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History ? Carson City silver dollars. Curious - original GSA winning bids/prices?

Hi,

Recently been reading here and there about the Carson City GSA silver dollars. It looks like there were a mix of mail-bid auctions and fixed prices from '73-'74, and then a final auction in '79. But I don't seem to be able to find mentions of the range of original pricing in the online histories.

I'm curious if anyone here knows - in general - what the coins originally sold for by the GSA. (Sorry if this newbie missed an obvious website to check.)

Thanks.

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  • The sales had various minimum bid prices (based on sales brochure):

    The Last of a Legacy Brochure (June 1973 sale)
    82-CC, 83-CC, 84-CC - $30
    80-CC, 81-CC, 85-CC - $60
    Mixed CC dates (tarnished) - $15

    The Coins Jesse James Never Got Sale (June 1973 sale)
    Mixed dates circulated Morgan & Peace - soft packs - $3
    Mixed dates uncirculated Morgan & Peace - hard packs - $5 (never seen Peace dollar in hard pack)
    Mixed CC dates (tarnished) - $15
    84-CC, 90-CC - $30
    91-CC, 82-CC, 83-CC - $30

    1880 1881 1885 Sale (Oct 1973)
    80-CC, 81-CC, 85-CC - $60

    The Great Silver Sale (Oct 1972 sale)
    82-CC, 83-CC, 84-CC - $30

    Your Invitation to Bid 1879-CC Sale (Feb 1974 Sale)
    1879-CC - $300

    90% Silver...100% History Sale (1980 sale - had to call for pricing)
    1883-CC - $65
    1884-CC - $60
    1878-85-CC, 1889-93-CC - $45

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