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<p>[QUOTE="walterallen, post: 131557, member: 4068"]I am not an expert though I can tell you this, the 1879 Morgan is 90% silver and 10% copper. It contains .7736 troy once of silver. Depending on the the grade, yours looks to be "maybe" extremely fine it not very fine, could bring 16 - 20 dollars maybe more depending on who wants to buy it and how bad they want to buy it. This coin was minted at the Philadelphia mint and there were over 14 million minted.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I learned very quickly about the coin market. "A coin is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it". Unless you are going to sell it for silver wieght. But PLEASE don't do that. This coin is too nice to be melted down.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take my advice, if you're just starting to collect coins DON'T sell anything you acquire until you know more about what you are doing. You will regret it if you do, I guaranty it.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way GREAT BUY!!! You may never see that kind of a deal again.</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy collecting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="walterallen, post: 131557, member: 4068"]I am not an expert though I can tell you this, the 1879 Morgan is 90% silver and 10% copper. It contains .7736 troy once of silver. Depending on the the grade, yours looks to be "maybe" extremely fine it not very fine, could bring 16 - 20 dollars maybe more depending on who wants to buy it and how bad they want to buy it. This coin was minted at the Philadelphia mint and there were over 14 million minted. One thing I learned very quickly about the coin market. "A coin is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it". Unless you are going to sell it for silver wieght. But PLEASE don't do that. This coin is too nice to be melted down. Take my advice, if you're just starting to collect coins DON'T sell anything you acquire until you know more about what you are doing. You will regret it if you do, I guaranty it. By the way GREAT BUY!!! You may never see that kind of a deal again. Happy collecting.[/QUOTE]
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