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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shamrock111, post: 1346962, member: 34382&quot;][ATTACH]155715.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]155716.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Coin Collecting has always been a major part of my childhood.&nbsp; Now at the age of 18 I would have to say my favorite would have to be the Morgan Silver Dollar.&nbsp; There is nothing about this coin that does not scream beauty and liberty.&nbsp; They were so beautiful they were featured on the reverse of the 1886 silver certificates.&nbsp; Also when you pick one up, you can only imagine the history this coin has seen over its life.&nbsp; With five mints used over the Morgan Dollars 27 year span there are many varieties. With over two dozen varieties in the range of over 100x face value the pursuit for better pieces will never end.&nbsp; With a finesse of .900 silver weighing in at .77344 of an ounce, the Silver Dollar will always be backed by the rising silver market.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Morgan Silver Dollar was designed by George T. Morgan who was sent from the Royal British Mint appointed by Mint Director Henry P. Linderman for the job.&nbsp; The Obverse of the Morgan Silver Dollar depicts the profile of Liberty with the face of an American rather then the Greek profile commonly put on coins.&nbsp; The reverse of the Morgan Silver Dollar depicts a bald eagle carrying three arrows and an olive branch in its claws.&nbsp; It was put to law by the Bland-Allison Act on February 28, 1878.&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately under the Pittman Act of 1918 the United States melted over 270,232,722 Morgan Silver Dollars.&nbsp; The one problem they never kept track of which varieties that were melted.&nbsp; This makes the number of the varieties still available only estimates.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In the early days of the Morgan Silver Dollar the community of America hated it calling it the “buzzard dollar”from the skinny eagle or “cartwheels” from the large 38.1mm size.&nbsp; But over the years they have become iconic with the classic American coin styling that can still be found at the price of silver. Unlike older pieces that are out of the reach of the average collector.&nbsp; From the wild west to the to the world wars you can only imagine where it has been. From toned to DPML everyone is unique in its own way.&nbsp; There is no other run of a coin design that compares to the run of the famous Morgan Silver Dollar.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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