Does anyone know where to find the number of Morgan dollar collectors?

Mack

I have searched the internet without result. Any ideas guys?

Regards

hamiltonjh

Not sure I understand your question.
I collect Morgans...they're raw and a small collection...but, like I said, not sure what you're asking. ?

newbiecollector

It also confused me. The total number must be HUGE.

Mack

Let me rephrase. Where would I find out how many people collect Morgan Dollars? Is it written anywhere, like a census?

Mack

hamiltonjh

The way it reads....
how many people collect morgans? how can that be determined if thats what he means?

Please be more clear. Great people in this forum and everyone will do their best to help you out.

OOPS...POSTED THIS TOO QUICK...HEHEHE.....sorry!

hamiltonjh

interesting question, and I have no idea where to find that information.

Maybe a request to the grading companies for # of Morgan submissions....
or...look at sites and try to count.....

haha....I DONT KNOW.
I'll watch this with interest.

kranky

I don't think there is any way to know how many people collect Morgans (or collect anything, for that matter).

razorface1027

Well, you can count the razor as..........1..........

BAJJERFAN

I don't know of any database but I would guess thousands. You mite wanna think about starting one tho.

jdimmick

I imagine the number is quite large. Morgans are a very popular series to collect.

One possible way to get an idea from a percentage wise would be to do a sampling estimate. Take a large group of collectors in general and find out how many of those actually collect or enjoy the morgan series. You could use the board as a good start. There is a wide variety of collectors here and in all parts of the country. If you could get each of the 10,000+ members to tell you whether or not they collect them and then figure out what percentage of them that do. Then take that percentage and apply it toward the number of collectors nationwide as indicated by the national publications. I think it would be fairly good estimate.


lot of work if you ask me though!

jim

hamiltonjh

hell yeah alot of work. I couldnt do it....1+1=3 and 10% of 100 = 1/10. right?

clw54

Does collecting mean having a few stashed away somewhere? If so then it's in the millions.

XpipedreamR

I'll guess that there are probably six or seven serious collectors, maybe even up to 10 or 11 if you count the casual ones!

Topdollarpaid

I just located the info on the total number of Morgan dollar collectors,
this is just in the USA there is no data on collectors out of the U.S..

The count as of 11-28-03 10:50AM currently stands at more than 2,987,615 Morgan Dollar collectors. Yes thats correct almost Three Million.

So there are not enough 1893-s dollars to go around

mgoodm3

That would be 18.

hamiltonjh

I'm in Japan and have some morgans....2,987,615 + 1.

where did you find that information???

cladking

How many angels can dance on the head of a pin.

There are ways to get a feel for the absolute number for questions like this if you can
define your terms. You need to have a definition for collector. Mintage numbers are ab-
solute and attrition rates can often be guessed pretty closely. By comparing prices of
coins with known populations you can get a feel for the number of peope who demand to
own that coin.

Topdollarpaid

2,987,615

Easy

there are 3,987,615 coin collectors in the USA and 1 Million dont collect morgans Thus 2,987,615

it was easy

Mack

Randy,

Where did you get those numbers???

Topdollarpaid

Well I went to ask Jeeves.com and he did not know so I did the only ting left to do..........................................................................................................................I made them up.

airplanenut

Only a few types could be counted...

1913 lib nickels
1804 dollars

That's about it