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To be pedantic, she was Anna Anness at the time; she didn't acquire Williams until 1895 when she married. At the risk of straying too far off-topic, that's at odds with the biographies of her I've read, one of the most detailed of which can be viewed here: http://www.countygenweb.com/txmontg...n_dollar.htmIn real life, she was certainly not an unattractive woman.  Colligo ergo sum
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Traditionally coin collectors like to fill books and complete sets. Morgans are tailor made for that. I prefer to collect coins I like. I keep a couple Morgans around for reference and bullion value. I hoard well struck 1924-26P Peace dollars, and buy Seated dollars whenever I can afford one. While I like my 1893cc dollar, it pales in significance compared to my beat up 1870cc dollar. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Morgans just have so many different ways to collect them. Many different mint marks, VAMs, a larger "history", a more detailed design (IMO).
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Quote:I'd rather date that woman from the Peace dollar than the one from the Morgan. I don't think I would like to date either one of them, but I think I would rather be acquainted with the lady on the Morgan dollar. Quote:
That Liberty could be modeled on the likeness of an actual living person was at the time an innovation. The draped bust coinage was modeled on a real person and supposedly so were the Classic head cents and Half Cents. (Supposely John Reich's mistress.) |
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Kind of makes me wonder if the Half Disme was the likeness of an actual person.... |
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dave that is actually Einstein's sister
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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lol, there is a family resemblance there..
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Yeah, the two weren't the most attractive of people.
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I'm more into the Peace dollars myself as finding nice BU coins isn't easy and the same as Walking Liberty's as both look like crap wore down to me.. also I always thought the idea behind the reverse of the Peace dollar was to give it a deeper look like 2D and the Morgan just doesn't have that look. |
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I'm with the OP on the Peace vs. Moran debate. I find the Peace dollar much more aesthetically pleasing myself. I also find the Peace dollar interesting in that it contains the holy grail of coin collecting (IMO) in the 1964 version. |
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The reverse on a Morgan looks like a logo for a heavy metal band.
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Well, for me, it's about which women would you like to kiss! Actually, I prefer the Peace dollar since the Morgan dollar is like the boring average car you see on the road everywhere vs. the stylish race car that makes you slack jawed. Now that I think about that adjective, maybe Miss Peace is slack jawed too? ; )  |
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Peace dollars: lots of weak strikes, and are much less good looking in XF than Morgans.
Plus, when I was a kid and could go to the bank to get silver dollars, they seldom had any Peace - I don't think people liked them then either. Silver dollars were a popular kids. Birthday gift; they'd always be Morgans.
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catbert that is a perfect example of a Peace dollar that I would hoard... I keep hunting for that perfectly struck 1921. It's the perfect Liberty image, with full chubby cheeks and flying hair. But like pcunix says, most Peace dollars are weak strikes and the 1921's are the worst. Right out of the gate the coin was a failure, which is a shame. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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