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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2438555, member: 1892&quot;]The sheer physical size of a Morgan makes it all the more dramatic in higher grade and quality. They&#039;re so large that it&#039;s <b>literally</b> possible (with a little care) to shave in the reflection of a DMPL example. I&#039;ve done it. There&#039;s a reason they call them &quot;headlights.&quot; If you haven&#039;t owned a DMPL Morgan, seek one out. Mid-1880&#039;s Philly and New Orleans examples are fairly common and attainable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Same goes for the higher grade pieces. Large as they are, it brings home the lesson and the beauty of a well-struck, well-preserved coin better than any other issue. All the little things you need to squint at to appreciate a really nice Quarter are bold, beautiful and in your face with a Morgan, rendering a loupe superfluous. A Morgan with a perfectly clean cheek presents an initial impression - regardless of how chattery the fields are - of a near-perfect coin. I&#039;m not in any financial condition to be collecting Morgans like I used to, but there is still an 1880- or 1881-S in MS66 on my bucket list. $250 should do it.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of this would apply to any Dollar-sized issue, of course. The thing is, Morgans are so relatively plentiful in this kind of condition (Heritage has over ten thousand auction records of DMPL Morgans) that they&#039;ve achieved a self-sustaining popularity level. You hear so much about them because so many people can have them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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