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Newport Ridge Collection - GSA Soft Packs

By GSA_Gem_Quest

Update for 11/23/14: 1904-P upgraded to XF45 from F15; 1902-O upgraded to MS63 from MS62; 1897-O upgraded to VF35 from VG8 11/22/14: 1896-O upgraded to F12 from VG8; 1891-O upgraded to F15 from G6 11/1/14: 1879-O upgraded to MS62 from AU58 9/6/14: 1901-P added; 1893-P added 5/16/14: Upgrade 1884-O from MS64 to MS65 2/8/14: 1880-O upgraded to MS62 from AU53; 1903-S upgrade to VF30 from VF20; 1889-O upgraded to VF20 from G4 2/1/14: 1891-P upgraded to Fine 15 from About Good 3; 1882-O upgraded to MS62 from AU55; 1904-O upgraded to MS64 from MS63; 1887-P upgraded to MS65 from MS64 9/2/13: 1884-P upgraded to MS62 from XF40, 1898-O upgraded to MS64 from MS63 8/31/13: 1900-O/CC added (pop 1) 7/21/13: 1892-P added 4/21/13: 1901-S added (not graded, cleaned, no points) 10/5/12: 1878-S added 8/15/12: 1879-S Rev 78 added 2/21/11: 1891-CC VAM 3 (pop 1 for VAM), 1904-S (pop 1), 1904-P, 1900-S, 1894-O, 1892-S added 1/16/11: 1878-P 7TF Rev 78 upgrade from F12 to VF30, 1879-P upgrade from MS61 to MS63* Star, 1883-CC upgrade from VG8 to MS62, 1887-O, 1888-O, 1878-P 8TF, 1889-P, 1902-P, 1903-P added 10/5/10: 1893-O, 1886-O added, 1921-D upgraded, 1881-O upgraded to MS65 9/25/10: 1891-O added, 1883-O upgraded to MS66, 1883-S added 8/28/10: 1895-O, 1892-O added 3/17/10: 1900-O upgrade, 1899-O upgrade, 1896-O added, 1881-P upgrade, 1879-CC added, 1882-O/S VAM 4 added, 1901-O upgrade to MS62 from MS61, 1882-CC and 1892-CC added 9/5/09: 1888-P added. 8/28/09: 1897-O added. 7/4/09: 1890-CC added. 6/20/09: 1883-CC added. 6/11/09: 1896-P added. 5/2/09: 1878-P 7TF Rev 79 added. 4/19/09: 1884-P & 1889-O added. 3/14/09: 1885-S added. The Morgan silver dollars packaged in the GSA soft packs (also referred to as the blue packs) were released in 1973, as part of the 2nd sale of coins by the General Services Administration. The sale of blue packs consisted of 97,591 dollars, including 13,526 of the 1878-CC Morgan dollars. Peace silver dollars and a few Seated Liberty dollars were also included in the coins sold. No one recorded the number of dates or mint marks sold, other than for the 1878-CC Morgans. Although the sales literature described the coins as circulated, there are many examples of uncirculated coins, including some graded as high as ms65, ms66 and ms67. These coins originally sold for $3 each, and many were probably cut out of the plastic holders. NGC only recently began grading these coins in their original plastic holders. Many of the circulated coins will not grade due to damage or prior cleanings. If you have any rare dates to sell or trade, please contact me at 949-720-2118 or gsa_gem_quest@cox.net. Read more...

Newport Ridge Collection - GSA Soft Packs

By GSA_Gem_Quest

Owner Comments:

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NGC Expert Comments:

For many years Soft Packs were the poor cousins to the rigid GSA holders, and many were cut open to retrieve the coins. NGC’s certification of still sealed silver dollars has made Soft Packs extremely popular, and this collection features a quite extensive run of dates, mints and varieties. Highlights include 1878 CC (NGC MS 65), 1879 CC (VF 25), 1893 CC (F 12) and 1900 O/CC (XF 40). All coins in the collection are illustrated, and the owner has provided a detailed commentary for each.

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