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Pillar of the Community
United States
767 Posts |
Well, I'm looking too spend around $200 - 250 on something.
Can't decide though...
Would you go with 6 or 7 Morgans or an old 1800's gold dollar?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5417 Posts |
I'd have to say Morgan's, but perhaps, just one nice one. As much as I love gold, I don't really see the numismatic appeal in the tiny gold-dollars (Which I have two of).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3843 Posts |
Personally I'd go with the gold dollar. Make sure to get one that is slabbed by a reputable third party grader since this denomination has been heavily counterfeited.
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Valued Member
United States
291 Posts |
Purely my opinion, but I would also go with the gold dollar. I personally like the images of Liberty and the wreath on the reverse.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
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I'd have to say Morgan's, but perhaps, just one nice one. I totally agree. Right now several Morgans seems more desirable BUT in the long run you'll probably be happier with one nice, high grade coin. And for that amount of money skip the gold coins. |
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Valued Member
South Africa
453 Posts |
Silver better for me, waiting for my morgan to come!
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Valued Member
United States
406 Posts |
I would go with a single nice Morgan. You can't really get even much of a gold dollar, certified and in a decent grade (fakes are rampant in the gold dollar series), for that kind of money. But you could get a nice Carson City Morgan dollar, say an 1882-CC or 1883-CC, in MS63 for that sum. Best Regards,  George |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
'd say go with what you like.
But really if you think about it, how much of a certified gold dollar can you get for $200? But you can get a couple of really nice Morgans, or a single better date in nice condition for the same money. (Or if you want quantity, a bunch of common lightly circulated ones.) If you would be happy with a single coin I'd go for the nice better Morgan over the common low end gold dollar.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3692 Posts |
Depends what you're doing with it and how you like to collect. MS pieces are best for sure.
Gold is much better as medallions than bulky silver, as a random example, but you don't want to ruin good MS pieces on them because you'll want them to be cleaned from time to time.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1531 Posts |
I would say a very nice MS-65 Morgan dollar. Nothing beats the beauty of that. |
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Valued Member
United States
301 Posts |
I personally would go for the gold. There are so many Morgans, plus the gold is gonna be older!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36746 Posts |
Everyone has Morgans, go with the gold.
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Valued Member
United States
256 Posts |
I'd get the rarest, highest grade single morgan you can afford.
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Moderator
 United States
23522 Posts |
Count me in the "one Morgan" crowd. $250 will buy one stupid 1881-S.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
767 Posts |
Edited by scottk
06/26/2014 5:11 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
589 Posts |
You get what you want but I can gave you some price.
Common Morgans MS65+,* or CAC under $200
Carson City MS63 or MS64 around $200
Type-1 or 3 in AU under 250 problem free
and yes all coins are certified. Last gold dollar I bought was a Type-1 ANACS net grade XF-40 for under $130.
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Posted 06/25/2014 10:52 pm
