Error holder 1898 Morgan Dollar Rattler with a special surprise...
jtlee321
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I owned this holder several years ago. I wish I had kept it, but at the time I needed the money. Anyway, I was going through my image library and came across this holder that I hadn't thought about in a while. It is a PCGS Rattler labeled as an 1889 Morgan Dollar graded MS-63. But the coin in the holder is an 1898. That in of itself would make it a special piece.
But I noticed something in the holder at the time and I'm glad I took some photos, because this is the part I had forgotten about. Right in the middle of Liberty's neck was a small orange spot. When I got my loupe out, I was able to see what it was.
A little closer and you can see what it really was...
This started me thinking about the encapsulated cricket. I REALLY wish I would have kept this coin/holder now. It was an error label with an encapsulated bug, I'm thinking possibly a small spider. I wonder who owns this coin now? I bet this could start a good bidding war today with the rattler craze happening.
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Pretty cool
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@jtlee321 ... Now that is cool.... Thank you for the picture. For sure that would be one I would treasure. I hope whoever got the coin has kept it secure. Cheers, RickO
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