Is this MorganDollar Ruined?

The only advice I can offer is pick something of interest and try to make a difference through research. I started way too late in life to cover the entire landscape of Morgan Dollars, so I picked a single Date/Mint and decided to dive deep on that one issue. I work at something every day, and eventually the effort adds up into a contribution to collecting. But the key is finding something you like with lots of interesting connections.

Thanks for the compliments, still fun to do after many years.

 

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Traci. Hi welcome. Get any cheap coin book and start from rhere. Then send pictures to coin talk of the ones you think are different or their worth. The "RED BOOK" should work. Good luck

 

If from your dad. PRICELESS

 

Said it was from her dad. Think before you shove your foot in your mouth

 

I have no problem with what I said, and it isn’t for you to tell me what is appropriate and what isn’t. If it is priceless to her as a keepsake, the grade or someone else’s view is irrelevant. The question asked of the forum was numismatic value, and that has been asked and answered.

 

Thank you for that! I have gotten the red book and am categorizing the coins by type and year. I have posted a couple pictures, which I’m still working on taking, and the people here have been great about helping me figure out if they are unusual or not. So glad I found this forum!

 

Careful Dave. The war between men and women rages in extreme, and particularly of late. I don't wanna say no mo for fear of placing my hoof in my mouth......

 

That's an awesome collection and website - what made you choose 1881-O's to collect in their 'totality' ?

 

Never mind - I just backed up to your post #41, which pretty much answers my question

 

It started with a suggestion from a friend that I pick a date and dive deep rather than trying to cover the whole landscape of Morgans. I picked 1881 because I have an interest in Civil War times and new very little about Reconstruction. I picked New Orleans because the coins looked reasonably priced and I thought the southern twist might be interesting. As often happens with hobbies, I never dreamed it would be so difficult to find an example of each VAM. But the hunt is what most coin hobbies are about. Still fun and hopefully contributing a little knowledge.

 

Reconstruction era ended around 1877.

 

Actually I think it ended with the 1876 election and with the "Compromise of 1877" for the Hayes election. http://www.1881o.com/politics.html But removal of all Federal troops took a little while. Reopening the Mint in NO was controversial because of the association with the CSA and cost of repairs. It reopened for limited use first, and then went into more normal coining operations in 1879.

But post-war hard feelings toward the Federal Government in the South were still high, and resistance to doing anything that would help the South was still high in Washington. Wars take time to heal and perhaps the reopening of the Mint was a good thing to start the healing process.