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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 2558248, member: 4781&quot;]I can use any Morgan dollar that is from about G to UNC grade, so long as it doesn&#039;t have edge cuts, puncture wounds, major edge dings, or deep scratches. Common pre-1921 dates in AU or UNC generally cost more, so I don&#039;t use those. If I end up with any like that, I save them and I do not over-strike them. Polished, plated, wire brushed, lightly damaged, worn, and otherwise impaired coins are perfect candidates.</p><p><br /></p><p>Surprisingly, a Morgan in G grade has only lost about 4% of its weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just weighed an UNC 1921 (26.80 grams) and a AG grade 1880-S (25.65 grams).</p><p>The difference (total weight loss) is only 4.3% from UNC to nearly slick.</p><p><br /></p><p>Note that I also check carefully for VAMs, scarcer dates, and vintage counterfeits before processing the coins. A lot of the coins that I use are 1921. So far, in the batches of Morgan Dollars I bought for over-striking, I have found (and set aside) an 1878-CC (F-15 grade), an 1890-CC (cleaned but otherwise undamaged), and an 1883-O with a 45-degree rotated reverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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