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Marilyn Golden

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I have a few Morgans. I inherited from my late husband, they were left in a bank box I almost forgotten all about them until I went to get something important. I brought them home with me and they’re all colorful. Should I get them professionally cleaned?

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2 minutes ago, Marilyn Golden said:

I have a few Morgans. I inherited from my late husband, they were left in a bank box I almost forgotten all about them until I went to get something important. I brought them home with me and they’re all colorful. Should I get them professionally cleaned?

Absolutely not

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39 minutes ago, Marilyn Golden said:

I have a few Morgans. 

Are these raw or graded Morgans ?  Since you referenced "cleaning" them, I'll assume they are not in plastic slabs, have not been graded, and are either loose or in little paper/cardboard holders.

Taking a picture of your Morgans all together (we can worry about individual close-ups later) might be worthwhile.

Do you intend to ADD to your collection of Morgan's ?  It's a very popular series and there are different ways to go about it.  Morgan's are my 2nd favorite coin -- after Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles -- and I have elected to collect a few here and there coins that I liked that were graded and slabbed.

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Welcome to the Forum!

I have no clue as to how many you have, their condition, possible scarcity -- or anything else for that matter, but if it isn't too much trouble there are helpful members here who will suggest you post photos of your coins, front (obverse) and back (reverse) to better enable them to advise you.

Generally speaking, cleaning is frowned upon.  Many a good coin has been ruined forever by owners who thought cleaning might enhance their appearance. Collectors prefer coins like yours in their original, raw state. Morgans are wonderful; be sure to always handle them with care, by their edges.  Who knows, you may be sitting on a treasure you never knew you had. 

P.S.  As regarding the Morgans which have not been formally graded, it is always a good idea as to their relative worth before submission.  Everyone here is here to help you.  I do hope the ones you've already submitted meet with your approval grade-wise.  Bear in mind with the pandemic, the submission turn-around times are understandably taking longer.  Be patient.

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1 minute ago, Marilyn Golden said:

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OK, that just won you 20 free questions answered by me !!  xD  (thumbsu

Beautiful coin....it's on my to-buy list.....condition is MS66 which is nice, as this coin is so plentiful you want to get up there in condition.  It also is in an OGH -- Original Green Holder -- though I can't tell from what years (have to check the PCGS slab history or maybe one of the vets here will chime in).

Do you have other Saints ?

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46 minutes ago, Just Bob said:

I can't get the cert number to pull up.

Me either. 
 

Marilyn - welcome to the forum! This is a great forum and members are more than willing to help. 
 

It may be a good idea to download the PCGS Cert app on your phone. This will let you scan the barcode on the label and make sure it checks out. It will also pull up additional information for you. Both NGC and PCGS have smartphone apps for this purpose. 

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@Marilyn GoldenQuite a bit of history.
The Wells Fargo Nevada Gold hoard is an amazing collection of 1908 No Motto $20 Saint-Gaudens Gold coins. The hoard was purchased for more than $10 million and was the largest price paid for a collection of coins at the time by a very wide margin. In outstanding condition, over 95% are graded Mint State 65 or better.
A collector with foresight and the necessary means acquired this collection of $20 Saint-Gaudens Gold coins in 1917 and promptly hid them for safekeeping. There they remained undisturbed for more than 50 years. Hidden away from the public, these stunning coins survived several significant events that meant the end of many other Saint-Gaudens coins, including Gold confiscation via executive order in 1933.
In the early 1970s, the coins were taken out, sorted, inventoried, and resealed. They did not see the light of day again until their inspection and sale in 1996. Although the buyer is known, the seller is not: the buyer signed a strict confidentiality agreement guarding the privacy of the previous owners. Not until they met again was the true number known: over 15,000 $20 Saint-Gaudens Gold coins. The meeting took place at a Wells Fargo bank in an undisclosed city in Nevada. The coins were held in a large walk-in vault, which formerly served as a Federal Reserve Bank where Silver dollars were stored in the 1960s and 1970s.

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