One Morgan dollar to buy for US type set-what do you suggest?
laurentyvan
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Although primarily a world coin collector, I have let my US type set alone for too long.
I am torn between buying a more heavily-circulated rarer date Morgan or as nice an example of whatever I can find within my budget, regardless of date or mintage.
Only $100-$150 to spend and I prefer the coin unslabbed although it can be. Is my budget realistic (for a largely circulated type coin set)or should I wait to save more money?
Which Morgan, in what grade and why, would you select if you were in my shoes?
Thanks guys...
I am torn between buying a more heavily-circulated rarer date Morgan or as nice an example of whatever I can find within my budget, regardless of date or mintage.
Only $100-$150 to spend and I prefer the coin unslabbed although it can be. Is my budget realistic (for a largely circulated type coin set)or should I wait to save more money?
Which Morgan, in what grade and why, would you select if you were in my shoes?
Thanks guys...
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
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<< <i>Only $100-$150 to spend and I prefer the coin unslabbed >>
Common date CC GSA hard pack.
Russ, NCNE
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Since it's for a type set, buy the highest grade common date that fits your budget.
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RELLA
who boasts of twenty years experience in his craft
while in fact he has had only one year of experience...
twenty times.
Another option is either first or last year -- 1878 or 1921. For simply chronological reasons, these are interesting dates.
Are you also building a "20th Century" type set? If so, aesthetically it works nicer if you have a Morgan from 1901-04 or 21.
You could also set a dollar value that you want to spend, and find the absolute best coin you can get for that money. You're sure to get something beautiful that way.
Steve must be starting a new wave of grading
<< <i>an MS 82-84 should fit your budget.
Steve must be starting a new wave of grading
If you include more of the quote, then it makes sense. He's suggesting a carson city dollar, in mint state, from the years 82~84.
I'll admit though, it took me two passes to parse the sentence.
Ahh yes, now I see. They used to beat me down in school for fragmented sentences...Damn nuns
is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>I don't want to buy sight unseen. >>
I'll send a scan!
dollar? Until 1962 and the treasury release of bags of them, the
1903-O was the rarest Morgan dollar. By 1963 it was and now
is still semi common.
Gee, my first answer as a forum member. You folks are fun to
read. I have been lurking here for the longest time.
Ken
LAURENTYVAN:
As for the question... it depends what you want in the set. If you want a high quality grade, then 1879-s through 82-s. If you want the old west GSA 1882-CC-84-CC. If you want something lightly circulated that is alittle out of the ordinary look for an 1888-o Hot lips in EF or even an 1892-CC in ef but those have gone up with all the other CC dollars. The other option is to have an 1878 7 tail in 63 which fairly inexpensive and a 65 1879-s. Buy two and have an example of the different reverses.
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