Morgans

Looking for value on these two 1878 & 1886

 

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Why does the 1886 look smaller than the 1878?

Chris

 

Good question. Not in hand. Owner’s pics. I’ve asked

 

Optical illusion, the board is not square.

 

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if their real, $14 for each

 

Forget what I said, but the board has nothing to do with it.

Note in the reverse photo that you can see reeding on the '86 but not on the '78. This suggests that the camera was directly over the '78, so the '86 would seem slightly smaller. However, in the obverse photo, you can't see reeding on either coin, and the '86 is just a tad larger. This suggest that the camera was positioned farther to the right but still closer to the '78.

Chris

 

Don’t buy those unless you’re stacking silver. Zero numismatic value.

 

Retail..they would probably each push $20 on ebay.

 

Time to pass on these. Even if you're a stacker.

 

For their value in silver, you can probably find nicer coins. Even nicer other Morgans.

The local gold & silver place has bins of "cull" Morgans for $20 apiece that are in better shape than these.