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Is the 1885-CC Morgan the ultimate valuable/available coin?
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With the exception of Gold coins of course, where the metal content dictates the value of the truckloads of common Saints.
The 85-CC has a base price of $400 for an AG3 or so coin. Most of course are in BU shape as virtually all of the population was stored in GSA vaults until the second half of the 20th century.
They are all over the place, but never cheap.
The 85-CC has a base price of $400 for an AG3 or so coin. Most of course are in BU shape as virtually all of the population was stored in GSA vaults until the second half of the 20th century.
They are all over the place, but never cheap.
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available, first year of the Morgan and of course the cc adds to the collect-ability.
Time will tell for sure.
bob
60,993 GSA 78cc's
148,285 GSA 85cc's
1881-CC and 1903-O are on it too.
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<< <i>What were 1885-CC dollars worth in the 1930s/1940s? >>
Seems about $8.00 if I recall an old price list posted here. Early 1940's and pre GSA release.
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Certainly a 16D Merc in AG is far more available, but not nearly as expensive. Avg circ 38D walkers are available by the roll,
but with Bid at only around $80, they aren't that valuable. '93 Wreath cents are prevalent, (I remember Reynolds having a display of 25 at FUN two years ago) but even the porous/heavily worn/problem ones still command > $2k.
Another memorable 1885-CC I owned was the first coin I ever posted to this board. It was in an ANACS holder as MS64 DMPL. The coin looked MS67 DMPL, with fully cameo'ed devices and nice rim toning, and basically nothing in the way of contact marks. I have never seen another that equaled it for eye appeal. It came from a semi-famous collection of DMPL Morgans, too. I could not figure out why it only got MS64 from ANACS. When I submitted it to PCGS, it came back as Altered Surfaces, so I guess it was tampered with after all. Perhaps the cheek had been improved to minimize the appearance of abrasions, or something to that effect. I sold it to another board member with full disclosure, and I have regretted it ever since. Nicest problem coin ever.
A quick Ebay search showed 155 listings in PCGS.
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<< <i>With the exception of Gold coins of course, where the metal content dictates the value of the truckloads of common Saints.
The 85-CC has a base price of $400 for an AG3 or so coin. Most of course are in BU shape as virtually all of the population was stored in GSA vaults until the second half of the 20th century.
They are all over the place, but never cheap. >>
In making this analogy of truckloads of saints you skipped over a bunch of worthy dated saints where your same 85-cc argument would apply (1920-s, 1921, 1927-D, 1929, 1930-s, 1931, 1931-D, 1932, 1933)
There aren't truck loads of any of these dates. And like the 85-cc, most of them are known in high grades. Unlike the 85-cc and other "key" dates, you won't typically run into any of these Saints at your
local coin show.....yet most of them are usually available on the larger coin market. If thousands to millions of CC Morgans exist how can they be really valuable?
Mintage 30k, price $4k and up.
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