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New Member
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I used to be able to buy original rolls of early S mint Morgans. Wish I still could. As mentioned earlier the first Morgan dollars from San Francisco were spectacular..... while the New Orleans stuff was generally very weak. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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San Francisco always minted superior coins in all denominations. New Orleans was bad as rbarn64850 states.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1388 Posts |
Did New Orleans ever strike a quality Morgan?
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Pillar of the Community
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Did New Orleans ever strike a quality anything?  |
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Moderator
 United States
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New Orleans struck some good ones. 1885-O is one of the more common Morgans in higher grades and PL/DMPL. I just think they made a habit of trying to extend die life the best they could.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Likely why the true Morgan guy I know is always searching for upgrades in eye appeal!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yep, you have every reason to be excited about this one. She is a beauty. The early S Mint Morgans just can't be beat. Was this an ebay purchase? I also think it looks PL. Please take photos and post here when you get it. One of my goals is to obtain either a MS66 or 67 DMPL 1881-S Morgan to be the centerpiece of my collection. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Congrats! That Morgan has a ton of eye appeal.
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United States
23522 Posts |
You might find 1880 to be just as good a year for that.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1878-S Morgans often has a proof-like look to them. If I read the history right, the San Fran mint was unhappy with the surface of the dies received from Philly and basined them extensively, thus the proof-like appearance. Carson City did the same as well. Note: Q David Bowers says in his Morgan dollar book that according to records, out of the 10 initial die pairs shipped to SF, they deemed 3 obverse and 8 reverses unfit for use. Edited by DoubleEagle20
01/01/2015 7:36 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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deemed 3 obverse and 8 reverses unfit for use. Good! |
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One of my goals is to obtain either a MS66 or 67 DMPL 1881-S Morgan Ummm.... scratch that. I've changed my mind. I think a 64 DMPL will be more in my budget when the time comes.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I am not able to put this coin under extreme scrutiny enough to say 'MS65', but since it is already graded and slabbed that way, I will naturally with it.
It certainly is an eye catcher!
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Quote:Note: Q David Bowers says in his Morgan dollar book that according to records, out of the 10 initial die pairs shipped to SF, they deemed 3 obverse and 8 reverses unfit for use. Not surprised. Those would have been the Long Nock B1 reverses, part of the fire-drill scramble it took to get started. The Mint went through the A1 8tf, B1 Long Nock, B2 Short Nock and C reverse convex-breast designs in something like 3 weeks, striking coins the whole time because of pressure to produce. It's a wonder they got as much done as they did.  |
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 Just reading threads like this one and others is like getting a free college course in Numismatics (sic.) Not even sure I spelled it right.  |
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