Starting CC Morgan Dollar set.
jphendren
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Hello,
I have decided to revisit building a CC Morgan Dollar set, I started this set back in 1995. At that time I owned GSA 1881-1885 coins, all uncirculated of course. I also had an 1889 CC in VG 10 or so. Unfortunately, I sold them. So I am starting over. At that time I wanted to do the entire 13 coin series in uncirculated condition. But now realize that I don't have the financial means to pull that off. An 1889 CC costs as much as a new car. My question for you is, when building a set like this, do you purchase all coins in the same grade, or buy the coins in the best grade you can afford? I could given time buy the 1878, 1880-1885, 1890-1892 in uncirculated condition. But the 1879, 1889, and 1893 will all have to be circulated to fit my budget. Probably the best 1889 CC I could swing would be a F15-VF20 or so, that coin will run $1,000. So, would you do the entire set in F-VF condition? Or do each coin in the best grade you could afford?
Thanks,
Jared
I have decided to revisit building a CC Morgan Dollar set, I started this set back in 1995. At that time I owned GSA 1881-1885 coins, all uncirculated of course. I also had an 1889 CC in VG 10 or so. Unfortunately, I sold them. So I am starting over. At that time I wanted to do the entire 13 coin series in uncirculated condition. But now realize that I don't have the financial means to pull that off. An 1889 CC costs as much as a new car. My question for you is, when building a set like this, do you purchase all coins in the same grade, or buy the coins in the best grade you can afford? I could given time buy the 1878, 1880-1885, 1890-1892 in uncirculated condition. But the 1879, 1889, and 1893 will all have to be circulated to fit my budget. Probably the best 1889 CC I could swing would be a F15-VF20 or so, that coin will run $1,000. So, would you do the entire set in F-VF condition? Or do each coin in the best grade you could afford?
Thanks,
Jared
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.If one was to hold out for truly wholsome F or VF's, I bet this would be quite a challenge ! The 85 might end up being the stopper.
Furthermore look at it this way. If you can only afford an 1889-CC in VG, what are you going to do about the 1885-CC? That coin is hard to find in less than Mint State and if you find it, which might not be possible, you will pay almost as much for a VG as you will for an MS-63 because the coin is rare in VG.
Buy the best coin you can afford for each issue.
They reminded me of the kid who was so ugly, that you had to put a pork chop around the kid's neck to get the family dog to play with him / her (yes, they were that bad).
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"Sou Mangueira......."
I love all the Carsons, and have never had an MS 79 or 89 and never felt I had to have one in MS either.
Post some pics when you get up and running!
Love to see those double c's.
bob
<< <i>What Dennis said... >>
Aye. This.
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<< <i>OR put together a holed, counterstamped, or an engraved set of them. Could be challenging. >>
Holed sounds good - here's mine (currently residing on a keychain):
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<< <i>Just buy nice for the grade examples of the various dates. Be aware that CC $s in Unc. have more bag marks than those from other mints. The ugliest Unc. Morgans I've ever seen were 8 of the 12 GSA CC $s I received from the mint. I sold them to Superior Coin for what I paid for them because they were so ugly, that they hurt my eyes just to look at them.
They reminded me of the kid who was so ugly, that you had to put a pork chop around the kid's neck to get the family dog to play with him / her (yes, they were that bad). >>
Also beware that the grading services have gone through periods where they over graded the CC dollars for this reason. Be picky. If an MS-63 and 64 looks like it has too many bag marks the grade, it probably does. You CAN buy CC dollars that graded at the same standards are run of mill common date dollars. You just have wait for them and pull the trigger at the right times.