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1921 "Sand-Blasted" Proof Morgan?

Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
I've seen this one on ebay before, just not with the paper trail. What do you think?

Link to auction
"It's far easier to fight for principles, than to live up to them." Adlai Stevenson

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  • Interesting. It was up a few months ago on ebay and the price raised several times during the discussion of the coin here on the forum.

    Let me try to find a link.

    Cameron Kiefer
  • Dennis88Dennis88 Posts: 5,797 ✭✭✭
    I love those letters.....

    Dennis
  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
    Does anyone remember what the opening bid was back then?
    "It's far easier to fight for principles, than to live up to them." Adlai Stevenson
  • XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
    First 10K, then 50K.
  • Wolf359Wolf359 Posts: 7,656 ✭✭✭
    The $10 for 10 "proof silver dollars" invoice is I assume the famous letter documenting the Chapman
    proofs; although fourty or fifty were actually made.

    Love to see other "sandplasted" 1921 proof silver dollars show up. Just a very odd "one-of-a-kind" coin without more proof.

  • In the other thread, the seller states:

    <<
    It is very simple. I bought the coin with the documentation pictured (with the exception of the 3 George Morgan, Henry Chapman documents obtained for a small fortune from another reputable dealer), put them in the safe months ago, forgot about them, and just took it all out and threw 'em up on eBay. I have done absolutely no homework, research, investigation etc. Perhaps someone out there will have the missing link (if there is one). Perhaps someone will buy it and do their own research. Without more information, I decided not to attempt to have the coin encapsulated by PCGS. If the U.S. Mint does not officially list a coin, PCGS, to the best of my knowledge, will not slab it. I have had this situation before with several branch mint proofs and so called specimen coins; however, IF and that's a BIG IF... the proper documents are produced, found or the U.S. Mint will attest to its authenticity... there is little that I can do.

    As to raising the price... Before reading this thread, I didn't realize the potential value!
    >>

    Not to question Mr. Casper's integrity, but if YOU had a coin that you thought was worth $10k-$50k, would you not do ANY research at all? Especially after you spent "a small fortune" to obtain three documents regarding the coin? Honestly, this sounds ludicrous to me.
    I heard they were making a French version of Medal of Honor. I wonder how many hotkeys it'll have for "surrender."

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