Why Do Morgan Dollars Have So Many Marks?

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Alex12780 Valued Member United States 344 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 3:54 pm I've noticed many Morgan's graded au-ms have so many marks on the obverses especially near cheek area. Why is this so common among this design and not others? Report this Post to the Staff

thecoinguy1964 Pillar of the Community United States 1308 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 4:04 pm Pretty simple, bag marks, all other denominations came rolled. Edited by thecoinguy1964 04/01/2017 7:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2517 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 4:06 pm It's simply a matter of size. Dollars are very large and heavy coins, and the cheek area of a Morgan dollar is a large open area. They were dropped into bags one after another after being struck, and high points and open spaces are where you would expect to see bag marks. Report this Post to the Staff
billjones Pillar of the Community United States 1499 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 4:44 pm Add to the above comment. These coins were stored in bags that were occasionally picked up and dropped or slammed down. The coins hit each other and most of them got marked up. If you were a laborer who was paid a buck a day to haul around bags of heavy silver coins, $1,000 to a bag, you had no incentive to gentle. Report this Post to the Staff
Apitrix Pillar of the Community Canada 581 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 6:25 pm In Canada I heard a very funny explanation by a dealer who was answering a similar question, He stated "because the Americans made so many Morgan's they would move them with a shovel" I always found that to be a funny thought of mint workers with shovels scooping them into bags for shipping haha Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 6:33 pm There are actually records of mint workers using shovels on broken bags in vaults during inspection counts and with the Redfield hoard some bags broke open from dropping down the coal chute which were scooped up by shovels and dust pans. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 7:24 pm Silver dollars and shovels? Scrooge McDuck comes to mind. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 7:57 pm Large silver coin,dumped into 1000 coin bags. Then tossed into trains and bounced across country makes bag marks. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dual-brain Valued Member United States 404 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 8:27 pm Thus the name: bag marks Report this Post to the Staff
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