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AskRaqAskRaq Posts: 2,303
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Okay all you Morganites, don't go hating on me for my ignorance.... but I finally had to ask:

Why is the Morgan Dollar so popular????

(I personally am surprised that it has achieved such "collectible" status... and would think that the Peace Dollar would be more sought after for it's aesthetic appeal?)

I'm wrong, and am hoping that someone can point out why?

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    DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭
    Why is the Morgan Dollar so popular????


    For me it is all about design, The Morgan makes a statment from a specific time period . While called a widget by many, it still captivates me such as many other examples do. image The history behind the CC mint is most interesting, much politics and "Tom follery" going on. Much like the political atsmosphere of today, history repeats itself century after century. Go Figure. image
    “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



    - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
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    fcfc Posts: 12,805 ✭✭✭
    i think the peace is one of the ugliest and the morgan easily
    tops it.

    but i choose seated liberty because i think it is a classic.
    trade dollars were a distant second.
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    cvan68cvan68 Posts: 113 ✭
    I would have voted for Bust Dollars, but they were not an option.

    Of choices given - Seated
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    DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>i think the peace is one of the ugliest and the morgan easily
    tops it.

    but i choose seated liberty because i think it is a classic.
    trade dollars were a distant second. >>




    Interesting to see what trips or does not trip a collectors interest design wise. image

    Edited to add;
    Screw classic, image I love the design
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    DarkmaneDarkmane Posts: 1,021 ✭
    I won't vote. Heraldic draped bust for the win.
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    AskRaqAskRaq Posts: 2,303


    << <i>I would have voted for Bust Dollars, but they were not an option.

    Of choices given - Seated >>



    Is the "Bust" Dollar the "Liberty Head" Gold Dollar?
    If so, sorry to have left it out.... but I think Gold (no matter the design) would be inherently more aesthetically appealing... and therefore skew my poll! image
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    DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I would have voted for Bust Dollars, but they were not an option.

    Of choices given - Seated >>



    Is the "Bust" Dollar the "Liberty Head" Gold Dollar?
    If so, sorry to have left it out.... but I think Gold (no matter the design) would be inherently more aesthetically appealing... and therefore skew my poll! image >>




    Bustie;
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    “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



    - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
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    clarkbar04clarkbar04 Posts: 5,038 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey look! Another why do people like morgans thread.

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    MS66 taste on an MS63 budget.
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    DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Hey look! Another why do people like morgans thread. >>



    Yo So Full O Sunshine today !! Someone soggy da cheerios wit pee pee ?? image
    “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



    - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
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    rmossrmoss Posts: 644
    I kind of grew fond of the Susie, but the best looking dollar would have been Gasparro's Flowing Hair Liberty which should have been minted instead of the Susie.
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    clarkbar04clarkbar04 Posts: 5,038 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No, but really - if you don't collect morgans... why would you even care?

    Perhaps we should all collect the same mutally agreed upon coin - like a 1999 roosevelt dime. That way, nobody could thumb their noses at anybody else.
    MS66 taste on an MS63 budget.
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    AskRaqAskRaq Posts: 2,303

    Okay.... I missed the earlier ones - they are now available!!


    Clarkbar04 said: "...if you don't collect morgans... why would you even care?"

    Well, I didn't used to collect lots of things that I do now. I was just curious (due to the Morgan's popularity) to find out what reasons, other than "I like the way it looks", that they are so high on the collectors list? Thought maybe I was 'missing' something in it all.... or something.
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    DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>No, but really - if you don't collect morgans... why would you even care?

    Perhaps we should all collect the same mutally agreed upon coin - like a 1999 roosevelt dime. That way, nobody could thumb their noses at anybody else. >>





    I wish more collectors would collect these!

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    “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



    - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
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    cvan68cvan68 Posts: 113 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>I would have voted for Bust Dollars, but they were not an option.

    Of choices given - Seated >>



    Is the "Bust" Dollar the "Liberty Head" Gold Dollar?
    If so, sorry to have left it out.... but I think Gold (no matter the design) would be inherently more aesthetically appealing... and therefore skew my poll! image >>




    Bustie;

    As DUIGUY shows
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    TomBTomB Posts: 23,232 ✭✭✭✭✭
    One reason the Morgan dollar is so popular is that it is so plentiful, even in high grade, which allows it to be mass marketed, makes it affordable for many folks and allows high grade specimens to be obtained rather easily.
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    eyoung429eyoung429 Posts: 6,374 ✭
    Another collectable aspect of the Morgan dollar is that it can be broken down into different collector groups. With groupings available for any numismatic budget, you can be sure to have some following.


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    oldcameoproofsguyoldcameoproofsguy Posts: 3,174 ✭
    Liberty gold $1 has been omitted too.

    However, my favorite design by far is the flowing hair. It is hands down the all time classic design for US coinage.
    The US mint did a really lame spighetti haired "gold dollar" pattern recently that didn't even do the coin justice.
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    ProofArtworkonCircsProofArtworkonCircs Posts: 4,223 ✭
    image This would be a little known corollary to the law of supply and demand. "Supply creates demand".
    As of November 1962, the Treasury still had over 100 million silver dollars backing silver certificates. Most of these were Morgans and going into circulation fast. You could find an occasional circulated CC or a 1893S or a Seated Liberty. Actually the bank employess kept that one. The coin papers in those days were full of of big ads from folks like Shotgon Slade and Peachtree offering silver dollars. Today seems tame in comparsion. And all of this was before the Treasury department sold the uncirculated Carson City coins which stirred up more interest.
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    ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,669 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I would have voted for Bust Dollars, but they were not an option. >>

    I see "Draped Bust" in the options given -- was that not there when you saw this? There's no indication the original post has been edited...
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    AskRaqAskRaq Posts: 2,303


    << <i>

    << <i>I would have voted for Bust Dollars, but they were not an option. >>

    I see "Draped Bust" in the options given -- was that not there when you saw this? There's no indication the original post has been edited... >>




    Post #13: I indicated that I had "updated" the poll to include some overlooked early coinage. I am pretty sure I have now included every US Dollar coin (excluding GOLD).
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    CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,353 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wanted to vote for the Potty Dollars image



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    BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,533 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like the tiny gold dollars
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    CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,353 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I like the tiny gold dollars >>

    Those are cool too image
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    ModernCrapNutModernCrapNut Posts: 2,086 ✭
    I don't collect Morgans but I think they are much more attractive than the usually baggy Peace dollars.


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    ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,669 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Post #13: I indicated that I had "updated" the poll to include some overlooked early coinage. I am pretty sure I have now included every US Dollar coin (excluding GOLD). >>

    Interesting. So you can edit a poll and the original post doesn't appear as edited.

    You learn something new every day.
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    Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,284 ✭✭✭
    Best of them all: LINK
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 34,213 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The Gobrecht dollar has the best reverse.
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    TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,249 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    So, what's a buck ?

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