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Care of Morgan Silver Dollars

NoviceOneNoviceOne Posts: 1
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I have a few Morgan Dollars from the early and late 1800s.
I wanted to know how to care for them. Can a mild polish such as NEVER DULL wadding polish be used, or is nothing revommened?

How should they be stored?

If no mint letter is present how can one tell what mint the coin was minted at?

Thanks
NoviceOne
NoviceOne

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  • eyoung429eyoung429 Posts: 6,374 ✭
    First off, Welcome!!!!

    2nd....NO SILVER POLISH OR ABRASIVE CLEANING SUBSTANCES...a mild dip in acetone and then air dried is about all you need to do to them.

    3rd...if no mintmark under the bow on the reverse....it was minted in Philadelphia.

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  • FletcherFletcher Posts: 3,294 ✭
    First off ... there are no Morgans from the early 1800s. Second, DO NOT WIPE, CLEAN, OR POLISH THEM!!!!! You will make them virtually worthless. Finally, do not dip them in acetone either! Take them to a coin shop and ask a professional what he thinks, or post pictures here and I am sure that you will get all of the responses that you need.
  • BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome!

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  • RiotActRiotAct Posts: 157
    DO NOT CLEAN.

    DO NOT CLEAN.

    DO NOT CLEAN.

    DO NOT CLEAN.

    DO NOT CLEAN.

    DO NOT CLEAN.

    DO NOT CLEAN.

    DO NOT CLEAN.

    DO NOT CLEAN. DO NOT CLEAN. DO NOT CLEAN. DO NOT CLEAN. DO NOT CLEAN.

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  • fountainheadgoldfountainheadgold Posts: 2,467 ✭
    image good advice above
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  • MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    Put down the polishing rag!!! image
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  • TheRavenTheRaven Posts: 4,149 ✭✭✭✭
    O mintmark is New Orleans.....

    Oh and DON'T CLEAN THE COINS, COLOR ON THE COINS IS A GOOD THING
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  • mjhoffpauirmjhoffpauir Posts: 241 ✭
    image Take the advice from the other board members...my advice...follow your own path...never be a follower...strive to be a leader. Welcome to the boards.
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  • paigowjohnnypaigowjohnny Posts: 4,257 ✭
    If you clean them, the coin police will arrest you !!

    NO to NEVERDULL !!!
  • MAD4MORGANSMAD4MORGANS Posts: 2,044
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  • razorface1027razorface1027 Posts: 4,242 ✭✭
    Yo AYEEEEEEEE...Welcome.image

    I'm a Morgan NUT, too.

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  • Wolf359Wolf359 Posts: 7,663 ✭✭✭
    Welcome! Yes, never clean them.

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