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Message:: [QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 3400758, member: 92655"]Visiting family back home this week. I have lit a young numismatic fire in my grandson. Some years ago I gave him a very, very worn Morgan when he was very young. And over the years he has added some coins and I was proud to see the fires burning this week. Here's my problem. I bought him a Redbook yesterday and showed him how mintages related to the value of a coin. He has studied on the old worn Morgan I gave him.... And I apologize up front that I failed to photograph the coin. The rim is worn well into the date and only the upper half of the digits are readable. The date could be 1888, 1889, 1898 or 1899. The old Morgan has an "S" mint..... Well, an 1888-S Morgan is a very good date to have and my grandson desperately wants to believe that's what he has. I would like to help make that dream a reality for him. Now, I am fully aware that in the shape that old Morgan is in, it is a cull coin and no more. But I would sure like to help fuel his fire and help him confirm he has an 1888-S.... Particularly if it helps to keep his young mind on something positive like numismatics. I will make sure to get a photo tomorrow if that helps, but are there any other identifiers that could help dial this worn date in?[/QUOTE]