Sunnywood Pedigree....I pried one away from Him
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I am extremly excited that I was able to work with (Sunnywood) to procure this rainbow bag toned Morgan. It will hold a lofty position in my collection as I continue to go after eye appealing coins. Those that have seen his collection of Morgans in the registry know that his eye for quality is superb and overall his collection is one of the finest ever assembled 
Again....Thanks a million buddy
PCGS MS65
Again....Thanks a million buddy
PCGS MS65
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-Paul
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<< <i>At the risk of embarrassing Sunnywood, he used to collect Shield 5c. >>
Lou,
You should know better than to smear Sunnywood like that when he is not logged on to defend himself.
<< <i>At the risk of embarrassing Sunnywood, he used to collect Shield 5c. >>
Clearly, he saw the error in his ways.
myCCset
<< <i>Those that have seen his collection of Morgans in the registry know that his eye for quality is superb and overall his collection is one of the finest ever assembled
PCGS MS65
Even if you are not a Morgan collector you owe it to yourself to take a look at this set of beautiful coins. I have looked at this set on more than one occasion and it is well worth the time.
Mike
<< <i>Nice coin! I want to see the other coins that he has that allowed him to 'lose' this one!
I am guessing this coin wouldn't make his top 200....but that's just a guess
For me it will be numero uno
Unfortunately most of us can't keep everything we have collected, so from time to time we sell off duplicates, or even a prized set, in order to make room for new adventures. For most sets, as you are building the set, upgrades come along and "bump out" a cherished coin. In the case of toned coins, since each one has its own completely unique appearancce and personality, it can be very difficult deciding which one to keep. Sometimes they are so different that is isn't even "apples to apples" but rather "apples to oranges." For this reason, in the process of building a complete toned Morgan set, I have amassed (and kept) more duplicates and triplicates than I have ever had before.
At first I had a rule "only one of each issue." But that quickly became impossible. After all, how does one choose between, for example, an outrageously colored MS65, and a beautifully (but not outrageously) colored MS66 that is PQ technically? Or between two coins of similar grade and surfaces, with wildly different color schemes?
The coin posted above was my first 1887 toner. It is an MS65 that came to me in an old green holder. But then along came the Battle Creek auctions, and 1887 was one of the most numerous dates in that hoard of toners, with many spectacular examples to choose from. I chose the following MS66+ example for its combination of outrageous color and clean surfaces:
Still, I didn't want to part with my first one, which is really very pretty. A year later, along came the following red textile monster, another MS66: (this coin is actually more red in hand)
Now, I had three of them !!! Well, after another few years, I actually had five 1887-P Morgans, more than any other date in the set. So at this point, it became imperative to sell a couple of them !!! Fortunately, this one, my first, has ended up in a good new home.
Congratulations !!
Best,
Sunnywood
Sunnywood's Rainbow-Toned Morgans (Retired)
Sunnywood's Barber Quarters (Retired)
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Sunnywood's Rainbow-Toned Morgans (Retired)
Sunnywood's Barber Quarters (Retired)