Question On My Morgan And Peace Dollars

One quick hint: stack the 1921's and compare the reeding. If you see one which has noticeably wider reeding than the others, you've got something there.

That's a guy you don't visit again. A 1928 Peace is a $200 coin even with a great deal of wear. 1899's get a little pricey in Uncirculated condition; few were saved. Any of them could possibly be an added-value variety, maybe even in circulated condition, and that's why we're so interested in images.

I guess that's all I can do for now I had about 7, but could only get the one in I'll try again later.

1921 Morgans





Reeding on these coins. It appears to my untrained eye with a magnifying glass that I have 1 reeding narrower than the other 4. It's the one on the far right and the lowere right in the shot of the front and back.



In the mean time I'll be working on more images of the others. I think I kind of have the hang of it. I just need a better camera.

Thanks,

Bryan

Hi Guys,

I guess I showed my ignorance on the reeding on the 1921s.

I did a little searching yesterday and found a close up of what you mentioned SsuprDdave. I didn't realize it was the groove spacing. When I saw the noticeable difference in the width of the five I thought that was it. I thought oh boy, I might have something. Oh well, live and learn.

I had trouble with the light and getting a good close up. I've seen some pictures that are really up close and personal. Some almost look like they were under a microscope. If I need to do something different on any particular one let me know. I got lazy after a while with the front, back and optimizing, uploading downloading and reloading, but it's start.

I have 4 more that are my son's I'll put up later. None are anything special from what ya'll have told me. He acquired one from somewhere that somebody had made a necklace out of complete with drill hole. I guess it's meltdown less drilled out material.

Maybe he ought to slip it back into circulation. Don't I remember from school so many years ago that it is a federal offense to deface US currency and wouldn't that old saying about possession is 9/10 of the law applicable here?

I think the 1928 would carry a little less premium since its damaged.
The 1899 also has premium, unless if its a 1899-O. I can't tell from the pic.

Hi Guys.

I stopped in the other day and didn't have time to respond.

Thanks AU90o. The 1899 is not an O. All of mine originate out of Philadelphia. Like I said I had forgotten that someone had scratched on the 1928. I can just see a kid fooling around and deciding to scratch on the coin he had. Oh well, just my luck.

joet, you have some nice looking coins. I wish all mine were in that good of shape. You mentioned getting them appraised. Don't do like I did and go to a local shop. I'd stick with these guys. They've helped me a lot.

The locals I tried and I knew what was going to happen, I just wanted to prove I was right, were ready, willing, and able to take advantage of my ignorance. They just didn't know I had done a little preliminary research before going to them. One also dabbled in rings and watches and they low balled me so bad I wanted to tell them I might have been born at night, but it wasn't last night.

I had a never used pocket watch, in the original box, a guy online offered me $600 just on the pitiful photos, I was able to send him and that was naturally wholesale. That was also after I had visited the shops. I saw one in a jewelry shop with a watch repair shop almost identical and worn. I think they call it patina or something like that. They were retailing it for $750. The shop I showed it at told me 3 or 4 hundred. The case is 18k gold plated, I guess and made by one of the top old pocket watch makers. In my fooling around with the picture taking it fell out of the box when I opened it and bam on a hard surface. It popped the crystal and back off, but I was able to tell the guy online more about the movement when I got to peak in the back. It was pretty soft too, so I'm curious and will ask the shop about that 18k gold. It's currently in the shop being repaired. It needed to go there any way for service, but repair got thrown in the equation too. They can make it like new. You'd have to see pictures of some of their work. It's incredible.

Beware of the shysters out there. Their goal is to get you every time.

We have casinos here and with the current economy, the coin shops are just pawn shops for coins, I think. I witnessed one guy sell a coin at one shop. I know he didn't want to and the guy probably got him big time. He kind of hung his head and took what the jerk was willing to pay. He knew he was being taken advantage of and apparently had no choice other that to take it and either go gamble or buy necessities of life. I guess those crooks sleep well at night.

That's all I just wanted to relay my experiences here locally and I'm sure it's probably that way everywhere.

Good luck.

thanks for the heads up on the local ripoff shops bubbat.i will pass along any useful info I find.

am checking out noah`s store,we have some old canadian coins.thanks to all.joet n.michigan