Here's something you'll not see every day.....

gsaguy · August 25, 2003 11:44AM

Actually, after almost 20 years of collecting GSA coins, I've NEVER seen this many unopened GSA's in one place. These dollars were all bought directy from the GSA in the early 1970's by a single collector.

Interestingly, the GSA had stipulated that an individual could bid on only one coin for each date. But this enterprising collector managed to circumvent the one-date-per-person rule by submitting bids in mulitple family member names. Those pieces with mailing labels are represented by the dates 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, and 1885-CC. The contents of the unlabeled boxes are a mystery.

I was fortunate enough to have been offered the opportunity to purchase this neat GSA deal in its entirety.

GSAGUY

And thanks FC57Coins for the help posting the photo!

goose3 · August 25, 2003 11:48AM

Cam40 · August 25, 2003 11:50AM

Whats a `85 CC going for. I may be interested.

Thanks.

lablover · August 25, 2003 11:51AM

Way To COOL!!! And, don't forget I want one of these.

legacycoin · August 25, 2003 11:51AM

<< <i>The contents of the unlabeled boxes are a mystery. >>

Weren't there a few 1879CC's included in the hoard? Might be wishful thinking that the unopened boxes contained any, but you never know......

jbsteven · August 25, 2003 11:53AM

elwood · August 25, 2003 11:55AM

Are there an 89-CC GSA's?

Morganluver · August 25, 2003 12:00PM

WOW! Now that's a great "pile" of history, and I don't mean Gomer.

psxchelly · August 25, 2003 12:01PM

if you sell any of the unopened mystery boxes, keep me in mind..

fcloud · August 25, 2003 12:03PM

Way cool.

Back then when I submitted I couldn't even get one!

Congrats on the hoard!

FatMan · August 25, 2003 12:08PM

<< <i>Actually, after almost 20 years of collecting GSA coins, I've NEVER seen this many unopened GSA's in one place. >>

That is quite a testimony to the uniqueness of this collection. Simply Amazing.

FC57Coins · August 25, 2003 12:10PM

What a great acquisition - it must be painfully tempting not to want to take a peek at one at least - but alas - with the market being what it is, it would be a very foolhardy thing to do!!!

Trooper · August 25, 2003 12:17PM

Wow.
Now that's a nice pic. Can't remember on the boards where anybody
posted a pic of over 60 Carson City Morgans and you couldn't see the coins,
but you know they were there.
I think I'll head over to the BST board (

.

Great score!!!

Tom

Cam40 · August 25, 2003 12:18PM

There must be a way to see whats inside without opening them. I,m thinking x-ray some.

Tassa · August 25, 2003 12:21PM

Very cool.

Luvdawgs · August 25, 2003 12:25PM

Congrats to you, gsaguy! How lucky! What a nice collection for you to be able to buy

dpoole · August 25, 2003 12:28PM

Phenomenal! What a temptation to peek!

gsaguy · August 25, 2003 12:29PM

LegacyCoin,

For the record, the 'better date' coins sold in the unopened, unmarked boxes (the Mixed CC category) were as follows:

1879-CC - 490
1890-CC - 339
1891-CC - 510

GSAGUY

FC57Coins · August 25, 2003 12:33PM

Yikes! - Can you imagine finding a 79CC in say MS65 in one of those things? The stuff that dreams are made of!

Stuart · August 25, 2003 12:50PM

GSAGUY: A truly wonderful, significant, and perhaps historic group of GSA CC Dollars. It's kind of reassuring to know that there are still some real treasures to be found out there in coinland.

That photo may make an interesting addition to Dave Bowers' upcoming dollar book. I noticed in the current edition of E-Sylum that Mr. Bowers is is seeking to borrow historical illustrations relating to the design, coinage, storage, distribution, and any other aspects of Morgan dollars and double eagles, including, for dollars, distribution during the Treasury releases of 1962-1964.

And that credit will be given for any items used...

pmh1nic · August 25, 2003 1:03PM

Decisions, decisions. Do you open them to see if there's a gem inside or sell them sealed in the original package?

WWW · August 25, 2003 1:05PM

What an amazing find. This is, in itself, another GSA hoard. Bryan, I think you just made one helluva score. Congratulations.

dizzlecc · August 25, 2003 1:10PM

Wow, that is awesome. Thanks for sharing the pic. What fun.

Wolf359 · August 25, 2003 1:30PM

Super score!!! Incredibly tempting stuff. If/when you sell them, please include me.

BigAl · August 25, 2003 1:42PM

How the heck do you sleep at night?

jom · August 25, 2003 3:52PM

GSA Dollars my foot! I mean, how do WE know those aren't just plain old envelopes? You think we are some kind of suckers to fall for this non-sense? HA!

jom