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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fullbands, post: 26116462, member: 7437&quot;]This last week marked another milestone in my collecting journey that to the best of my recollection was begun more than 20 years ago with a blank Dansco album and an idea.&nbsp; So I started down the road to find one each of every year of the New Orleans mint Morgan Dollars.&nbsp; It has been fun, it has been a lesson in patience.&nbsp; I did not really set out with any particular minimum standard in mind as far as condition or individual qualities for examples to put in the book other than to say each one had to fit with what I have in my mind&#039;s eye for a keeper.&nbsp; It&#039;s hard to explain this, and you will hopefully see what I mean in the photos.&nbsp; It&#039;s entirely possible that the pictures will actually confuse you as to my method so lets just clear it right now:&nbsp; don&#039;t feel bad if you don&#039;t get it.&nbsp; I sometimes wondered if I was getting it myself.&nbsp; I have in mind what I call the look of &quot;old money&quot;.&nbsp; Not sure if I can convey what I mean by that, other than to say I know it when I see it.&nbsp; Morgan dollars seem to me to be what I think of when trying to define &quot;old money&quot;.&nbsp; Bust types and V nickles, Seateds and 1800s gold.&nbsp; Designs of times long ago and their inherent look from use and nature&#039;s effects.&nbsp; That kind of thing.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>I am by no means a Morgan guy.&nbsp; I&#039;m a Winged Liberty dime guy who probably just needed a break with a different experience for a while.&nbsp; I don&#039;t intend to do any more of the Morgans after this with the exception of a few occasional singles that trip my alarm.&nbsp; Also, I have always maintained that this set is not done.&nbsp; Complete yes, but not locked down finished.&nbsp; I have already done some upgrading; replacing examples with better looking or higher grade replacements.&nbsp; That will continue as I intend for it to be fluid and changeable.&nbsp; There are mint states and there are working class examples in the book.&nbsp; You will have no trouble seeing which ones were the more difficult to attain.&nbsp; Most have a color that pleased my eye but none would be considered stunners.&nbsp; I wanted something other than glorious blast white.&nbsp; Nothing wrong with those.&nbsp; I just wanted to finish before I kick off.&nbsp;&nbsp; Also, I know I did a ham fisted job with the pics.&nbsp; I used a flatbead scanner instead of setting up each of 25 individual coins to shoot front and back.&nbsp; CoinView this is not.&nbsp; For this I was lazy.&nbsp; I Photoshoped the groups together, but did not mess with editing lighting or colors.&nbsp; They look better in person.&nbsp; Enjoy!</p><p><br /></p><p>Rick L.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/YScwrftd/Set1orleans.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/6Qdxy23t/Set2orleans.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Zn5G7wL5/Set3orleans.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Kjpddt9r/Set4orleans.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/ZKgGHFvJ/Set5orleans.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/KY7Cm6qY/Set6orleans.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>ignore the hair on the 96.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/KYhdSG5V/Set7orleans.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/j5Z97zr0/Set8orleans.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/3RKVNtVF/Set9orleans2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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