Cool holder (and coin) - 1878-CC GSA soft pack in a graded PCGS holder

ElmerFusterpuck

This the the first time I've seen a holder like this. I'm glad that the soft pack has been left intact as well. I think it's a neat addition for my collection too! Also get a kick out of this coin being called "circulated" by the GSA, talk about tough grading.

ricko

That is a great acquisition. Wish I had found one when I built my CC series. Cheers, RickO

7Jaguars

Wow, that was quite the find. May we have the story if known?

FlyingAl

Very nice! I knew ATS did this for a while but had no idea PCGS did it too. A nicely toned example too!

JBN

Very nice. Recent holder. Appears as if it is an offered PCGS service.

amwldcoin

Bet that was a happy soft pack buyer!

Namvet69

Definitely a first seen for me. Nice.

logger7

Many of the better ones were cracked out before the services started grading coins in gsa holders, etc.. And those were not $400 plus coins 20 years ago.

FlyingAl

Here's the TrueView, looks like PCGS even took it through the plastic.

It looks like VAM-20 if you were interested, and the GSA would grade a lot of coins with color circulated for some reason. They essentially gave some people crash courses in grading and many uncirculated coins on the lower end of the scale or toned coins ended up going into circulated packs.

LanceNewmanOCC

@FlyingAl said:
Here's the TrueView, looks like PCGS even took it through the plastic.
It looks like VAM-20 if you were interested, and the GSA would grade a lot of coins with color circulated for some reason. They essentially gave some people crash courses in grading and many uncirculated coins on the lower end of the scale or toned coins ended up going into circulated packs.

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thanks. i do like vamming 78-cc. i love vamming all 1878 coins although, 78p and 78s have plenty that are VERY difficult w/o the proper experience/references. doing them JUST from vamworld can be quite a challenge, even with the attribution guides and sort lists. quite time-consuming, but still fun/enjoyable.

stman

Very nice 78cc especially in the soft pack.

NumisOxide

Really cool color and coin!

alaura22

May I ask where you got it?

ElmerFusterpuck

Finally able to log back in and respond. I got this coin from a recent GC auction. Overpay? Maybe a bit, but this is one coin that spoke to me, along with the unique holder. What's not to like about a CC Morgan?

The golden toning is a bit lighter in hand than the TrueView but still very attractive. Maybe the original box should have been slabbed too?

alaura22

@ElmerFusterpuck said:
Finally able to log back in and respond. I got this coin from a recent GC auction. Overpay? Maybe a bit, but this is one coin that spoke to me, along with the unique holder. What's not to like about a CC Morgan?

The golden toning is a bit lighter in hand than the TrueView but still very attractive. Maybe the original box should have been slabbed too?

Congrats, I must have missed that one on GC
I'll have to expand my searchs
Great find, I'll be kicking myself for a few days............

johnny9434

I really like the toning on obverse. Nice score

amwldcoin

@ElmerFusterpuck said:
Finally able to log back in and respond. I got this coin from a recent GC auction. Overpay? Maybe a bit, but this is one coin that spoke to me, along with the unique holder. What's not to like about a CC Morgan?

The golden toning is a bit lighter in hand than the TrueView but still very attractive. Maybe the original box should have been slabbed too?

They didn't come in a box, they came in an envelope.

Stingray63

I like that PCGS does that. I like seeing the GSAs (soft pack or hard case) kept intact.

Walkerfan

What a lovely, unique addition!

I admire the toning and it is reminiscent of my 1885 CC in PCGS 64.

Congratulations on a great pickup!!

asheland

I like that coin, soft pack and slab. Very cool indeed.