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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7541117, member: 101855"]The bids on the 1921 Morgan Dollars seem to be increasing because of the anticipation for the 2021 version of the coin. Some of you, who are newer to the hobby, may have heard that the 1921 Morgan Dollars are different from the earlier pieces. That is true because the Philadelphia Mint workers had to re-do the artwork because the old master hubs had been destroyed. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an 1898-O Morgan Dollar. Believe or not, this was $400 coin circa 1960, but the Treasury found a bags of them in their vaults, and the prices dropped like a stone. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1301683[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And here is a 1921-D Morgan Dollar. The basic design is the same, but the details are slightly different. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1301684[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>These coins are not in slabs because they are not worth enough to warrant the cost. They are part of this set, which part of my collection. I am not a big Morgan Dollar guy although I made a lot of money on them when I was dealer. For some dealers they are real "cash cows." </p><p><br /></p><p>My "All Mints" Morgan Dollar set.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1301685[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1301686[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7541117, member: 101855"]The bids on the 1921 Morgan Dollars seem to be increasing because of the anticipation for the 2021 version of the coin. Some of you, who are newer to the hobby, may have heard that the 1921 Morgan Dollars are different from the earlier pieces. That is true because the Philadelphia Mint workers had to re-do the artwork because the old master hubs had been destroyed. Here is an 1898-O Morgan Dollar. Believe or not, this was $400 coin circa 1960, but the Treasury found a bags of them in their vaults, and the prices dropped like a stone. [ATTACH=full]1301683[/ATTACH] And here is a 1921-D Morgan Dollar. The basic design is the same, but the details are slightly different. [ATTACH=full]1301684[/ATTACH] These coins are not in slabs because they are not worth enough to warrant the cost. They are part of this set, which part of my collection. I am not a big Morgan Dollar guy although I made a lot of money on them when I was dealer. For some dealers they are real "cash cows." My "All Mints" Morgan Dollar set. [ATTACH=full]1301685[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1301686[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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