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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HawkeEye, post: 2695863, member: 86305&quot;]Thanks for the comments.&nbsp; It is fun and pushes me to continue to research for new material, which is a healthy thing in retirement.&nbsp; Keeping your brain in gear is important at any age.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a friend recommend the 81-O to me for a number of reasons.&nbsp; I live in the South and the Civil War era has always been fascinating, especially the reconstruction era which is often overlooked.&nbsp; The 81-O is less expensive than many other Date/MM combinations, but not as common as the 81-S.&nbsp; This makes the price point for most coins affordable up to MS64DPML/MS65.&nbsp; From there on up it gets to hit the wallet as noted by IBetASilverDollar.&nbsp; But this is true for all Morgans at some grade.&nbsp; For the 81-O date issues are the most dominant trait, so below Fine grades determination is hard.&nbsp; When we find one it gets a real place of prominence.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another attraction is that New Orleans is one of the most unusual places in the US.&nbsp; I have only visited a few times and you see things there that exist no where else in the US.&nbsp; My research led me one month into an analysis of the Mint, employees, and environmental conditions.&nbsp; That proved educational for me and hopefully for others.&nbsp; If you want to feel thankful for modern conveniences read the page on challenges of removal of horse manure.</p><p><br /></p><p>For me these slight side trips are important because the political and environmental conditions have a great impact on working conditions and coin quality.&nbsp; I also believe coin collecting needs a broader audience and factoring in more than just the little round silver disk hopefully makes it more appealing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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