MS-63 for 1600 bucks last April.
Always check pops and comps on soft packs.
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