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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mike Thornton, post: 4501172, member: 105289&quot;]Not sophisticated but trying to be.&nbsp; I collect Morgans and am interested in varieties.&nbsp; Not hard core but I do look for them to break up the boredom as I can only look at the same series for so long and they begin to look the same.&nbsp; Currently I have examples of nearly all the circulation strike Morgans.&nbsp; Missing only 8 examples like the 89-CC, 93-S, 95-S, etc.&nbsp; Since, in a decent grade, these are all out of my price range, unless I stumble on the right 6 numbers for Power Ball, I&#039;ve resorted to examining my set for the Top 50 or 100 VAM&#039;s.&nbsp; Hoping to find a treasure in my safe that I didn&#039;t realize I had only to adjust my estimate of value when it comes time to liquidate.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I guess I have one foot in and one foot out of the boat.&nbsp; I like them if they can be seen without magnification, or at least nothing higher then 5x.&nbsp; This allowed me to discover that I have several examples of 7/8 TF&#039;s.&nbsp; Both weak and strong. 78 Rev 79, 88-O Hot Lips, etc.&nbsp; Several of the varieties command a significant premium so I guess I look closer for fear of &quot;leaving money on the table&quot; in the future.&nbsp; Plus I think some of them are pretty cool to own.&nbsp; The other driver is how uncommon are they.&nbsp; Like the DDO 55 Lincoln, or several of the &quot;No S&quot; proof Lincoln&#039;s.&nbsp; I mentioned in an earlier post, different subject, that I started in the late 60&#039;s through mid 70&#039;, quit for a while then started up again.&nbsp; What started me on varieties happened in 1973 when my boss, also a collector, opened a new bank roll of dimes.&nbsp; He always did a quick scan for 90%ers.&nbsp; This time, two coins stood out.&nbsp; One looked &quot;normal&quot; on the obverse but the reverse was half silver (copper-nickel) and half copper core, fully struck.&nbsp; The second was only the copper core, missing both copper-nickel plates.&nbsp; You could partially see the devices but the coin appeared to be a full de-lamination of outer layers. Not sure what he ended up doing with it or what it was valued at or if it had any value above 10 cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>To each his own.&nbsp; If you like them collect them, if you don&#039;t or simply don&#039;t care, that&#039;s fine too. As long as you enjoy the hobby and try to perpetuate it.&nbsp; In the not to distant future I wonder if anyone will be trying to collect cryptocurrency for varieties or mint errors.&nbsp; Now wouldn&#039;t that be something rare.&nbsp; I guess you&#039;d have to be searching for computer coding errors....right?&nbsp; <i>(weak attempt at humor)</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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