What year of Morgan dollar's ???

Hello after doing some research & asking all of you at cointalk ( THANK YOU ) I am now switching gear's to the Morgan Dollar from ASE's .

So at this point I am am need of REAL advise on what year's/mint mark's ! I do know to ONLY focus on MS64+ no matter what year or mint mark !

I am & will at some point trade/sell most of my item's it might be year's so they need to hold/grow in value that is VERY important to me .

I just bought this 1886-p Morgan it look's to be a RE-PUNCHED DATE ??? It is in MS condition ( I believe ??? ) Take a look at the picture's & PLEASE give me your feedback as it will be much appreciated !

Doug G : Kent WA.

 

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For me, they are too small. Cannot open/enlarge the image files.

You might do yourself good to pick up some reading material before you buy too much. For example, A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars.

If you love the Morgan dollar, then some interesting history can be found in Crime of 1873

 

I have enlarged the picture's now sorry for that !

 

I paid $49 for the 1886 .

 

But you have cropped the edges of the coins. You must show the entire coin, rims and all.

 

Also, you can start learning about VAMs. Spend some time on VAM World

 

I will upload new picture's soon & I also will show you all my 1893 AU Morgan !

It cost me a week on the couch LOL !

 

For a quick reference, you might also bookmark this page for Morgan mintages

 

Thank you I need all the help I can get it will only save me $$$.

 

IS the red book any good ???

 

Yes, especially for a beginner. The author is a leading expert and has written extensively about coins. More

 

I have been told to buy 20% less that the red book was that good advise ?

 

The best advice is to ignore entirely the prices you find in any guide books. You need to develop your own sense for values and the best way to do this is to track auction results, which you can do on a host of websites. You can use eBay completed auctions, but I prefer companies like Heritage, looking at their Auction Archives. Explore auction results and keep a spread sheet of what you see coins across grades for the dates you want selling for.

 

I have just subscribed to Heritage auction's I will now go through there sold posting & thank you again . I do refer to the EBAY sold listing's but EBAY is SOOO over rated I don't like even opening that window

 

You might also like to try, Great Collections.

 

I will check it out .

 

Who told you to focus only on 64+ no matter the date or mint? Even if not a bad idea for most of this series, it should not be absolute. There are many factors that come into play and/or that should/could be taken into consideration before making the decision on any coin that go well beyond the number on a label.

As for the 86 shown, from what I can see it appears that you've already broken your minimum grade standard. Price wise you likely could have done better, and at this point in time, until you become more familiar grading, IDing problems, pricing, etc, it may be a good idea to stick to buying slabbed. Take your time, learn as much as you can, and enjoy yourself; there is no reason to rush.

 

I am at a lose of word's BUT you do make since !

 

I go to coin/pawn shop's daily looking for a good deal can you PLEASE tell me how to tell the difference between AU & MS at a glance ?

 

In a word: wear. But, and as with most things, it is easier said than done.