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<p>[QUOTE="Numismatist47, post: 959461, member: 24577"]I think the chances of this endeavor are quite slim.</p><p> </p><p>When the Mint began releasing Morgans in 1962, stored for many years because of the unpopularity of these on the eastern side of the U.S., they were selling them off at face value in 1000-coin bags. Many numismatists were buying as many bags as they could, searching through them for rareties, and exceptional grades, and making them available for collectors nationwide. The lower grades and common dates and mms, were sold off for melt or junk silver.</p><p> </p><p>When the Mint began storing Morgans in the late 1800s, the bags were filled with random dates and mms, and no records were kept as to what was in the vaults. Even when they started releasing the Morgans in the early 60s, it was a grab-bag deal. Whatever was in a 1000-coin bag one would buy was what they got.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numismatist47, post: 959461, member: 24577"]I think the chances of this endeavor are quite slim. When the Mint began releasing Morgans in 1962, stored for many years because of the unpopularity of these on the eastern side of the U.S., they were selling them off at face value in 1000-coin bags. Many numismatists were buying as many bags as they could, searching through them for rareties, and exceptional grades, and making them available for collectors nationwide. The lower grades and common dates and mms, were sold off for melt or junk silver. When the Mint began storing Morgans in the late 1800s, the bags were filled with random dates and mms, and no records were kept as to what was in the vaults. Even when they started releasing the Morgans in the early 60s, it was a grab-bag deal. Whatever was in a 1000-coin bag one would buy was what they got.[/QUOTE]
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