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cmcbaseball21 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/28/2009 8:51 pm Hello, this is my first time posting here and I know nothing about coins. Anyways, my mom found an old coffee can that was filled with silver dollars (the vast majority of them Morgan dollars) and seeing that the dates on them were anywhere from 1878-1920 I figured they must have some value. I went on Wikipedia (not the best source, I know) and I saw a table that said how many of each coin were minted. After looking through most of them, here were the rarest coins I found (all of them are Morgan dollars): 1879 minted in Carson City, two from 1903 minted in San Francisco, and two from 1892 minted in San Francisco. Again, I know nothing about coins, all of the stuff I just typed I'm basing off of what I saw on various websites. If anyone has any idea how much these are worth, your help would be much appreciated (and I know that the condition weighs into the value a lot, but that would be kind of hard to describe). Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 01/28/2009 8:53 pm Quote: I know that the condition weighs into the value a lot, but that would be kind of hard to describe A pic would help a lot! Report this Post to the Staff
Morgans Dad Pillar of the Community United States 5604 Posts	Posted 01/28/2009 9:13 pm Welcome to the forum, you first must go out and buy some reading material and at least get an idea of what you have and see the different grades and values, the book is called the official Red Book a guide book of United States coins 2008 or the newest edition( they print one every year since1947). Some of the years you have mentioned are some key dates and depending upon the condition, bring some nice dollars. Do your self a big favor and get this book, good luck, Mike ps: This book can be found in most good book stores and some good coin shops.... Report this Post to the Staff
sfwusc Pillar of the Community United States 615 Posts	Posted 01/28/2009 9:35 pm Go buy the Dansco album and start trying to find the ones you are missing!! :) If you are looking to sell/value them, then you are going to need to post pictures for us to help grade them. -SWUSC Report this Post to the Staff
wetglaswegian Member United States 917 Posts	Posted 01/28/2009 10:13 pm Another good way is type the details into ebay search , watch the auction and you'll gain an idea of what people are actually paying. Watch several and youll soon whittle it down to one much like yours in grade perhaps. Report this Post to the Staff
cmcbaseball21 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/28/2009 10:28 pm ok, here's some pictures (I posted the coin then, immediately following, its back): Image: coin1.jpg 53.53 KB Image: coin1back.jpg 53.56 KB Image: coin2.jpg 53.51 KB Image: coin2back.jpg 47.44 KB Image: coin3.jpg 56.42 KB Image: coin3back.jpg 56.86 KB Image: coin4.jpg 53.68 KB Image: coin4back.jpg 56.34 KB Image: coin5.jpg 54.83 KB Image: coin5back.jpg 56.2 KB Report this Post to the Staff
sfwusc Pillar of the Community United States 615 Posts	Posted 01/28/2009 10:41 pm I would say the first one is VG and the others in that VF30-XF40 range. I am not the best grader in the world, but that is my take. -SWUSC Report this Post to the Staff
wetglaswegian Member United States 917 Posts	Posted 01/28/2009 10:48 pm Nice coins , something about Morgans , I collect them now too and never thought I would , just takes one to get the ball rolling , those are nice. A premier coin up there with the British crown and Canadian maple for sheer "feel it in your hand" worth. Report this Post to the Staff
cmcbaseball21 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/28/2009 11:10 pm Just wondering- what do "VG" and "VF30-XF40 range" mean? Sorry, you can tell I'm new at this. Report this Post to the Staff
sfwusc Pillar of the Community United States 615 Posts	Posted 01/28/2009 11:23 pm http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/price...icesgd.shtml It is the condition. VF30 is choice very fine and XF means extra fine VG means very good I would have some others give their thoughts on condition. I am far from an expert. That 1879 CC is worth a few hundred dollars for sure. -SWUSC Report this Post to the Staff
wetglaswegian Member United States 917 Posts	Posted 01/28/2009 11:41 pm There is a special forum here just for Morgan dollars , those guys might..or they might not..help , ive had very mixed results there , a few hundred might be a little high ..a couple hundred closer..but like the previous poster I'm no expert. Report this Post to the Staff
WpgLwr Pillar of the Community Canada 1082 Posts	Posted 01/29/2009 12:41 am Where did your mom find the coffee can? That's a heck of a find! Report this Post to the Staff
chris12018 Pillar of the Community United States 2130 Posts	Posted 01/29/2009 02:28 am Hello & Welcome, I'm new to about aweek now. I'm trying to learn to grade these Beautiful pieces of American History myself. I feel were in the same boat I just inherited quite a few myself. The members here are very helpful & knowledgeable on this subject & many others also. With that said, I'm going to try to put a grade on your coins. This will make for great practice. coin #1-1892S G8 #2-1892S F10 #3-1879CC F15 #4-1903S F12 #5-1903S Vf20 Report this Post to the Staff
Morgans Dad Pillar of the Community United States 5604 Posts	Posted 01/29/2009 09:44 am Chris, You are very close indeed, your guesstimate,lol, is not that far from being realistic, I do believe the first thing anyone should be doing is looking for some site for literature or a good book to assist in the most important part of this hobby, KNOWLEDGE, that said CMC and Chris, WELCOME TO THE FORUM AND ENJOY THE HOBBY... Report this Post to the Staff
mycrob Pillar of the Community United States 2602 Posts	Posted 01/29/2009 2:06 pm I don't think there is a F10 grade. It is either VG10 or F12 or F15. F=Fine, VG=very good Report this Post to the Staff
sfwusc Pillar of the Community United States 615 Posts	Posted 01/29/2009 3:59 pm Yea I must be way to easy on my grades of morgans. In lower grades...then a couple hundred is more likely based on ebay auctions. Go over to ebay and search for your dates.... I know there is a G04 1879 CC that is professional grade for sell right now... I just looked. -SWUSC Report this Post to the Staff
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