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I am going to say AG-3 on the first one though I am not completely sure how the pit in the cheek if at all. The second looks like a G-6 and the third I would say G-4.
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94o FR (mole, ding on face + eagle throat) 99o AG, would tempt G except cheek ding 99s ag, perhaps TPG g after acetone bath. strong buy on 94o, then again, some dates you just don't see. |
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Perhaps one of my American CCF'er friends can help me here.
I was looking at the pictures and wondered how a coin such as a silver dollar of the 1890's could sustain that much wear?
Obviously, they have seen very extensive circulation, but considering that so many Morgans were made as bullion coins to back up the paper issue, I am at a loss as to why these particular coins have seen so much circulation.
Almost all of the Morgans I have come across have been in at least VF condition.
So that gets me back to my original question.
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Can't see the pictures. User didn't use Photobucket :'(
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I was looking at the pictures and wondered how a coin such as a silver dollar of the 1890's could sustain that much wear? Well it really depends. Some Morgans were circulated more because of location. It could have stayed in a similar area and passed around for trade. I have seen some Morgans with so much wear that their is no visible date. If I were to take a guess though, I would say it was someones pocket piece back in the day probably in the early 1900's IMO. |
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Used as payment at a brothel, given as change at a saloon, skipped across the dirt road, anted up at the poker table, dropped into spittoons, etc... I would venture to say that coinage lasted a lot longer than paper "back in the day", as it does now. Paper usually lasts what, a few years, tops? Coinage is alot denser, and circulated heavily, especially west of the Mississippi.
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08/01/2011 1:44 pm
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Can't see the pictures. User didn't use Photobucket :'( Imagehack. Try rebooting. |
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Western States commonly used specie (silver and gold), and had a deep distrust of paper money.
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Dollar Coins were used by Nevada Casinos up till the very early 80s. It was not impossible to find a silver dollar in a slot machine even in the early 90s. My last circulated Morgan find was in 2006, in Vallejo California at a Wendy's. Thankfully the non documented worker could not figure out which drawer to put the coin in and asked me if I would take it as change......1900 s in vg.
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As far as I can see on the pictures, my description would be as follows:
1) Fair-2, surface damage on obverse, possible cleaning scratches on reverse (not clear to me)
2) G6 with VG8 detail, scratch on obverse, environmental damage on reverse
3) G6 (as is)
Hopefully I got close, since I'm still learning on grading through ANA-standards.
Nice buy! Congratulations.
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. These were 2 of the years I was missing and couldn't pass on the prices. The 94 O (most beat up) was the most expensive at $45. The other 2 were both $35. Thanks...
Posted 08/01/2011 02:04 am
