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Here is a proof Morgan that will surely be a conversation piece

I just picked this up in the Superior sale. Kinda hard to find this proof Morgan. The counterstamp is very interesting to me and should create some interesting conversations.

I know alot of you guys will either think it is cool or really hate it.

What grading companies grade chopmarked Trades? maybe they will grade this one??????

So let's hear what you think?

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    Well, I don't hate it, but I would like it a whole lot more minus the counterstamp.
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    Cool coin!

    Cameron Kiefer
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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    So how much did it cost?
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    I think it's cool.
    Now find some ancestors of those people and sell it to them for a ridiculous profit.image
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    PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
    Married 25 years in 1878 so in 1853 they were wed.
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    So how much did it cost?
    Yeah, how much?
    What is money, in reality, but dirty pieces of paper and metal upon which privilege is stamped?
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    Pretty cool, Jason! image

    You may talk to ANACS about slabbing it.

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    krankykranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I think it's cool.
    Now find some ancestors of those people and sell it to them for a ridiculous profit.image >>



    Wouldn't all their ancestors be dead? image

    I think it's cool, but if I ever got a proof Morgan that couldn't be the only one.

    New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.

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    PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
    Maybe he traded empty pcgs boxes for it image
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    jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,965 ✭✭✭✭✭
    JB,
    I saw that coin come up, while I was watching the live biddin. Looks like you were battlin back in forth with some one on that one!
    I guess you got it?

    neat coin

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    darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    I saw that in the auction catalog and thought it was a really neat coinimage. mike
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    RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>What grading companies grade chopmarked Trades? maybe they will grade this one?????? >>



    Why would you slab a piece like that? It certainly wouldn't move it up on the coolness meter.

    Russ, NCNE
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    PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
    Stick in a coinworld slab. Proofs look nice against a black background.
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    I like it.
    Time to do some research to see if they are still aliveimage
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    Makes you wonder what they did for the golden anniversary????
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    foodudefoodude Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭
    Makes you wonder what they did for the golden anniversary???? Engraved proof goldimage

    BTW, Jason, neat coin, if the price was right.
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    Very Cool coin Jasonimage
    Michael
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    coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,328 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like it...
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    some numbskull bid me up online from $1100 to $1600 plus the juice.

    I am anxious to see this one in person.
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    BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,790 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Heh.....I like Goose3's idea....find the descendants image They may want to liberate it at a nice price.

    As for slabbing it, I can probably name a bunch of companies that would take your money and slab (errr...grade) it for you.....oh, you probably want REPUTABLE companies? image


    Ouch..$1600....wonder if the online "numbskull" as you put it, is a member on this forum image

    Overall, jason, I think it is a neat and interesting piece...and once again, you are playing way above my league! But, enjoy.

    Ron

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    here is the numbskull (person who was bidding against me) image

    Ebay name

    robertscarmazzo
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    But if you bid more than he did and he's a numbscull....oh never mind.image
    Toast on
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    islemanguislemangu Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭✭
    plain black gasket air tite holder would do the trick for this one..
    someone with just the same last name would probably go to the sky for itimage

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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,149 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think it's very cool. image

    (Not $1,600 cool, mind you, but to each his own.) Looks more like engraving than a counterstamp to me, and it seems to be that wonderful 19th century engraving that's practically a lost art now. I used to have some exquisitely engraved love token Seated dimes on my Holey Coin Vest, and your Morgan certainly looks like it would fit in the love token category to me. And while I certainly would not have paid four figures for something like that myself, I am not surprised to hear you had competition- it's a really neat piece. Plus, stuff like that is one of a kind.

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    boiler78boiler78 Posts: 3,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very cool coin Jason! It reminds me of the 1878-s branch mint proof from the Elisaberg sale. The engraving on the Eliasberg coin stated that it was one of the first 10 struck on April 17th and it hammered at $7,000. While yours isn't quite as historically significant it sure is interesting.image You really should try to track down the family of John and Susan Jolley. Who knows maybe it was stolen and you can return it?image
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    << <i>Who knows maybe it was stolen and you can return it? >>



    Partypooper! image
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    GilbertGilbert Posts: 1,533 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Looks more like engraving than a counterstamp to me, and it seems to be that wonderful 19th century engraving that's practically a lost art now ... and your Morgan certainly looks like it would fit in the love token category to me. >>



    ditto LordMarcovan. I was thinking along the same lines.

    Did you all get the "Bland - ly" reference? image
    Gilbert
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    << <i>$1600 plus the juice >>





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    I like it a lot--after so many boring Morgans (and I collect them)--this one meant something to someone!!!
    Curmudgeon in waiting!
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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    I guess buying a coin like that is like parachuting. Why in the world would some one jump out of a plane that is not broke? Why would someone pay $1600 for a scratched up (could have been a PR66 coin) proof coin! I like the coin, but not $1600 worth!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    marty

    $1600 PLUS the 20%. $1920
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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    If your happy that is all that matters!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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