The Great Equalizer: "special" common date coins
SeattleSlammer
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First off, yes, I know that "special" common is an oxymoron.
The thing I love most about collecting is that I can put together a truly spectacular group of common date Morgan dollars in less-than-gem grades for very reasonable money. Whether those "special" coins are toned beautifully or have excellent cameos, it is possible....granted, it often takes some persistence and being in the right place at the right time, but it happens.
That's why coin collecting is so cool. In terms of visual bang-for-your-buck eye-appeal, an 84-O MS64 Morgan with a soft rainbow tone over semi pl fields beats a 93-S Morgan in XF any day of the week (and twice on Sundays). Yet the owner of a worn and drab 93-S Morgan spent thousands more than the owner of the 84-O Morgan.
I think that's a pretty cool equalizer for the hobby. And it's also why you should never assume some scruffy looking character isn't going to pull out an affordable monster from their coin box that blows away your very expensive (but, I dare write, visually boring) rare type set.
The thing I love most about collecting is that I can put together a truly spectacular group of common date Morgan dollars in less-than-gem grades for very reasonable money. Whether those "special" coins are toned beautifully or have excellent cameos, it is possible....granted, it often takes some persistence and being in the right place at the right time, but it happens.
That's why coin collecting is so cool. In terms of visual bang-for-your-buck eye-appeal, an 84-O MS64 Morgan with a soft rainbow tone over semi pl fields beats a 93-S Morgan in XF any day of the week (and twice on Sundays). Yet the owner of a worn and drab 93-S Morgan spent thousands more than the owner of the 84-O Morgan.
I think that's a pretty cool equalizer for the hobby. And it's also why you should never assume some scruffy looking character isn't going to pull out an affordable monster from their coin box that blows away your very expensive (but, I dare write, visually boring) rare type set.
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ways that even "common" coins can be special. They can be special by pedigree,
toning, variety, die state, condition, or even more esoteric parameters like center-
ing, errors and the like. It's great that these intruiging pieces of metal can bring
us all together (most of us anyway). Collect what you enjoy and enjoy what you
collect.
And speaking of 1884-O Morgans - I still a half dozen for sale in 64 and 65.
Would that be considered spam?
If so, I'm sorry.
To make it up to anyone I offended, I will sell you an 84-O Morgan.
Is that spam?
If so, ahhhh - I caught in a vicious circle and can't get out!