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Moderator
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I gotta tell you, Ben, for a moment there I thought you'd gotten into the catnip.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:The legend of the Morgan dollar is that of Sir Henry Morgan's lost pirate silver some of us can sure spin a good tale. Welcome here! |
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Valued Member
United States
462 Posts |
And all this time I thought the " Morgan dollar" was named after the Rum!?! Who knew? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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and subsequently found in a cache of Jean Lafitte's back in the mid 1800s Nice Jean Lafitte reference  I have had a hurricane or two at his blacksmith shop in New Orleans which was a front for the piracy operations. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bonedigger, you crack me up!! I actually starting going "What is this guy smoking?" and then I saw your real explanation. I laughed out loud! Who says us coin nerds can't have a sense of humor?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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coin GEEK man, geek  MtnCoinMan.. Captain(ette) Morgan is da bomb |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by Bonedigger
05/06/2009 4:58 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Given the age of the tin and the time the dollar was out of circulation, I wouldn't expect it to be a fake. It has nice detail! Any Morgan that has breast feathers on the eagle on the reverse is great!
The 1883 P Morgan had a mintage of 12,290,000. Quite a few for this type but any Morgan rocks!
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Spain
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Nice coin and nice tin box as well.  |
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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Cheers lads, thanks for the Replys
Looks like I will just stick the coin back in the tin, and my son can look back in 30 years time, and Post this Coin up here again !!
Good health to all
Braveheart
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Valued Member
United States
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Quote:The legend of the Morgan dollar is that of Sir Henry Morgan's lost pirate silver which... , I'm going to wait for the TV Movie to come out, sounds like a great story. ~ Jim |
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Rest in Peace
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Naw, jbuck, I like Bonedigger's story about Sir Henry's losing his booty better. He'd fit right in here - some of us have lost OUR booties, too, on bad coin deals ...
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Valued Member
United States
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I could be wrong, and I hate to be the bearer of bad news, especially with regards to some earlier comments, but that coin looks like it has been polished at some point. We've got an 1888 S Morgan that's been polished and it hads the same qualities that show that it's been polished. But like I said, I could be wrong.   |
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United Kingdom
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Hi Tony I dont see any rubbing or Polish marks on the coin, but like I said, I know nothing about coin collecting and what to look for. If it has been polished it must have been over 50 years ago. I only know it has been in a tin for at least 50 years possibly more...   There is a small dent on edge of coin |
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Canada
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Don't laugh, but the tin may actually be worth more than the coin.
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