Perhaps pathetic, but I don't own a single Morgan dollar!

solid

I've owned plenty of Morgans in the past, including a number of CC's, a
few semi-keys, PCGS/NGC slabbed as high as MS66, but I haven't owned
any in at least a couple of years now.

Am I still a real coin collector?

Is there hope for me?

Ken

kieferscoins

As long as you have other coins (and at least one sample slab) you are fine

Cameron Kiefer

kranky

Of course you're a real collector. An unusual case, perhaps, but no less genuine! I'll be glad to send you one if it will make you feel better.

BAJJERFAN

less competition

dimples

LanLord

I don't own a single Morgan either,

I keep them all in pairs.

solid

Yes, Cameron, I have been holding out on you and own two sample
slabs...both neat toners!

Ken

Steve27

Yes, you are still a coin collector, but Cameron isn't (he should join a plastic collectors forum).

ER

<< <i> .............Am I still a real coin collector?

Ken >>


Real collectors don 't own Morgans.

kryptonitecomics

ER.....ouch!!!!!!

I don't own any buffalo nickels......as you said I have owned many before, but have not owned one in years


I do own plenty of Morgan's though so....I guess that wil have to supplement!!!!!

Hadleydog

Real collectors don 't own Morgans.
Nope. Send them all to me, especially the heavily tarnished ones. I will help you all become true collectors!

keets

hey Ken

don't worry, it probably means you're immune to all the "hobby hype" and childlike fascination with the big cartwheels. i own a couple and they're mostly 1878's----i prefer to put my coin-dollars into other more interesting Numismatic items like the Bickford and the Whipple pictured below. they have all but the rarest Morgan Bullion beat by a country mile in the actual rarity game, the cool factor and price. what they lack is bragging rights, but that's all ego and who needs an overabundance of that commodity??

sit tight and hold onto those Nickels, we'll play show-and-tell this April.

al h.

ss350camaro

<< <i>Perhaps pathetic, but I don't own a single Morgan dollar! >>




yes, it pathetic..........................

ccrdragon

Guess I'm a lost cause then - no samples and no Morgans.... oh darn

keets

hey Cecil

stay lost and some series will find you!!

al h.

Poppy

Yes there is still hope.

dthigpen

I don't collect Morgans really either. I have a roll or so of them somewhere, a couple GSA CCs, and two 93s's, but other than that, I hate them.

coinguy89

If it makes you feel better im selling all of my Morgan dollars to buy Civil War tokens.

coppercoins

I don't own a single Morgan dollar either.

Hedger

I don't have any either. Too much hype in that series to interest me. Beautiful dollars though. Tried Peace dols. but could not find decent specimens.

Barry

I have one Morgan - it's in my Type Set. Makes browsing at shows easy. I just walk right by all those cases filled with nothing but Morgans. They're so run of the mill...

jdimmick

Actually, I only own one Morgan in my personal collection. Never been a big morgan dollar collector, but I had to have the 93-s

I usually have a couple in my buy/sell group.

keets

hey Barry

i find the same thing as you. i'm grateful for Morgans, though, without them the hobby wouldn't be as large as it is and the shows would be smaller and held less frequently. i am a bit jealous, also. they have the Silver Dollar Show in St. Louis, why don't they have the Jefferson Nickel Show in nearby Jefferson, Missouri??

how boring would that be??!!??

al h.

solid

It's hard for me to get away to either coast but, I like that idea, Al, since I
could make it to that one. The problem is that the state of Virginia would
pitch a fit!

CCNugett

Ken,

I believe alot of people don't collect Morgan's because their so darn expensive.However they are the most collected coin in the world.I have a M/S slabbed collection and only missing 7 coins for the completed set.If I had it to do over,I would have limited it to the Carson City series only in Mint State and expecting to invest maybe $15.000.00.
Collecting is all about what your pocket book can afford.This doesn't mean your a bad collector,it just means you must collect a less expensive series.Also,collectors taste are different,some like to sample all types of coins and some have found just one or two series that they like.
I collected coins as a kid and sold most of coins when I got married and went to college.In the past 2 years I have started collecting again and I've promised mayself that I would buy the best collection I could afford and lucky for me it is the Morgan Series.I have also bought the complete Kennedy series,Roosevelt series,Walkers Set,
Mercury dime series,Sacagawea series,Statehood proof series,Complete M/S Peace Dollar set,Franklin Halfs set.
I've made up for lost time and lost memories about my childhood coin collecting.I will leave these coins to my 2 daughters and my grand children to enjoy.
I don't believe their is any better hobby than coin collecting.If only the coins good talk and tell their stories,wouldn't it be wonderful to here all the history these coins hold.Especially the Morgan Dollars.
I would love to start a Buffalo nickel collection,but I know this will be another expensive challenge.I try to buy only the best coins and these Buffalo's are very hard to come by.But what a wonderful series of coins.


Good Luck to you Ken,

TOM

morgannut2

CCNuget- I tried the CC only idea too!! Then the prices went crazy after I sold my set!

UncleWiggly

Ken, you can always buy one of these!!

magikbilly

I don't have a one! 1885, 1895 or even a 21-P or anything else I like smaller coins.

Best,
Billy

guysmy

I don't have one yet. I'd like to get a high-grade common date example soon. It will most certainly NOT be a toner - the premium is too high for me...

Bear

Lets see, I gots a 1879 toned PCGS MS-66PL, 1882-S PCGS MS-66 (DMPL OBVERSE)

and a 1990-O PCGS MS 67 with a flawless face and surfaces. Gonna try for a MS-68 on it

but I am sure the High Lords of Grading will rebuff my every effort.

solid

Those are pretty cool, Jerry! I like the way it shows five silver dollars
for the $5 note.



I have owned many nice Morgans in years past, just none presently.

I have no desire to try for a set of them, but will need at least one stunner
for that type set that's nagging at me to start.

Or a CC dollar set would be cool.

Or a nice toner or three!

Ken

100proof1957

Its On !

Early Crap !

Cladiator

<< <i>he should join a plastic collectors forum >>

Elcontador

I am not a Morgan collector, either. I got a bunch of GSA $s when they were sold in 1980 (all common dates). Got rid of most of them because they were not attractive. Kept the nicest 4 & sent them to PCGS.

The MS 64 was sold for cost plus grading fees. Kept the 2 MS 65s for six years and sold them this April. I have one for my type set. It's a beautiful PL '84 CC in MS 66. It has a neat swath of cobalt blue toning between 12:00 and 3:00 on the reverse, near the rim.

I prefer the Seated to the Morgan $s, but they are frighteningly expensive (and graded more harshly, too).

wam98

I'm depressed...
I thought every one liked Morgan dollars. I thought they were the backbone of the coin industry. There have been several books wrote about these cartwheels, so there must be some interest.
So far comments have been from tired of seeing too many of them at shows to down right hating them.

If you don't own one, thats OK. But there's plenty of them out there if you want one or a few dozen. I am amazed at how many are in dealers inventorys. Looks like that would tie up several million dollars of well needed operating capitol.

Oh well, if there are any Morgan dollar collectors left out there, could you please chime in. Maybe that will cheer me up.

Just kiddin... I understand that in our mutual hobby of coin collecting, some areas just don't interest others, just as some areas don't interest me. Just ranting over my first cup a joe.

Have a good day.

BAJJERFAN

There are plenty of Morgan collectors here. Try putting a real nice one up on the BS&T bored for a fair price and see how fast it goes.

coinrookie

I have 6 or seven that are probably XF. They were given to me every birthday by my grandmother until she passed away. Morgans are nice coins but not really a deep passsion of mine. I would one day though, like to have a nice gem CC.

Steve