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Would you pay 1.5x price guide for this tarnished common Morgan dollar?
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I’m guessing that’s not a very flattering picture and $180-$200 seems about right.
Most likely.
That's a coin for someone new to Morgan toners. They will pay a premium for having their first "rainbow textile toner" that won't break the bank. Would I or any other more advanced collector of Morgan toners buy it, and for a premium, most likely not.
Nothing too special. Might carry a little premium.
I would not pay up for that one.
Not sure what price guide you are referring to but It's worth about $100 retail. Personally I wouldn't touch it anywhere over $75 but nothing turns me off more than toned silver. I know some people like toning but I never understood it. I've dipped every piece of toned silver I ever owned. Guess it all comes down to if you like it and what you are willing to pay.
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If one "needs" a 1881-s dollar, more attractive examples are available for the same money.
Of course the coin pictured is unique, if that's what the OP is shooting for.
Greysheet is $120 and while a toned 81-S is extremely common, that one has enough color to retail for a modest premium to someone.
There is nothing there that I would pay a premium for. Just another ultra-common 1881-S.
You seem to be advancing a compelling argument as to why a coin needs to be seen in hand before making a financial commitment
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Not for this one
I would not pay a premium, but I don't like toned coins unless they are rare and then condition is secondary.
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Not for that one. Toned Morgans are rather common so it’s worthwhile to wait for one that really stands out.
Nope
Strange my greysheet says $100. I get it some people like toned and that's great, I'm just not that guy. My opinion is it's not worth $150. Should of kept my mouth shut I guess.
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For the record the coin sold for $228 vs PCGS PRICE GUIDE of $145 & pop of 54K.
I consider the coin"fugly" due to the white splotches on the obv. & would never buy it sight seen or via images.
I personally would not.
Not for me. A toned coin has to have more than simply some satisfactory distribution of colors to get much of a premium. The toning has a whole has to have positive eye-appeal and be complementary to the design. Perhaps this looks better in person. People looking for toned Morgans in Heritage auction probably have spent a lot of time looking at the coins in person to help them translate a Heritage toner pic to real life.
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I like weird toners sometimes just because they are different, but I typically pay discounts for them not premiums. So while I find this one interesting, not for $200+.
Interesting. Which greysheet edition do you have? I don't have one in front of me, but if you look at an 81-S on the Heritage website is says "CDN $120". Perhaps their information is out of date.
RE: "Would you pay 1.5x price guide for this tarnished common Morgan dollar?"
Well, if the "price guide" was, say, $20.....Yes. Otherwise, there's nothing special about the coin.
Yes, absolutely. Find another one? Dealers ask that much when the coins are white.
Most likely yes, it looks to have a little textile which is desirable and probably looks better in hand than in those pics.
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RE: "...it looks to have a little textile..."
Well, to me it's more like polyester....
If, and that's a big if; 50% of price guide, tops.
The toning is unappealing.
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hope to see a non-scan of that coin. some potential color monster there.
updated. i tweaked the image. looks like a possible score.
No. I don't find it attractive. The juiced photo version looks worse.
I can see your point to a point. I used to avoid the complete date and mint collections, but over the past five years or so, I have put together some collections of gold coins. The Classic Head $2.50 and $5.00 coins interested me because of their connections to president Andrew Jackson, the Hard Times Token series and the early years of the Charlotte and Dahlonega Mints. The Type I and Type II gold dollars also drew my interests because of their C & D Mint connections, and their role as the most successful U.S. dollar coins, although their popularity was relatively brief.
I have toyed with the idea of completing the run of Proof sets from 1936 to ’42, but I’ve “not been bitten by the collector bug” beyond the 1936 set and a 1942 set which I have had in my collection for many years.
A little bit of Tarn-X would fix it right up
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I would not buy the coin, simply because of the tarnish.... in either photo. I do not ride the 'color pony'...Honest wear and crust - OK. Bright and mint fresh - OK. Rainbows and butterfly's? Walk on by....
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I agree with you, but I completed my type set a few years ago from say the 1792 half disme to sometime in the mid 1980s. I have all of the types, not just the pieces in the Dnasco Album.
I don't collect the excessive amount of the type coins that the mint issues now. With all the platinum coins, First Ladies and commemoratives, that would cost way more than I am willing spend on modern meterial.
Only Morgan I've "stretched" for for color is this NGC 65.
$250 and don't regret it. Just had the look I liked.
Too crusty.
yes I would if I was looking to fill a spot
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Light vibrant toning attracts more interest and buyers, which I guess this qualifies on. Darker toning even if colorful and vibrant less so, lesson learned the hard way.
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paying 1.5x over any price guide for such common date should be a crime.
If there's a fingerprint on it I give it ZERO consideration. To me that piece is horrible.
I don't care for it.
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...if I already had it sold for 2x price guide then yes
How about the MS66 1881-S that sold for $20K last night?
https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/37051526/-1-1881-s-pcgs-ms66-cac?cpage=5
Toning depends on the color, luster, and other aspects of the coin.
While I wouldn't pay the $150-$200 being discussed for the 1881-S PCGS MS65 in the OP, I've bid $1500.00 for a 1881-S PCGS MS62 before, but I was outbid. I don't recall how high it went, but I think it was just over $2,000.