The Key West Collection

Current Statistics
Rank 3
Weighted GPA 61.854
Complete 100.00%
Set Rating 61.854
%DMPL 76.07%
 
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About this set:  The Key West Collection represents a continuing "work in progress", of PCGS graded Morgan Dollars. Many PCGS coins, to this day, are continually being sought to complete, upgrade and enhance the Key West Collection. Many of the coins included in the collection are PL and DMPL examples which exhibit outstanding strikes, excellent luster and stunning eye-appealing characteristics for their respective dates and mintmarks. Obviously, finer examples exist, however, the Key West Collection represents many enjoyable hours of reading, researching and viewing many, many Morgan Dollars. The "trip" to completion of the Key West Collection is, and has been, a very gratifying and exciting experience as every coin represents a special story unto itself. It is hoped that the viewer of the Key West Collection will enjoy and appreciate this Morgan Dollar collection as much as it has been, and continues to be, to collect, assemble, and share this Collection via the PCGS Registry Set site.


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The Key West Collection
ImagePCGS No.ItemDenomGradePopPop HigherOwner's Comments
402041878 8TF$1MS63DM103 Purchased from Jack Lee 5/06. Top 100 Vam with doulbling of Liberty's nose...
970751878 7TF Reverse of 1878$1MS64DM6817Vam 84(Missing Nostril) The die has been overpolished so the nostril is mis...
970771878 7TF Reverse of 1879$1MS63DM4429This design type uses the seven tail feather C reverse with round eagle's b...
402161878 7/8TF Strong$1MS64DM50Vam-36 7/4; Four tail feathers ends showing between 2 and 3 TF and under 3,...
404381878-CC$1MS64DM20This 78-CC DMPL is showing die polishing lines in the eagles wing, making t...
70831878-S$1MS65PL12512Vam-3 obverse; Nice contrasting prooflike surfaces.
970851879$1MS64DM669
970871879-CC$1MS64DM192Coin is pedigreed to the NFL collection that was assembled by Greg Bingham ...
70891879-CC Capped Die$1MS62PL1446Vam-3 Top 100 Repunched Medium Mintmark over Remains of Small Mintmark "Cap...
970911879-O$1MS63DM4137The first issue for the New Orleans Morgan dollar and very tough to find wi...
970931879-S$1MS65DM14954
1338681879-S Reverse of 1878$1MS6361Frosted devices with semi-prooflike fields. This reflective Morgan was crac...
970971880$1MS65DM301A very rare coin to find with DMPL surfaces in grades 65 and higher. This 8...
1338711880 8/7$1AU581813Top 100 Vam-6 with the 8 repunched over the 7 in the date. Two serifs of 7 ...
971011880-CC$1MS64DM6528The frosted portrait of Miss Liberty emits out from the surrounding mirrore...
411341880-CC 8/High 7$1MS65DM11The Finest known MS65 DMPL Vam-5, this frosty Carson City Morgan is showing...
411361880-CC 8/Low 7$1MS64DM41Stunning cameo devices set against deeply mirrored fields makes this CC Mor...
411321880/79-CC Reverse of 1878$1MS64DM10Vam-4, 80 repunched over the 79 in date. Only two DMPL Vam-4's have been gr...
1340491880-CC 8/7 Reverse of 1878$1MS65442One of hit list 40 Vams. The 8 is repunched over the 7 with the original 7 ...
71151880-O$1MS61PL46131Looks DMPL in my book. eBay purchase 7/04
71171880-O 80/79$1MS64PL170Tied with 13 others for highest graded. This 80-O over the 79 PL looks very...
971191880-S$1MS66DM18632A Full strike with frosty devices emit a nice contrast against the mirrored...
71211880-S 80/79$1MS66PL40Top 100 Vam-9 Large S 80 Repunched over 79. Second 8 has metal in upper loo...
971231880/9-S$1MS65DM2110Vam-11; The metal with polishing marks in the remains of the 9 within the t...
971251881$1MS64DM628DMPL's are fairly scarce and are a little more difficult to find than other...
971271881-CC$1MS66DM501Very fortunate to be the caretaker for this stunning piece of Carson City h...
971291881-O$1MS64DM42236Finding 81-0 DMPL's with contrast can be tough, since most proof-likes have...
71311881-S$1MS66PL48575Wayne Millers 1881-S plate coin from his 1st edition,"An Analysis of Morgan...
971331882$1MS65DM212Nice frosted devices set against the deeply mirrored fields makes this rare...
971351882-CC$1MS65DM34968Super clean surfaces + Excellent contrast = PQ +
971371882-O$1MS64DM13822Like the 81-O, the 82- tends to be fully struck but with subdued luster. Th...
1338911882-O/S Strong$1MS6330058Vam-4 Obverse; Polishing marks inside ear. Second 8 doubled at left outside...
971411882-S$1MS65DM348Purchased this beautiful coin from Rick Tomaska when he was selling DMPL Mo...
971431883$1MS65DM839Purchased from Legend Numismatics, this 1883-P is from the Naples 2 collect...
971451883-CC$1MS65DM734132A very nice gem example of the popular Carson City date. Deep mirrors refle...
971471883-O$1MS65DM9617Good contrast with deep mirrors. The 1883-O is the first of the common date...
71481883-S$1MS614082135Cracked this one out from a MS62 PL Anacs holder and it ended up in a MS61 ...
971511884$1MS65DM325This outstanding ultra B&W cameo DMPL 1884-P is very scarce in gem grade. P...
971531884-CC$1MS66DM1214This B&W Carson City Silver Dollar from the Comstock Load displays stunning...
971551884-O$1MS65DM23652Second in the commom date O mint Morgan's this DMPL is showing outstanding ...
71561884-S$1AU5010613551This key date Morgan was cracked out from a NGC AU53 PL holder. Nice coin w...
971591885$1MS66DM722The first MS66DMPL to find it's way into the "Key West Collection"
971611885-CC$1MS66DM376Tremendous eye-appeal and cost exceeded the price of my first Corvette!
971631885-O$1MS65DM20937Splendid DMPL example with mirrors you could shave in, but not recommended.
71651885-S$1MS64PL5210Proof-likes are scarce and a few deep mirror cameos exist. Vam-1 Normal die
971671886$1MS65DM13130Ultra Deep Mirror fields with Ultra Frosty devices makes the cameo contrast...
71681886-O$1AU533683695Cracked out from an NGC AU58 PL holder two years ago in 2006. You can still...
427941886-S$1MS62DM24Vam-2 S/S
971731887$1MS65DM16932Purchased at FUN 2010 from Don Rinkor
971751887/6$1MS64DM73The 1887/6 Vam-2 is very rare in DMPL showing a total of only 13 graded so ...
971771887-O$1MS64DM9510Prooflikes are somewhat available, but they tend to have soft strikes over ...
1339121887/6-O$1AU58426Top 100 "7/6" Vam-3 overdate where the underlying "6" is visible to the low...
71811887-S$1MS64PL240One of the finest known PL examples that exist. Nicely frosted devices set ...
971831888$1MS65DM47101888 DMPL's with cameo contrast are fairly scarce with most having only mod...
430201888-O$1MS63DM35Crossed over from NGC MS64 DPL already attributed. Teletrade purchase
1339191888-O Doubled Die Obv$1AU55387Hotlips variety
971871888-S$1MS64DM433As with most S mint issues, one sided proof-likes and semi proof-likes are ...
971891889$1MS63DM74125A very nice DMPL Morgan for being graded only MS63, looks MS64+ to my eyes....
971911889-CC$1MS63DM4715The King of the Carson City Morgan Series. Obtained via Don Rinkor www.dmpl...
71931889-O$1MS63PL3235Fairly scarce with proof-like surfaces.
971951889-S$1MS63DM1724Only 57 DMPL's have been graded with PCGS at the time of this writing. This...
971971890$1MS64DM10010This DMPL 1890-P has a dull contrast on the obverse with a nicely cameo rev...
971991890-CC$1MS64DM22025Extreme frost on the devices with mirrors that reflect a depth of 12+ inche...
9871991890-CC Tailbar$1MS64DM50This variety is easy to see without magnification. However, not so easy to ...
972011890-O$1MS64DM13720A fairly weak strike over the ear and breast feathers which is common for t...
972031890-S$1MS64DM308Die polishing lines are still evident on the reverse fields of this nicely ...
972051891$1MS63DM2621Very rare in DMPL with only a total of 77 graded with PCGS, even Prooflikes...
435051891-CC$1MS64DM40"Wild West" Morgan survivor with super eye-appeal, ultra deep mirrors, and ...
972091891-O$1MS63DM815With only a total of #28 91-O DMPL's so far graded with PCGS, it makes this...
972111891-S$1MS64DM305The 1891-S is usually fully struck and lustrous. Two sided DMPL and PL's ar...
72131892$1MS64PL292Nice Prooflike surfaces reflect off the fields of this 92-P Vam-2 Obverse. ...
972151892-CC$1MS64DM272Ultra B&W Carson City Cameo Deep Mirror Prooflike obtained via the "King of...
72161892-O$1MS641929247This is probably the most consistently flat struck date of the entire Morga...
72181892-S$1AU50356604This AU example displays lustrous fields with a touch of rose and gold in t...
72201893$1MS6312231474Housed in the old green-lable holder, this brilliant and frosty Mint State ...
72231893-CC$1MS63PL232Nicely frosted devices with contrasting reflective fields. This Carson City...
72241893-O$1MS62364412Nice lustrous obverse fields with a full prooflike cameo reverse emit off t...
72261893-S$1XF45474251
72281894$1AU502872329Both obverse and reverse sides exhibit mild semi-prooflike surfaces. This s...
72301894-O$1AU584851246Generally this issue is weakly struck but with good luster. Fully struck sp...
72331894-S$1MS64PL282Nice cameo and prooflike fields emit from the obverse and reverse on this w...
72361895-O$1AU53420976Vam-2, Reverse-Normal Die with O mint mark tilted slightly to the right. Th...
438071895-S$1MS63PL43
972411896$1MS65DM13015DMPL and PL's are not very scarce but most have only light to moderate cont...
1340541896-O$1AU55138Vam-19, Doubled Date. WWW.VAMWORLD.COM indicates at hit list 40 Morgan Vam ...
72441896-S$1AU55531604Usually this issue has a touch of weakness in the strike although it can va...
972471897$1MS65DM262
72481897-O$1AU5810691345Nice prooflike fields are evident against the moderate frosted devices. PCG...
972511897-S$1MS65DM337
972531898$1MS65DM5913Purchased at Baltimore show along with a dozen blue claw crabs. Crabs gone,...
972551898-O$1MS66DM403Nice contrasting device to field cameo is evident on this coin. A good numb...
972571898-S$1MS63DM3241DMPL's and PL's are fairly scarce for the 98-S as noted in the PCGS pop rep...
972591899$1MS65DM4811Nice moderate contrast is displayed on both the obverse and reverse of this...
972611899-O$1MS65DM4421Good cameo contrast with deep mirrored fields are evident on both sides of ...
1339471899-O Micro O$1AU55108The micro O vam 4, is the 2nd scarcest variety behind the very scarce vam 3...
72631899-S$1MS65PL384A full strike and good luster is typical for the 1899-S. A few minor die va...
72651900$1MS65PL225Golden rim toning portraits the obverse of this nicely mirrored 1900 PL Mor...
972671900-O$1MS64DM1414Some die polishing lines are seen in the fields with slight contrasting of ...
1339601900-O/CC Overmintmark$1MS6531Vam-8 top 100 variety. A die scrath is visable in the base of the T in Libe...
72711900-S$1MS64PL8327Nice contrasting frosted features are evident against the mirrored fields. ...
72721901$1AU559171493This issue seems to be split between specimens with a fairly good strike an...
73021901 Doubled Die Reverse$1AU532437A few die varieties exist for the 1901-P with one being of significance the...
72751901-O$1MS65PL15014Good contrasted devices and a sharp strike are very well noticed on this Pr...
72771901-S$1MS63PL710Nice moderate contrast is evident on this choice prooflike San Francisco mi...
72791902$1MS63PL750Scarce date to locate with Prooflike surfaces, not withstanding the extreme...
972811902-O$1MS63DM1829Little to no contrast against the deep mirrors can been seen on both the ob...
72831902-S$1MS63PL1310A very elusive Morgan to find with prooflike surfaces. This 1902-S Vam-7 is...
72851903$1MS65PL296Vam-1(closed 9)R-2 Prooflikes are fairly scarce and have little contrast as...
972871903-O$1MS63DM1746Lightly frosted devices set against deepen mirrored fields set off this nic...
72881903-S$1XF45315885The 1903-S is very scarce in mint state. DMPL and PL's are extremely rare a...
1339671903-S Micro S$1XF40912Pedigreed to Leroy Van Allen Vam-2 Micro S. The VA in Vam stands for Van Al...
72911904$1MS64PL161The 1904 is very rare with PL surfaces with the few known specimens exhibit...
972931904-O$1MS64DM245132The strike is usually slightly weak although quantities of fully struck as ...
72941904-S$1AU53911457Most specimens of this issue have a touch of weakness in the strike, althou...
972971921$1MS63DM37Deep Mirrored Prooflikes and Prooflikes are very scarce for the 1921-P. A f...
72991921-D$1MS64PL143The 1921-D is very hard to find with PL surfaces as noted with the populati...
1340591921-S$1MS64133This variety is easy to detect with a standard loupe but can also be seen w...