REDUCED White BU 1884-CC GSA Morgan Silver Dollar, Crisp Box & C.O.A., Pedigree

Description: PRICE DROPPED 2X, DON'T MISS IT!You can tell from the pristine packaging that this special piece came to us from its first owner, it's not one of those easy riders that bounced around coin show floors and dusty shops for five decades. Do you know about GSAs? In the late 1960/early 1970s, our hard-working mint employees discovered, within lead-sealed vaults deep in the treasury, thousands of mint-state dollars in original canvas bags. The Government Services Administration sold them to the public at prices that would make you cry now (like $15 for the common Carson City types).A few trade secrets to understand when you shop for these things, not even every dealer understand these: The CC (Carson City) mint mark is generally scarcer than those of the other mints (S for San Francisco, D for Denver, O for New Orleans, or nothing for Philadelphia). We're talking one to two million or less, as opposed to five to fifteen million for other issues. The C.O.A. (certificate of authenticity) has "84.." for the first two digits. These should always match the year of the dollar itself, that tells you the card is original. Furthermore, and this is subtle, some of the GSAs have cases that say "Silver Dollar," while others, like this one, bear the higher level "Uncirculated Silver Dollar." As it was explained to one of the old timers who relayed his wisdom to me, they were packaged by college students who inspected the dollars and grouped them accordingly. Now, the less prestigious pedigree of "silver dollar" didn't mean those weren't uncirculated, as technically they all were; but many of the dollars had heavy bag marks, ugly strikes, or heavy toning which, though now acceptable and in fashion, at that time, rendered the dollars second class citizens. The higher grade ones that might earn gem or choice numbers (I'm not allowed to give this a number because it's a raw coin, but think of Paul McCartney singing about when he's, let's just say, on social security) earned the more prestigious title that this dollar has. This coin is from the estate of a rather discriminating civil engineer/numismatist who lived into his 90s. His daughter discovered a secret hatch in the pantry behind the shelves that lead to a collection purchased thirty to forty years ago from a New York-Metro area company dealing in investment-grade specimens.Given the unusual history and condition of this piece, we're not afraid to ask a little more than we have in the past for excellent GSAs. This one is a perfect type coin for and intermediate to advanced collector or shrewd dealer building inventory. Specifications: Year: 1884 Mint: Carson City Composition: 90% Silver, 10% Copper Diameter: 38.1mm Weight: 26.73 grams Condition: Uncirculated Don't miss your chance to own the cornerstone of a unique collection. We will split shipping costs via safe and insured Priority Mail. We have an unconditional returns policy if you can find a way to fall out of love with it. We will combine shipping on multiple items when feasible. Add items to your shopping cart by selecting Add to cart then from the Shopping cart, select Request total. We ship fast via USPS Priority insured mail unless otherwise noted, and share the postal charges. You may return your purchase for a full refund of the strike price for any reason, we bend over backwards to ensure our customers are happy with their purchase. Thank you for your interest in our items, Hudson Valley Numismatics

Price: 375 USD

Location: Hastings-on-Hudson, New York

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Shipping Cost: 4.8 USD