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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2503276, member: 1892&quot;]More generally, it might make an interesting narrative interlude/anecdote to briefly outline how America&#039;s friendship/alliance with Great Britain during the Great War was both the direct progenitor of the current immense popularity amongst American collectors of the Morgan Dollar, and the cause of the design &amp; mintage of the Peace Dollar. Had not fully one-half of the Morgan Dollar mintage been melted to sell the British as a result of the Pittman Act, Morgans would be common as grains of sand in Mint State today. Instead, they are both available in numbers sufficient to support their enormous demand with collectors, while counting among them <b>major</b> Condition Rarities of value well into six digits, offering attraction to every possible strata of numismatist. </p><p><br /></p><p>Further, the Pittman Act&#039;s specification that all melted coins must be eventually replaced was the impetus to produce the Peace Dollar, an idea and design which would probably not otherwise have gained sufficient political traction to come to fruition. At least, not in the enormous numbers minted; it would likely have otherwise been a limited-mintage Commemorative at best.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of this has resulted in the single broadest collaborative effort ever to identify and enumerate varieties of any US coinage - VAMming - encompassing both issues. </p><p><br /></p><p>And if your intent is to cause re-engagement, you should take the time to describe how the Internet has <b>completely</b> revolutionized numismatics. In addition to making huge outlets like Ebay possible, and providing an accessible sales presence to firms which would otherwise be limited to dry trade-specific publications, it has engendered places like the forum upon which you&#039;ve posted your question which provide instant access to an enormous cross-section of issue-specific knowledge and experience. It&#039;s easier to &quot;learn&quot; numismatics than has ever been possible before.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, you would be remiss in not mentioning the downside as well....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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