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Morgan dollars.

bighurt711bighurt711 Posts: 10
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Once again, still very new. I have some Morgan Dollars and when looking at ebay, I see different kinds such as O, CC, S. They all look the same. How do I decipher what mine are? Thanks alot guys
Mark

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  • jakemrjrjakemrjr Posts: 98 ✭
    On the reverse of the coin, under the eagle, there are the mintmarks.

    No mintmark means it was minted in Philadelphia, the S means San Fransico, the CC is Carson City, and the O is New Orleans.
  • bighurt711bighurt711 Posts: 10
    Learning stuff every day.. thanks alot.
  • bighurt711bighurt711 Posts: 10
    From what I gather, Is CC the most valuable?
  • tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    Each date and mint mark varies in value, depending, among other things, its condition. Yes, a 1889-CC dollar is quite valuable, but so is an 1895. PCGS.COM has a good value list that can answer lots of valuation questions.

    Tom
    Tom

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There are scarce and expensive key date and mint mark Morgan Dollar combinations from every mint except Denver. That's because those coins were only issued in 1921, and the 1921-D is a common date.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    Probably a good intro is to get the Red Book (Guide to US Coins) from a book store. It'll give you a lot of information to get you started and give you an idea of retail value.
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  • FlashFlash Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭
    Welcome to the forum, Bighurt! You should really consider getting the Redbook. Another great book that I think you should check into is Coin Collecting for Dummies by Ron Guth.
    Matt
  • LuvdawgsLuvdawgs Posts: 1,512 ✭
    Welcome, bighurt image Nice having you with us. I'm collecting Morgans right now also.
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  • gemseekergemseeker Posts: 276 ✭
    this site is one of the best for descriptions of Morgan dollars
    [L=VAMLINK}http://www.vamlink.com[/L]
    Recommended reading - The PCGS Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection and The Coin Collector's Survival Manual and NCI Grading Guide
    For the Morgan collectors - The Morgan and Peace encyclopedia by Van Allen and Mallis

    What would your slabbed coins be worth if the grading services went out of business? What would your coins be worth if the Internet was taken offline for good?
  • gemseekergemseeker Posts: 276 ✭

    VAMLINK
    Recommended reading - The PCGS Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection and The Coin Collector's Survival Manual and NCI Grading Guide
    For the Morgan collectors - The Morgan and Peace encyclopedia by Van Allen and Mallis

    What would your slabbed coins be worth if the grading services went out of business? What would your coins be worth if the Internet was taken offline for good?

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