2 new common Morgan Dollars--original 1889-cc added
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I own precisely 1 Morgan dollar, a fully original AU 1889-cc. I love the coin and the look, but I've always sold mine, usually for a small profit. However, at Baltimore, I bought 2 more Morgan dollars...the 1880-s had been in a 2x2 paper envelope for 20+ years, I was told, and the 1904-O was just pretty. They graded 66 and 65 respectively. I had the grades reversed, and thought the 04-O was the higher graded coin. The 1880-S must have gotten a bump for originality. In any event, they are hard to pass up this nice, even if they are quite common in these grades.
Tom
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To heck with these 2, show us the 89-CC in AU!
(I like the 1904-O better!)
I like them both. But the surface of the 04 is gorgeous.
To heck with these 2, show us the 89-CC in AU!
(I like the 1904-O better!)
Here is is....This coin came out of a half a bag of common dollars...it's amazing that coins like this are still found...not by me, but by dealers and others out there. Anyway, the better date was found by a dealer who sold it to me. Most better date dollars have cleaned or improved, but this one is not and I appreciate that. I bought it raw for 45 money, basically. When I got it home, I realized that it had a lot of luster for an xf and I figured it could go 50. I think it got a bump for originality.
Curiously, I have seen very few original au 89-cc prior to 2016. Recently, it seems that a number of nice coins have shown up in auctions. And they seem to have held their value.
Tom
Mike
I love that 1889-CC too!
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The 89-CC is way cool, because this was found in a half-bag of dollars last year! Can you believe that? I am amazed and I want to know where these un-searched bags of dollars are and where I can find them, but no one will tell me. I suspect the answer is that there are very few, if any, still around.
Tom