Morgan Dollars

Just be careful. There's tons of great fakes out there. APMEX should be safe purchases.

I have about 7 Morgans. Though that number isn't going to expand as the design doesn't do anything for me.


The above isn't really toning. It was dipped - or neutralized improperly. The reverse is worse. I'll correct that one of these days.

 

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Your coin still looks amazing.

I'm just amazed with all these coins and that they are all 100 years old more and have lasted these long enough for us to enjoy. They all have played a very significant economic purpose in the U.S economy.

 

Was surprised when I got this one in the mail and it still has the cartwheel luster.

 

I'm very careful about fakes and I won't buy thru Ebay. Only a reputable online business, dealer or a coin shop. Yes I inspect my coin very well before I purchase them.

 

The details are awesome.

 

I was so excited that I decided to Air sealed all my ATB Quarters, Ikes and my latest Morgan to prevent them all from tarnishing.

 

I have my coins separated by certain "series"; then they are put in airtight containers. Inside of those airtight containers I put an anti-tarnish strip (for silver based coinage) and also a rechargeable anti-humidity packet.

 

that what drove me to collect coins that are even older.
I'm in the pre-1805/pre1800 era coins now. They get really expensive. That stuff goes in my SDB at the bank for safe keeping.

 

I just bought a drop save and I store all my coins in Air sealed food saver bags. The machine sucks any air and seals them automatically. No problem with any of my coins.

 

I have all but three. Mine are mostly normal circulation state. When I started collecting we could still get Morgan and Peace dollars in change at the bank. Sometimes the neighborhood stores would have them in the cash register. Sometimes an aunt or uncle would give one for Christmas or birthdays. Like everything else, they disappeared after 1964.

 

Man those are great times when you get a dollar for Christmas. Whew, just good old times.

 

My dad worked nights and would leave all his change on the table for me to look through. I visited every corner grocery once or twice a day and looked through the cash registers. They all knew me and didn't even look up. I walked out to the local amusement park and helped them roll coins at closing time. They had a lot of coins. On Saturday mornings I sat on the vault floor at the local bank and rolled change for the Tellers. The Tellers just loved to see me coming. It was all done by hand then. Anyplace there was loose coins I was there. Yes, the good old days, for sure.

 

That is an amazing story that is worth a lot than any coins. Your dad is a very hard working man. Night shift is hard work and he surely had to get some sleep. He probably has another job during the day besides watching you and the other siblings. Thank you.

 

This man is a friend of mine. Tom and he is 98. He is the one who is responsible for getting me hooked back on coin collecting. He tells me lots of good old time stories and it is amazing to hear them like your stories about your dad. It reminds me of my dad as well.

 

Looks like a fun and knowledgeable friend. We didn't have TV when we were young and we spent a lot of time visiting the older generations and listening to their stories. Again, the good old days.

 

Such a huge deviation from today. I can still remember the days when you have to wait for somebody to get home just to answer the phone and now we get questioned for not answering. TV shows now is full of garbage and a lot of seniors are cutting their cable too. Commercials are even worse. Some of those old times comes back and we get to go back the simple ways.

 

They can be expensive, which is why I'm glad I have 15 out of the 85 types there are. And five of those are ones I bought. The others came from my father-in-law. I'm going to be some time before I can get the better ones.

 

Great there are 85 types. Thats more headache. Well I better brush up on my reading and save more. Whew, I'm in trouble
Oh boy, oh boy!!

 

Yup, 85 counting every year and mint mark. And you might want to check out a book called "Morgan Silver Dollars" by Q. David Bowers. It not only tells about each coin, but has a short bit about what was happening for each year. I highly recommend it if you're interested in Morgans.

 

P,D,S, O, CC and variations of 7 and 8 tail feathers. Whew..