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<p>[QUOTE="JPeace$, post: 2088721, member: 42727"]Just a couple corrections in your numbers. There were ~657 million Morgans minted. In 1918, the Pittman act was responsible for melting over 270 million silver dollars. The majority of which were Morgans. They did not keep records when melting so no one really knows what remains by date and MM.</p><p> </p><p>Who knows how many more went into the smelters over the years and in the 1980 when silver hit ~$50 /oz.</p><p> </p><p>If you just want to stack silver, I'd go with ASE's or Maple Leafs. If you want numismatic value, I'd go with Morgans. I do both.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JPeace$, post: 2088721, member: 42727"]Just a couple corrections in your numbers. There were ~657 million Morgans minted. In 1918, the Pittman act was responsible for melting over 270 million silver dollars. The majority of which were Morgans. They did not keep records when melting so no one really knows what remains by date and MM. Who knows how many more went into the smelters over the years and in the 1980 when silver hit ~$50 /oz. If you just want to stack silver, I'd go with ASE's or Maple Leafs. If you want numismatic value, I'd go with Morgans. I do both.[/QUOTE]
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