I received my new nickel-medal sets today. I can't believe that we would pay more than $5 for these things. I see they are selling for $60-70 on eBay. Surprising. The medal looks like something in a kid's game. I do like the nickels. They are very handsome. Anita

This weekend a 1878 7/8 TF Morgan came in the mail. I sat down with my VAM book and microscope and went to work on it. It didn't fit any of the VAMs. I spent a couple of hours on it, trying to imagine the coin into one VAM or another. It was a weak variety with mere spots of the original TF's...

The past couple of weeks have been bad for me on eBay. I've had to return coins three times. Today was the worst. I had bought a roll of 1890-S Morgans that were supposed to be choice/gem BU. I checked them today. All the ones I looked at were cleaned and badly scratched -- totally ungradable. The...

I love this seller's explanation of his shipping fees on the last line of his listing. Come to think of it... I love all the things he says in his auctions. Definitely makes me want to hold up my bid...

We're looking at this coin on another group. It ends today. Beautiful 1831 capped bust half. Do you think it is the real thing? http://cgi.ebay.com/1831-CAPPED-BUST-HALF-DOLLAR_W0QQitemZ8339635739QQcategoryZ11969QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem If it isn't real, it is a very good copy. Anita

Any ideas on the surface of this 1878 7/8 Morgan? http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1878-7-8-TAILFEATHER-STR-DMPL-UDM-INV-CLASS_W0QQitemZ8339284819QQcategoryZ39465QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I've never seen such deep mirrors on a business strike. Would you guess it is polished? Or just very good mirrors? Of...

http://cgi.ebay.com/1878-P-8TF-Morgan-Dollar-MS-63-PCGS-Certified_W0QQitemZ8340214929QQcategoryZ11979QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I suspect that someone has found a way to substitute, since the Morgan is cleaned, worn, and has rim damage. I'm sending to PCGS for verification. MS63. Yeah, right. Anita

e wrote: i have some coins i want to send to pcgs, how can i do it without joining their little club? for the number of coins, i can't justify the expense. Coin dealers that are members of PCGS can submit the coins for you. Friends can also submit, though a individual member is supposed...

It's ugly and looks like a fake to me. The date and mint mark look wrong. Any thoughts? http://cgi.ebay.com/1893-S-Morgan-silver-dollar_W0QQitemZ7359053965QQcategoryZ37908QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Anita

I mentioned buying a raw 1882-CC Morgan on eBay that had what looked like a major chin ding. It had been so inexpensive that I couldn't resist, even though I had regretted the purchase... until the coin came in the mail and the ding turned out to be minor. PCGS obviously thought the same thing....

I was watching this auction last night, considering a AU bid. http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1896-O-Morgan-Silver-Dollar-MS60_W0QQitemZ8330625472QQcategoryZ39466QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem It looked like a nice key date Morgan that in BU would go for $800+. Fortunately, before I bid I checked the feedback to...

I got an unusual 1884 Morgan in today. I expected one of the O/O VAMS, but I couldn't diagnose which VAM it was easily. It looked like it could have been one of four of them. Then I noticed that everything on the reverse was doubled, tripled, and quadrupled. All the words are obvious overstamps....

I just returned from a live auction. There were the most common, worn coins going for astronimical prices. There were silver eagle proofs of several years that had been polished to look like plastic. There were 17 worn Barber dimes with one semi-key date (a polished coin) that went for $65 for the...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8327964215&rd=1&rd=1 I would guess a MS 62/63, but maybe I'm being too conservative. Anita

.... on those extra rolls of statehood quarters and bison nickels. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZdar440Q5f5 Anita

http://cgi.ebay.com/U-S-USA-1901-Morgan-Silver-Dollar-In-God-We-Trust_W0QQitemZ8327374414QQcategoryZ39466QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem This Morgan is listed as a 1901, but apparently is a 1901-O. Of couse, there is a huge difference between the cost of the two. The bid is higher than I would expect for a...

....I wonder why it isn't in a slab. There have been many attractive looking key date Morgans offered on eBay. Many of the coins look like they could grade MS 64 or 65. But that begs the question why they aren't in a slab, since the cost would be only a fraction of the coin price and would help...

We dropped by an antique store today. They have a case of Morgans and Peace dollars and spent some time browsing. All but one of them was polished brightly. It looked like someone had gotten some silver polish and a rag and buffed them until they glistened. There was one lone 1900-P that still had...

I figured out what to do with my orphan 1900 Morgan that I rescued at the antique shop yesterday. I am going to put it and a few other things on charity auction next week, with 90% of the money going to Katrina relief efforts (and the rest going to eBay and PayPal). Maybe some other sellers here...

I've seen some silver dollar roll "tubes" on television. The holder opens lengthwise and has grooves for individual coins that keeps the coins from touching each other. Does anyone know where I can buy these holders? I'm putting together some rolls of Morgans that are, IMO, 64+, so don't want them...