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Hi everyone, I'm a newbie here and a newbie to collecting in general although I've casually searched my change and the registers I've worked behind my whole life for interesting stuff. Recently I decided to pick up some metals for investment/savings reasons and while ordering some silver eagles decided to throw a graded Morgan (random year random mint) on the order for fun because it seemed reasonably priced. Long story short the date I got was an even 100 years before I was born so I thought it would be cool to have a little collection of US coins from that year. So here's where I need help, I can't find a complete list of what coins were minted in that year (1879). I did some searching and found the following: Indian Head penny, Three Cent, nickle, dime, quarter, half dollar and of course the Morgan. Some day I might even like to pick up the gold pieces which I think are a quarter eagle, half eagle, eagle and double. If I am missing anything I'd love to know and if there are any hints for picking any of these up that would be great too. Sorry for the long post! |
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Pillar of the Community
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There's also the proof only 1879 Trade dollar....that one's a toughy and  |
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Great story and idea. Post all pics as you acquire so we can drool a bit over your collection  |
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The Morgan dollar was made at Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco and Carson City...if you'd like to have one from each mint that struck them. There was also a Gold Dollar and Three Dollar Gold pieces minted that year. The $3 is an odd denomination and kind of pricey. Welcome to the hobby. -MV |
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Thanks for the tips! I appreciate all the warm welcome.
sounds like I have a few white whales or silver and gold ones!
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Since I'm working on a Seated Liberty dime set currently, I'll reference the 1879 dime - it's one of the keys to the series and costly in any condition. |
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Here is a pic of the aforementioned Morgan that gave me the idea. I'll put up others as I find them. Sorry for the poor quality I am still getting the hang of macro photography.  |
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Welcome to the hobby and the forum. You have a good list so far, I think the only thing not mentioned so far is the $4 Stella gold. Extremely pricy and I would recommend not worrying about it. There are some pricy coins in there but it will be a gorgeous set.
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Ambro51: Nickel? Oh ya....but if I could find a nickle that would be rare!
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You may want to look into purchasing a copy of the Red Book by Whitman Publishing. It has a lot of info on all US coins and you should be able to find info on coins from 1879. For example that book lists the 1879 Liberty Head Nickel with a mintage of 25,900. |
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My initial searches on e bay have shown that after the Penny and the Morgan, the gold might be cheapest! This may take a while....
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The mint at the time was so busy minting silver dollars a lot of the other denominations weren't produced as much, hence the difficulty locating a lot else from that year. Good luck!
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Thanks Kevro22 I was starting to suspect that. Rookie mistake thinking since the Morgans were so cheap and plentiful that the smaller change would be in that ball park. I have formulated a new plan I will start with close examples for a more reasonable price and work my way towards having all 1879 examples. In other words I will start with what a person might have had in their pocket in 1879 and upgrade from there.
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