Carson City “uncirculated “ silver dollar GSA?

Junkntrunks

Some slabs “uncirculated “ some not . Did they have any documentation at point of sale?

cheezhed

Yes. The ones not marked uncirculated were deemed to have been circulated. In reality most weren’t.

AUandAG

Yes they come with a certificate that explains it. The cert has a number that begins with the last two digits of the date (ie: 84)

bob

Junkntrunks

Thank you cheezhed for insightfully informed reply. Short and right on point with excellent summary . No paragraph breaks needed )))

Junkntrunks

Thanks AUandAG for the reply. That trunk had split a seem and any paper in it got mice shredded. I downloaded the PCGS app .thanks Hy for your insights . Others here as well cause the more I learn the more questions I’m sure to butcher. Thanks for your patience. Unless the cert is contained within the slab , it’s gone.

coastaljerseyguy

Do you have the blue outer box? That box and the year certs can be obtained on EBAY, they were readily available years ago when folks cracked the case and sent their coins into the TPGs. They use to be cheap, esp the certs for the 82-84 coins.

lilolme

@Junkntrunks said:
Some slabs “uncirculated “ some not . Did they have any documentation at point of sale?

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So below is a card that came with the ones without the Uncirculated (not sure all of them had it). I believe it explains it fairly well. This is Not the numbered GSA card noted above.

If you do an internet search on something similar to GSA coin card, then it will yield some pictures of the numbered GSA cards.

I have one without the Uncirculated that was due to 'tarnish' (my bad cropped photo below). It is actually uncirculated and the 'tarnish' would bring a significant premium in the market (but not to a 'tarnish' hater ).

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Junkntrunks

Thank you lilo sweet tones there. I enjoyed reading that too . The history of a lot of the topics here are interesting. Cheers

AUandAG

Those coins are typical bag chattered and worth a good bit of $$. About $325 each.
bob

Junkntrunks

Bag chattered indeed. I appreciate that bob .That’s the same $ I seen some realized at a recent coin shop auction near me . Online the holders looked like mine . Thanks ! You’re probably spot on . Even with the chatter ? Cool

sellitstore

I love the fact that "tarnish" was considered a liability and defect. Now the right tarnish can increase a coin's value by 10X or more!

Yeah, as a young numismatist, I didn't order these-too expensive- and I didn't collect dollars. But I did buy five of the new Eisenhower dollar 1971 proofs @ $10 each from the gov't.- a tremendous amount for me back then.

BillJones

These dollars were sold like this with a certificate with a quote from President Richard Nixon. Most pieces have been separated from their boxes.

tommy44

Here's a copy of an original sale flyer that I found in toms-world (the basement).....

Some of the $15 Mixed CC Dollars had amazing toning. Of course, like a idiot, I cracked mine out and dipped them. A 1883-CC that I eventually sent across the street for grading came back as MS65PL that I ended up selling on eBay for over $700 a few years ago. I can only imagine what it would sell for today with the original toning.

john_nyc1

Just had 4 of these 1884 GSAs rated and big-slabbed by our hosts.

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Junkntrunks

I wondered about the condition of the dies that struck on these two. Nearly all the way ,around both sides . I bet it was replaced soon after. Oh well perfection is so elusive.

littlebear

Even the unused order forms can command decent money!

sm_delta

Below is a pic of an original bid pamphlet for the 82-84 CC GSA dollars. Using the US Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI calculator, the $30 bid in January 1973 is equivalent to $221.51 in July 2024.

Junkntrunks

My pics from default settings . My 83-CC obverse at back of her neck v . At the end of the red line a “break” . Just below that at the end of the blue line a curl of silver pushed up (that is visible without my loop) . All the other obvious die breaks around the circumference of characters , both faces . Together with the bag chatter I am seriously considering making my first submission for grading. Seeing those big slabs present rather well! Congrats and thanks john_nyc ! Thanks to all that make this possible and interesting and well you get it. Some will not )))

Junkntrunks

@Junkntrunks said:
My pics from default settings . My 83-CC obverse at back of her neck v . At the end of the red line a “break” . Just below that at the end of the blue line a curl of silver pushed up (that is visible without my loop) . All the other obvious die breaks around the circumference of characters , both faces . Together with the bag chatter I am seriously considering making my first submission for grading. Seeing those big slabs present rather well! Congrats and thanks john_nyc ! Thanks to all that make this possible and interesting and well you get it. Some will not )))

vulcanize

Found the 1883 CC and 1884 CC with box and COA at an antique story at the very begining of the lockdown for $200 each and sent them to our hosts for grading, which came back an MS 62 & MS 63 respectively.
As .AUandAG had mentioned, the certificates have numbering starting with the last two digits of the year it was minted.

At one point, I was very fascinated and obsessed with collecting the 1880 through 1885 CC's in GSA and below are my half a dozen.

1885 CC - NGC MS 64

1884 CC - PCGS MS 63

1883 CC - PCGS MS 62

1882 CC - NGC MS 61

1881 CC - PCGS MS 62 PL

1880 CC - NGC MS 63

Junkntrunks

Vulcan thanks for sharing . That’s a great CC fab five right there! Six my bad.