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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4621014, member: 101855"]There are a fair number of collectors who don't like Morgan Dallars because so many of them are common in Mint State, and they have been heavily promoted. You can go to some small coin shows, and all you see is cases full of Morgan Dollars. Some guys are sick of seeing that.</p><p><br /></p><p>My view is that they have an interesting history, which has a lot to do with the politics of the time. I have toyed with the idea of building a date set twice, but lost interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a dealer, there is a lot of money to be made by selling Morgan Dollars to collectors. If you have the money, all of the date and mint mark combinations are easy to find, even the 1893-S and the 1895 Proof. Dealers like that. You don't have go crazy filling Morgan Dollar want lists. They are all out there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the obverses of my Morgan Dollar collection. I also have an 1883 in Proof as a type coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1144144[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1144145[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4621014, member: 101855"]There are a fair number of collectors who don't like Morgan Dallars because so many of them are common in Mint State, and they have been heavily promoted. You can go to some small coin shows, and all you see is cases full of Morgan Dollars. Some guys are sick of seeing that. My view is that they have an interesting history, which has a lot to do with the politics of the time. I have toyed with the idea of building a date set twice, but lost interest. As a dealer, there is a lot of money to be made by selling Morgan Dollars to collectors. If you have the money, all of the date and mint mark combinations are easy to find, even the 1893-S and the 1895 Proof. Dealers like that. You don't have go crazy filling Morgan Dollar want lists. They are all out there. Here are the obverses of my Morgan Dollar collection. I also have an 1883 in Proof as a type coin. [ATTACH=full]1144144[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1144145[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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