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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When I look at my well circulated CC and S mint dollars I can't help but envision some rough and tumble cowboy riding into town and trading his hard earned silver for the company of a pretty saloon girl. I bet these coins could tell some wild stories.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think I seen a Morgan on the movie "Tombstone" it has been along time since I have seen that movie but I think I remember seeing one also in there. I wasn't even collecting the last time I saw that movie but I do think I remember seeing one. I know Two face on Batman used a Peace dollar to flip to decide if you would live or die |
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In "Tombstone", Val Kilmer is sitting at a table playing cards and if I recall, he is spinning it around on the table as a cowboy is accusing him of being a cheater. Kilmer's character, Doc Holiday, is about to kill this guy, then steal all the money :o
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United States
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My ideal Morgan dollar story would be. I was stuck in Carson City. I've made it out west. I've gone back and forth between pokerhands during the wild west days. I've got robbed a few times during train robberies. I used to pay rent for one whole month. I've been in a few bank robberies during the Great Depression. Then I went underground in a coffee can for a while. I've made a few friends in the coffee can from the 1700s-1850s. Then I was dug up by Cud WILD.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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think Jessie James was in Kansas, or mid USA don't think he saw much Carson City dollars...the need for money was great back then, but it seems nobody really liked having to carry all the wieght of 20 Morgans to holding one $20 double eagle....thats why that sat in bank vaults...IMAGINE...if you had $100 bucks back then....would 5 double eagles feel better or 100 Morgans in your pocket..?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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forgot to mention..PCGS has an online area where you can read a lot on "US Silver Dollars", that is free to read.ONLINE... or if you like the book can be bought...Its all good reading...I encyclopedia is a great wealth of knowledge of the over all process of how and why these coins came into being...Its all part of the collecting experience...
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Valued Member
United States
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Hey you know what they say a Dollar went a long ways back then. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I doubt if Jesse James ever stole very many Morgan dollars from any mint. He only committed a few robberies after 1876 and most of them were in the Missouri or Alabama area. (Hardly "wild West") In most cases he would probably have preferred to steal paper money than bags of silver dollars because of the difficulty of transporting them. What coin would really symbolize the wild west? Probably a CC Seated quarter or half dollar. After about 1853 silverdollars didn't really circulate (until at least the late 1870's), the gold coins were really too large a denomination to be of much use in everyday commerce. Money was much more valuable back then and most everyday transactions were probably in the 25 cent range or less. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I just said thats what I picture in my mind not that I have a picture of him doing it. When I think about the wild west I think about the outlaws and when I think about the coins of the wild west I think about Carson City coins and since most of my thoughts seem t revolve around Morgans, thats the coin I envision when thinking about the wild west. That is why I said I have a one track mind, because it usually revolves around Morgans even if it may not be factual thinking, its just what crosses my mind when thinking about it
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United States
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I highly recommend "A Guide Book of Morgan silver dollars, A Complete History and Price Guide"; 3rd Edition by Q. David Bowers. I've read it twice and probably will read again in the future. The cost is $19.95. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"let me out of this darn bag!"
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United States
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I would love to know what kind of stories my Widow's Mites could tell if they could talk.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have posted this cc a few times, but just sit back and let your imagination go wild.   |
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United States
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I know, Wyatt Earp had it in his pocket during the shootout at the O.K. Corral, then went to the Bird Cage and got drunk.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I had very similar thought, maby she IS talking to us.
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