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Valued Member
United States
99 Posts |
Hi. My grandfather left me 36 Morgans, plus many other coins. I have been slowly going through them for years now. Not many great examples, but still it has been fun and interesting. He got me into coins at a young age hunting for mint marks, silver and Wheaties. Anyway, not a bad coin for the price. What do you guys think? Oh and should I give it an acetone bath? Thanks.   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
594 Posts |
Unfortunately pretty harshly cleaned. I don't think acetone would do it any good.... but ... a great hand-me-down from your grandfather. A keeper for that reason for sure.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2189 Posts |
I would leave it as is. Stick it in a 2x2, still a nice coin to keep passing down.
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Valued Member
 United States
99 Posts |
Thanks. Yes, unfortunately someone down the line abused this coin. But still sentimental value and its pretty cool that only a little over a million of these were produced over 140 years ago. Nice little piece of American history.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2703 Posts |
I might be temped to buy an upgrade and pass down the upgrade with the same story.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Cleaning is evident but not that bad. Nice keepsake, but worth less than $100 whether you hold on to it or not.
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Valued Member
United States
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Moderator
United States
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Great family heirloom coin - but numismatic value is seriously degraded by a prior harsh cleaning. Quote:
Cleaning is evident but not that bad. @coinfrog - look at Ms Liberty nose and scan the obverse fields there. That's brillo pad or wire brush level cleaning. I say its harsh level cleaning that seriously devalued this coin. |
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Valued Member
United States
99 Posts |
I'll probably keep it for now, but I do like the idea of an upgrade to pass along. A few of the 36 Morgans look decent but some are very worn almost culls. I might just trade most of them for one that is somewhat respectable.
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United States
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For me the sentimental value overrides all else. I would not be able to trade them for "something better" because it is only a cosmetic improvement. The real value is lost.
There is no reason you could not add something better to this collection. Then the next generation will then have two generations of coins, showing a symbolic "progress" between them.
Similar to how I feel about my two Ike sets. The lower grade set in the Dansco, which was completed in my youth; contrasted with the higher grade PCGS set I completed more recently. Each set has its own story to tell. They compliment, not compete with each other. Each set represents a different time in my life.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1300 Posts |
Personally,I'd keep every coin your grandfather left you separately.
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Moderator
United States
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Personally,I'd keep every coin your grandfather left you separately. Not a bad suggestion. |
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Valued Member
United States
99 Posts |
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. You're right. I know I would regret it one day. The CC is in a 2x2 with the others and that's where it will stay. Thanks again for the advice and wisdom, as always I appreciate it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thats a keeper due to family value . I wish I had a few of my grandfathers coins regardless of what they where.
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United States
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You're right. I know I would regret it one day. The CC is in a 2x2 with the others and that's where it will stay. Excellent!  Quote:
Thats a keeper due to family value . I wish I had a few of my grandfathers coins regardless of what they where.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2233 Posts |
A very nice coin, if I had it in hand I probably would not even notice it was cleaned.
I would keep it.
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Posted 01/13/2022 1:30 pm
