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Kinda a neat find at the FUN Show....guess the grade sorta lol
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Well the coin is raw so it's not really a guess the grade in the normal sense so if you want to tell me how you grade the coin then jump right in 
After making my way around the floor dozens of times over a two day period I was ready to make my exit as it was late in the day and the show was going to close in about 30 minutes time. I still had some cash in my pocket and I was really just hunting for coins I could sell on Ebay as part of my normal business. In the back of my mind I was thinking it wouldn't be a bad idea to pick up some raw coins as my NGC membership expires in February so I wanted to have some raw coins in the pipline for when I re-uped and got my free grading certificate. Seeing how I had been successful finding a really killer raw toned CC Morgan the first day of the show...and knowing that toned Morgans are my specialty I decided to scour the floor to see if I could pick up a few raw examples.
I wasn't having much luck until I left the main coin section of the bourse and headed for the cheap section and foreign coin rows. Some of my best show purchases have come from these sections over the years as a lot of collectors seem to overlook the little hidden gems that can be found there burried in dealer cases.
Finally I saw just what I was looking for...a flash of color on a Morgan that was by itself in the corner of a case....blast white ho hum raw Morgans in trays at the front of the case. There was a gentleman standing next to the case who moved a little to his left when I pointed and asked to see "the coin". The dealer removed the coin, handed it to me and started the hype speach....it was not necessary :insane: So after the dealer told me it was probably from the Battle creek hoard (No chance) lol I asked for a price.....I thought it sounded fair and I pulled out the cash. The man that had moved aside then asked the dealer why he hadn't shown him the coin first and the dealer appologized and then went about searching his case for another toned Morgan.....there weren't any
It was all good...no hard feelings and I left with my last purchase of the 2012 FUN show....which by the way was the 2nd best FUN show I have attended in the last 10 years
I knew the coin was in an pretty old 2X2 which is one of the main reasons I was confident the coin did not come from the battle creek hoard plus the battle creek coins all went from the owners hands/bags straight to NGC but I pretty much ignored the writing on the 2X2 until I got home and took a better look at my purchase. The top isn't completely clear but I believe it says Citizens Fed purchase which may be refering to a Citizens Federal Bank. I was able to track down a lot of information about local branches of Citizens Federal Bank here in Florida and I found branches in Miami dating back to 1952 so that could be it?
The more interesting info is on the botton of the 2X2...the date October 1968 :cloud9: Based on the age and the yellowing of the 2X2 paper...the style and discoloration of the staples...and unfortunately the disintegration of the 2X2 when I tried to gently remove the coin for imaging....I have no reason to believe this coin hasn't been sitting in this 2X2 since being purchased from a bank in 1968.
Well now that you've read the story about how I found the coin and why it's special to me...how about a picture of the coin? For what it's worth I thought the coin would probably go MS65* when I saw it at the show and now after imaging with better lighting I grade the coin MS64* based on NGC standards.
After making my way around the floor dozens of times over a two day period I was ready to make my exit as it was late in the day and the show was going to close in about 30 minutes time. I still had some cash in my pocket and I was really just hunting for coins I could sell on Ebay as part of my normal business. In the back of my mind I was thinking it wouldn't be a bad idea to pick up some raw coins as my NGC membership expires in February so I wanted to have some raw coins in the pipline for when I re-uped and got my free grading certificate. Seeing how I had been successful finding a really killer raw toned CC Morgan the first day of the show...and knowing that toned Morgans are my specialty I decided to scour the floor to see if I could pick up a few raw examples.
I wasn't having much luck until I left the main coin section of the bourse and headed for the cheap section and foreign coin rows. Some of my best show purchases have come from these sections over the years as a lot of collectors seem to overlook the little hidden gems that can be found there burried in dealer cases.
Finally I saw just what I was looking for...a flash of color on a Morgan that was by itself in the corner of a case....blast white ho hum raw Morgans in trays at the front of the case. There was a gentleman standing next to the case who moved a little to his left when I pointed and asked to see "the coin". The dealer removed the coin, handed it to me and started the hype speach....it was not necessary :insane: So after the dealer told me it was probably from the Battle creek hoard (No chance) lol I asked for a price.....I thought it sounded fair and I pulled out the cash. The man that had moved aside then asked the dealer why he hadn't shown him the coin first and the dealer appologized and then went about searching his case for another toned Morgan.....there weren't any
It was all good...no hard feelings and I left with my last purchase of the 2012 FUN show....which by the way was the 2nd best FUN show I have attended in the last 10 years
I knew the coin was in an pretty old 2X2 which is one of the main reasons I was confident the coin did not come from the battle creek hoard plus the battle creek coins all went from the owners hands/bags straight to NGC but I pretty much ignored the writing on the 2X2 until I got home and took a better look at my purchase. The top isn't completely clear but I believe it says Citizens Fed purchase which may be refering to a Citizens Federal Bank. I was able to track down a lot of information about local branches of Citizens Federal Bank here in Florida and I found branches in Miami dating back to 1952 so that could be it?
The more interesting info is on the botton of the 2X2...the date October 1968 :cloud9: Based on the age and the yellowing of the 2X2 paper...the style and discoloration of the staples...and unfortunately the disintegration of the 2X2 when I tried to gently remove the coin for imaging....I have no reason to believe this coin hasn't been sitting in this 2X2 since being purchased from a bank in 1968.
Well now that you've read the story about how I found the coin and why it's special to me...how about a picture of the coin? For what it's worth I thought the coin would probably go MS65* when I saw it at the show and now after imaging with better lighting I grade the coin MS64* based on NGC standards.
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GrandAm
That is really nice! The vintage 2x2 is cool. Really nice touch of color there. I loved how the old ballpoints felt. I love the color on the rest tho - that deep embedded light yellow/gold color. Wonderful and original. Oh yes, 63+...64..it is lovely.
Best wishes,
Eric
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<< <i>64 on the coin, but the story is full GEM. >>
Agreed!
I think you are right that 64 is right... Also i believe you are correct that it`s not a Battle Creek... They were mostly 86 and 87`s with a couple of bags of 85P`s and a few 04-O`s but i do not believe there were any 85-O`s... I could be wrong though...
AB
Love the reverse toning.
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