Another day to add onto my Christmas wish list! I have taken a couple days off of the list, but we're going full steam ahead into day 3. The challenge is to share 12 days of the wish list uninterrupted, but oh well!
Those who have known me for awhile now know that I love Morgan silver dollars. There's just a timeless beauty to them, and many were made during the time of the wild west in the western part of the US. To think some of the western legends like Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp may have carried around the very coin that you can hold in your hand!
One of my favorite mints to collect coins from is Carson City, Nevada. They produced some beautiful coins while the mint was in service there from 1870 until 1893. Today's entry for my wish list was produced by this very mint in 1885.
image from eBay
About the coin:
Design: George T. Morgan
Year: 1885
Mint: Carson City, Nevada, US
Diameter: 38.1 mm
Weight: 26.73 grams
Composition: 90% silver/ 10% copper
Edge: Reeded
Grades by PCGS at MS66 DMPL
Minted: 228,000 (number graded by PCGS as MS66 DMPL: 8)
One variant of these coins I love to collect are the deep mirror proof like (DMPL) coins. What that means if you look at the field (portion of the coins without design on it) it looks extremely shiny like a mirror. These tend to be much more expensive since not all that many came out in such nice condition. This particular coin I found on eBay for sale listed for $15,225 US. That's a little high since the comparison auctions over the last couple years range from $4,000 to $12,600 US. I think the seller is wishing for the moon on this one, but it sure is a beauty that I would love to own.
The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) grades coins condition on a very consistent scale so people can have an idea of the coins value and rarity. So far PCGS has only graded eight coins to be MS66 DMPL from 1885 and from the Carson City Mint, not very many are out there in this condition. That's why the asking price is so high on this particular beautiful coin.
Since this one is kind of shooting for the moon price wise and there is absolutely no way this one is in my budget I thought I might throw one in that's a little more affordable, an 1883 Morgan dollar from Carson City DMPL coin:
images from eBay
This one is also a PCGS graded coin with DMPL surfaces and the price is just under $500 US. On this one I thought it might be fun to do a guessing game. The first person to correctly guess the assigned grade by PCGS will win one HSBI unit! Good luck on the guesses!
This one is more in my price range though! These are fun coins to collect because of their timeless beauty and of course they are 90% silver. I do think the design of the Peace dollar is prettier, but the details on the Morgan are amazing.
This is my day 3 pick, thanks for stopping by and taking a look. If you have any suggestions, questions or comments please feel free to leave them below. Thanks for your support everyone!
And my disclaimer:
Gold and silver stacking can be a fun hobby but isn't for everyone. You can lose money. I'm not a financial advisor and this isn't financial advice, please always do your own research before spending your hard earned money.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_City_Mint
https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1885-cc-1-dmpl/97161
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I had one of those long ago. Some guy traded me one for a cigarette. And that year. I gave him 2 cigarettes and he was still pissy. Although it was the rainbow family gathering and machine made filtered natural spirit cigarettes are a premium..
I'm still looking for what happened to that.
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Now I'd never thought this coin would be SO expensive! I mean, this is why I need to learn so much about silver and older coins that could possibly be so valuable that you make bank selling it. That is if someone buys it of course..
Thanks for sharing. I hope you're not only surviving but have a good weekend ahead <3
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Condition is everything! Unless you know a lot about Morgan dollars you wouldn't think they could be so expensive. Whenever you find a good price on anything silver I would buy it. I met a fellow it Tucson, Arizona who once went to a garage sale and they had one of these for sale. The lady sold it to him for one dollar. When he got home he took it out of the box and holder only to find a gold coin right behind it! He felt guilty and brought the gold coin over to her home to return it, but she said no, you bought it fair and square! You never know...
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Yes for now that's the best approach, anything good deal is appealing. I managed to get 2 silver coins (the same ones) in auction now for a good price, even with the shipping costs (higher than I normally would like to pay) it was still a good deal. I don't even remember what's on the coins now that I think about it, haha. I was just browsing for solid deals where they weren't raising the price and this was a bit of the underdog in the auction.
That's an amazing story. I think my conscious would have bothered me if I didn't try to give it back in his situation. He tried, so more power to him! That's exactly why I like strolling on flea markets, there's always something missed/overlooked and you have to look well enough to find it. It's a sport in a way.
I don't think we'll end up at the market again this week but if so, I hope we find a nice coin.
Have a great weekend!
I can't wait to see what you found!
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About the guessing game, I would go for: PCGS MS64+ CAC
Not sure if that is indeed a guess, as I know nothing about it. Just went on a hunt to be able to do a guess :D
So far you're the only guess, so it's looking good on your odds!
Looks like you win @stekene ! The real grade was MS63.
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Tyvm! :D
Guess I found another one on ebay 😅
You had me at Carson City Lol!🤗
MS66 …..I can see the mirror finish on this Morgan, dollar now!😀
Put one of these on my wish list as well!😇
When I saw this one I almost started to drool! I love Carson City coins and the mirrors on this one look amazing. If our crypto investments work out well we can probably both afford one!
That wound so nice!🤗
You are so correct it’s hard to beat a Carson City Morgan silver dollar!😀
I wish I had picked up more when the GSA was offering bagged marked C.C.’s as a kid!😇
I think we can all attest to wishing for the moon on some of our possessions. I've got some NFTs up for a pretty penny on one of the auction sites. Beautiful coin!
Thanks! Way outside my price range unless some of my altcoins shoot to the moon! I hope some of your NFT's do sell for a fortune, you could retire early!
I've only got a couple more years anyway, so retiring early isn't as big of a deal as it is for some people! I'd probably still keep working anyway. At least until my wife is done!
I'm the same, they'll carry me out in pine box. I'll keep working at least some otherwise I'll end up on a pier fishing and drinking beer all day!
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I'm right there with you on the Morgans and DMPL!
I'll settle for GSA Morgans. They're more within my budget. 😆
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Unfortunately Carson City wasn't producing in 1888! They were closed for a few years and that just happened to be one of them.
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I never did find a Carson City Morgan Silver Dollard in Circulating...
Most never circulated much, the Morgan just wasn't a real popular coin because it was heavy. Most ended up in vaults inside the original mint bags. That's good for us because coins in this condition still exist!
I do have some Carson City Trade Dollars, along with some rare Morgan and Peace Dollars... I even have rare Ike Dollars...
Now Trade Dollars are awesome, they are expensive but sooo cool! Morgan and Peace are my favorites to pick up as a general rule. I love Ike dollars too, they were the first one's I collected as a kid.
Fresh from the San Francisco Mint, I bought 5 of the 1971-S Proof and 5 of the 1971-S Uncirculated Ike Dollars... I gave one of the Proofs away, but I still have all the rest...
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