THREE COINS I HAD ON MY GC WATCHLIST

gtstang

All sold for strong moon money! Two toned cac approved Peace dollars and an AU58+ toned dollar
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/2075505/1927-S-Peace-Silver-Dollar-PCGS-AU-58-Toned

https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/2075482/1924-Peace-Silver-Dollar-Extra-Hair-VAM-8A-Top-50-PCGS-MS-64-CAC-Green-Toned

https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/2075509/1922-Peace-Silver-Dollar-PCGS-MS-63-CAC-Green-Toned

BillJones

Toned Peace Dollars are the dream coins for many. Since high priced toners are a turn-off for me, I am never tempted.

I don’t care for the AU-58 at all. The best of three is the three is the 1922 in my opinion.

coinbuf

If you were bidding you are the winner.

Walkerfan

The 1927-S 58+ is an everyman registry set collector’s holy Grail and it is a better date.

The two toners are highly sought after as pleasantly toned Peace dollars are scarcer than hen’s teeth.

For those reasons the prices don’t surprise me, but I do agree. They are very strong, which is good, because it’s a testament to the health of the market.

P0CKETCHANGE

Multiple coins on my watchlist sold for quite a bit more than I expected last night. This splotchy Barber Proof in 64 CAC sold for about 2x more than comps. The NGC gold embossed old holder must have attracted multiple premium bids.





This AU58 CAC hammered for over $3400 w/buyer fee; for reference I acquired what I consider to be a much more attractive 1909 AU58 CAC at FUN for $2700, and thought that was about $100 too steep (gold was roughly the same price).

Davidk7

Some strong, and almost inexplicable prices lately IMO. Time will tell whether paying that much up is a good idea.

davewesen

My max bids have frequently been well below closed price at GC. I suspect my problem is I have not adjusted to the price of silver triple now double what it was last year. I am going to start thinning my accumulation.

U1chicago

Prices at GC continue to be strong and there are quite a few instances where I have been really surprised (like the Morgan I posted last week). If the coin is toned, an older holder, or a special grade (like 58+) then virtually anything is possible.

pcgsregistrycollector

AU-58+ peace looks like its been through a parking lot. Not down my kind of alley, but I don't mean to insult anybody.

Walkerfan

@pcgsregistrycollector said:
AU-58+ peace looks like its been through a parking lot. Not down my kind of alley, but I don't mean to insult anybody.

I have no problem or issue with the surface preservation, but I do not like the color, at all. It’s just dark and not eye appealing to me.

RAB

I had the 1922 on my watchlist as well! I’d love to own a CAC approved, dramatically toned Peace dollar, and the 1922 was one of the nicer examples I’ve come across. I ended up not placing a bid, but not without a little bit of regret!

Shurke

That ‘22 is really pretty. Not surprised it went high.

Flatwoods

I need to send them some stuff apparently.

TomB

It's interesting what people like and don't like and how much they are willing to pay or not pay, which of course can be inferred as to what folks value or what they believe contains value at a given level.

This thread and the previous one about the deeply crescent toned Morgan and what the coins sold for is really cool. I liked the deeply toned crescent Morgan dollar, but was not a player at that level. Similarly, while I like some of the coins in this thread, I don't like all of them. One that I like that many others probably hate is the proof Barber quarter as I think the coin was graded when it was white and that the holder has toned it over the years.

I hesitate to add another coin to this list, but one I was shocked about was the 1826 CBH PCGS EF40 OGH with a gold CAC sticker, so it had all the bells and whistles, but still closed at $2,700 which is a significant commitment by the buyer in my opinion.

Rule556

That is crazy money for a 27 S without a bean. That’s close to MS65 money. They must have REALLY liked that toning because that coin is nowhere that tough.

Check out this 34 S in AU58+ with a green bean that just closed last night: https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/2075522

I bid on it, but once it broke 3K I was out. 5K is too much for me right now, but at least it’s a reasonable premium for the series key, a plus, green bean, and great eye appeal.

U1chicago

Here is another Morgan (pair) that I had on my watch list and just went back to see the result.

The two slab set with matching toners is cool and both are 65 stars. Still I did not expect over $6k!

https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/2103404/1887-Morgan-Silver-Dollar-Pair-NGC-MS-65-226-152--2-Coins-Multicoin-Holder-Toned

TomB

That is really a cool pair of Morgan dollars. The grades are the same, they both received a star designation and they both have the same hues and depths of toning. That is a pretty rare set.

pcgsregistrycollector

@Walkerfan said:

@pcgsregistrycollector said:
AU-58+ peace looks like its been through a parking lot. Not down my kind of alley, but I don't mean to insult anybody.

I have no problem or issue with the surface preservation, but I do not like the color, at all. It’s just dark and not eye appealing to me.

Should have said that better. I agree.

Givaudan

Will CAC sticker a two-coin set?

Old_Collector

@RedRocket said:
Will CAC sticker a two-coin set?

I think it unlikely with the cheek on that top one.

cheezhed

@RedRocket said:
Will CAC sticker a two-coin set?

Each coin would have to merit a sticker?

U1chicago

@RedRocket said:
Will CAC sticker a two-coin set?

They will sticker each coin independently. Here is a PCGS example where both got the sticker.

124Spider

@Walkerfan said:
The 1927-S 58+ is an everyman registry set collector’s holy Grail and it is a better date.

The two toners are highly sought after as pleasantly toned Peace dollars are scarcer than hen’s teeth.

For those reasons the prices don’t surprise me, but I do agree. They are very strong, which is good, because it’s a testament to the health of the market.

I find an irony in the existence of "everyman registry sets," which presumably came into being so that ordinary mortals could play, driving up the price of AU58+ examples to absurd levels.

alaura22

@124Spider said:

@Walkerfan said:
The 1927-S 58+ is an everyman registry set collector’s holy Grail and it is a better date.

The two toners are highly sought after as pleasantly toned Peace dollars are scarcer than hen’s teeth.

For those reasons the prices don’t surprise me, but I do agree. They are very strong, which is good, because it’s a testament to the health of the market.

I find an irony in the existence of "everyman registry sets," which presumably came into being so that ordinary mortals could play, driving up the price of AU58+ examples to absurd levels.

Funny, when they started the Everyman sets I decided to go with the Mint Everyman sets. I had already noticed that AU58+ coins were getting crazy money.
I could get an MS-64 for sometime less then what a AU58+ were selling for.

Givaudan

@alaura22 said:

@124Spider said:

@Walkerfan said:
The 1927-S 58+ is an everyman registry set collector’s holy Grail and it is a better date.

The two toners are highly sought after as pleasantly toned Peace dollars are scarcer than hen’s teeth.

For those reasons the prices don’t surprise me, but I do agree. They are very strong, which is good, because it’s a testament to the health of the market.

I find an irony in the existence of "everyman registry sets," which presumably came into being so that ordinary mortals could play, driving up the price of AU58+ examples to absurd levels.

Funny, when they started the Everyman sets I decided to go with the Mint Everyman sets. I had already noticed that AU58+ coins were getting crazy money.
I could get an MS-64 for sometime less then what a AU58+ were selling for.

In the interest of fair play, many AU58+ coins are more attractive than MS64s.

Walkerfan

@RedRocket said:

@alaura22 said:

@124Spider said:

@Walkerfan said:
The 1927-S 58+ is an everyman registry set collector’s holy Grail and it is a better date.

The two toners are highly sought after as pleasantly toned Peace dollars are scarcer than hen’s teeth.

For those reasons the prices don’t surprise me, but I do agree. They are very strong, which is good, because it’s a testament to the health of the market.

I find an irony in the existence of "everyman registry sets," which presumably came into being so that ordinary mortals could play, driving up the price of AU58+ examples to absurd levels.

Funny, when they started the Everyman sets I decided to go with the Mint Everyman sets. I had already noticed that AU58+ coins were getting crazy money.
I could get an MS-64 for sometime less then what a AU58+ were selling for.

In the interest of fair play, many AU58+ coins are more attractive than MS64s.

I agree with the ironic paradox of the ‘everyman’ set concept. But I would much rather have a 64 than a 58+, especially for less money. Most 64s are pretty high-quality. At least the ones that I’ve seen. Now, if you’re talking about 61s or 62s then that’s a different story. The 64 is one of my favorite grades. High quality without paying ga-ga grade prices. The 64 is actually my favorite grade. Many upgrade candidates can be found at that level with lots of money to be made if successful. The 63s can be nice, too, if carefully selected. But 60 through 62 not so much. In those cases, I do prefer the 58 or 58+. Usually. There are always exceptions. 😉 It depends a lot on the series, as well.

Rule556

I only keep one "everyman set", and that's my peace dollar set. I'm a huge fan of peace dollars in AU58, and generally they're still very affordable unless they're pluses.

I find it satisfying to put a circulated collection together that looks as good as possible, and I'm always looking for pieces that will improve the set.

For this type anyway, there's no way I could afford a full set at MS64. I had to stretch for my 34S at AU55 and a CAC as it is.

More options for registries are better than less in my opinion, and it keeps demand higher for specimens that previously would just be melted down rather than be slabbed and protected.