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In my 1st thread you asked for pics. Here's my Morgan set. Pics of Key Dates added.

DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭
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First let me say that many of these were collected over a 10 year period. Some of the first ones do need upgraded and were purchased when I wasn't as picky. The ones in 'backwards' are coins that I have in slabs (safe deposit box) but I'll try to add pics later. The 'backward' coins are the same grade as the key date in the slab.

My question is....Is this set below average, average, or above average. I still need the 80-cc and the 85-cc to be complete without the 95. Then I'll begin to ugrade the scrubs.

Sorry no reverses, lots of pics.

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  • Betta285Betta285 Posts: 733
    Woah!! Amazing set. Very Sweet!!imageimage

    *Drool*

    jim
  • DRUNNERDRUNNER Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great pics . . . lots of work . . . and a nice set.

    Lots of potential comments piece by piece . . . but let's just enjoy the set and relish the fact that many aspire to higher grades or more eye appeal in certain issues, but few get to the point of completion that you have here. Sure . . you can upgrade a few, but many are also nice examples for the difficulty of the issue.

    Well done . . . a treat to see.

    DRUNNER
  • JrGMan2004JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭
    image Great set!! imageimage Even have a Hot Lips too!! Sweetness to the max!! image
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  • stev32kstev32k Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭
    Man!! That's a hell of a good collection! And very good pictures. To me that is what coin collecting is all about.
    Who is General Failure, and why is he reading my hard drive?
  • 100proof1957100proof1957 Posts: 6,231 ✭
    84 O

    Rotated Obverse !
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  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>84 O

    Rotated Obverse ! >>



    I hate it when they do that. I think I'll tape them all in.image
  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    The 80-s is sweet!! Love all the pics, but if you don't turn that poor 87-o around so she's facing the right direction I won't be able to sleep tonightimage I'm surprized you couldn't hear the gasp.

    The answer to your question, IMHO no Morgan set is average, they are all specialimage
    Becky
  • sumduncesumdunce Posts: 1,247 ✭✭✭✭
    I must admit I was mesmorized for several minutes looking at the pictures of this set.

    I usually do not like Morgans unless they are BU, but I found myself comparing the wear between images. Got me to thinking how many places the coins have been and what a wonderful story some of them could tell.

    I would estimate your set is well above average for being nearly complete.

    I have spent about ten years (not a focused effort just picked them up if I had the money) collecting PCGS graded MS63 or better Morgans and I have so far been able to fill 16 of the 97 needed to complete the set.

  • ERER Posts: 7,345 ✭
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    What happened to the 93-S?
  • WondoWondo Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭
    Awesome - smoeday, I would like to put a set together that looks just like your 1882. image
    Wondo

  • coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,310 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think it is very nice and something to be proud of...

    J

    siliconvalleycoins.com

  • RickMilauskasRickMilauskas Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭
    Very nice set!!image

    I like to think of sets of coins like a team. Yes there are individual "stars" that some people gravitate toward but individuals don't win the game or championship. You have to have a good team that works together.

    You have a Great "Team of Morgan's there!!
  • susanlynn9susanlynn9 Posts: 207
    What a gorgeous collection! I like the diversity of grades. Just think of the different histories of all of those coins. The 1880S has a definite proof-like appearance. That is definitely a collection to be proud of! image
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  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,378 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think it is image

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  • YousriYousri Posts: 477
    Very nice set, cooooooooooooolimage
  • jdp2jdp2 Posts: 165
    Very nice. I am very jealous. Question though, Do you have them in the right spots in the album? The 1881-CC looks like an O to me and the 1894 looks like an 1894-O. Thanks for posting your set. Something to drool over.
    jdp
  • WekarWekar Posts: 470


    << <i>I hate it when they do that. I think I'll tape them all in. >>



    Actually, with a Dansco album, super glue on the coin edge works nicely! image

    Seriously though, even though I'm not into Morgan, this is a cool set, I do like the diversity of grades. Thanks for posting your pics, the OCD part of me likes to see complete sets like this.
    Varieties are the spice of a Type Set.

    Need more $$$ for coins?
  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭✭
    DNADave very nice looking Morgan dollar set.image
  • PdlpsherPdlpsher Posts: 28
    Nice collection. And no slabbed coins to boot.

    Am I the only one noticing the green film on some of the coins? It wouldn't hurt to dip them in acetone just in case they are PVCs. I'm sensitive to this because I just had to do this to some of my coins. After dipping a number of coins the acetone turned from clear to a light green color!
  • wam98wam98 Posts: 2,685 ✭
    That's a great circulated set IMO. Some of the tough ones you just don't see very often. When you do there's plenty of buyers to scoop them up. A set to be proud of and thanks for sharing. image

    Edit to add: since I'm on page #2, here's some of my early Morgans that are in my circulated set.

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  • ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭
    Great looking set of morgans, when I grow up I hope to have my set looking as good as yours.


    Herb
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  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Very nice. I am very jealous. Question though, Do you have them in the right spots in the album? The 1881-CC looks like an O to me and the 1894 looks like an 1894-O. Thanks for posting your set. Something to drool over. >>



    Be sure to read the 1st scentence in my OPimage I'll get those scanned soon.
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,082 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice 9/5 overdate on that 85-CC image
    theknowitalltroll;
  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Nice 9/5 overdate on that 85-CC image >>



    There's no coin in the 85-cc hole, please read the first part of the first post.

    Here's the keys, ie the ones that are in the Dansco book backwards.


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  • morgannut2morgannut2 Posts: 4,293 ✭
    To answer your question, ANY circulated set with the 94-P and 93-S is better than "average". Frankly I think a few of your circulated coins are cleaned and could be replaced inexpensively with nice original ones. However I also think the set would look dumb and mismatched if you started replacing common circulated examples with shiney MS coins. If you want to upgrade, I'd lean towards getting nicer AU's for the semi-key dates and VF-EF's for the keys, only because they have had great historical price appreciation over the decades. Putting together a nice circulated Morgan set IS A MAJOR achievement--Congradulations!!image
    morgannut2
  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Be proud DNADave, you have a great set of Morgan's. So many people have a dozen slabs and think they have a major part of the Morgan series, well, your set proves them wrong. Good job.
    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • KentuckyJKentuckyJ Posts: 1,871 ✭✭✭

    DNADave, very nice set! I like seeing choice "original dirt." Those coins helped build this country image

    KJ



  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,082 ✭✭✭✭✭
    << Nice 9/5 overdate on that 85-CC image >>



    There's no coin in the 85-cc hole, please read the first part of the first post.


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    I was aware of that, hence the smiley face!! image
    Congrats on the set.
    theknowitalltroll;
  • SmittysSmittys Posts: 9,876 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice set, now break them out of the slabs and add them..image
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