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<p>[QUOTE="JeffC, post: 7428115, member: 90913"]This all started because once, I had read something about a broken or bent arrow on the reverse of the Morgan dollar, and it stuck in my mind. It's one of those things that you tell yourself you'll do some reading on, when there's time. One of my bad habits is that I don't jot down where I read these tidbits from. So tonight I googled "Broken Arrow Morgan Dollar," "Bent Arrow Morgan Dollar," and some other variations but had limited success. However, one link that popped up was a CoinTalk post from a member called [USER=6229]@Clinker[/USER].</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trivia-the-1878-morgan-dollars.49490/#post-543256" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trivia-the-1878-morgan-dollars.49490/#post-543256">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trivia-the-1878-morgan-dollars.49490/#post-543256</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The article is more than 12 years old but it's still relevant, very interesting, and helpful. After reading it, I understand about the bent arrow. But that's not the end of the story. To my surprise, it's related to the 1878 Morgan, which is a coin in my hand-me-down collection! The bent arrow has to do with the "1878 with '78 reverse vs. '79 reverse," another topic I had planned to read up on (because it concerns a coin I have).</p><p><br /></p><p>So after all this, I wanted to send him a note of thanks to surprise him. Unfortunately, I don't think he's around anymore...</p><p><br /></p><p>And that got me to thinking about how some of the information posted by the seniors here (or even a 15-year old on the 2021 Morgan) could end up being helpful 10 or 20 years from now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's my Morgan. And thanks to [USER=6229]@Clinker[/USER], I now know it's an 1878 with a '78 reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289626[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JeffC, post: 7428115, member: 90913"]This all started because once, I had read something about a broken or bent arrow on the reverse of the Morgan dollar, and it stuck in my mind. It's one of those things that you tell yourself you'll do some reading on, when there's time. One of my bad habits is that I don't jot down where I read these tidbits from. So tonight I googled "Broken Arrow Morgan Dollar," "Bent Arrow Morgan Dollar," and some other variations but had limited success. However, one link that popped up was a CoinTalk post from a member called [USER=6229]@Clinker[/USER]. [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trivia-the-1878-morgan-dollars.49490/#post-543256[/URL] The article is more than 12 years old but it's still relevant, very interesting, and helpful. After reading it, I understand about the bent arrow. But that's not the end of the story. To my surprise, it's related to the 1878 Morgan, which is a coin in my hand-me-down collection! The bent arrow has to do with the "1878 with '78 reverse vs. '79 reverse," another topic I had planned to read up on (because it concerns a coin I have). So after all this, I wanted to send him a note of thanks to surprise him. Unfortunately, I don't think he's around anymore... And that got me to thinking about how some of the information posted by the seniors here (or even a 15-year old on the 2021 Morgan) could end up being helpful 10 or 20 years from now. Here's my Morgan. And thanks to [USER=6229]@Clinker[/USER], I now know it's an 1878 with a '78 reverse. [ATTACH=full]1289626[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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