Morgan Dollar collectors...

Regardless if it is a common, better date or key...is there a particular date that you just can't seem to find a "nice" example? Whether it is due to poor strike, less than exciting luster or just does not have the eye appeal? I normally hear 1891-O because of all of it's issues.. and I agree to a certain extent, but what other dates frustrate you as a collector?
0
Comments
The 1880-CC (R79) was also annoyingly hard to find with a well struck ear on Liberty. The R78 version, however, seems to regularly come well struck.
If I was to choose one as the coin I couldn't find nice enough for my own particular set, it would be the 1884-S. I have a 60PL in my set. I have seen others graded slightly higher that I couldn't see any real advancement in quality from my current piece, some looked AU to me too. There is a single one that is tagged as a DMPL that is not a DMPL IMO. Even outside of the prooflikes, this is just a plain lousy date to find a nice example for. It is the one date I think AU58 might be the best place to be. There is one spectacular coin for the 1884-S date, but we cannot all own it.
NSDR - Life Member
SSDC - Life Member
ANA - Pay As I Go Member
On the flipside I love the strike of the 79-s and the crispness of several of the CC's.
<< <i>Good examples or poor/tougher examples given...thanks....I also think many of the common Philadelphia coins are somewhat blah looking..either due to strike or luster...(probably because the huge amounts that were struck.) >>
I've heard that the 95-P's take a little digging.
<< <i>
<< <i>Good examples or poor/tougher examples given...thanks....I also think many of the common Philadelphia coins are somewhat blah looking..either due to strike or luster...(probably because the huge amounts that were struck.) >>
I've heard that the 95-P's take a little digging. >>
Yeah....I would guess a partially melted 95-P would not have very good eye appeal!
<< <i>1881-S
*chuckle*
It's funny, but despite 81-S's being as common as dirt, I still go after them because they have such sparkle compared to other dates (some of the 79-S and 80-S can be lovely as well). I've seen 81-S's in 63 and 64 that have such incredible PL sparkle that even 66s and 67s of other dates cannot approach the same aesthetic appeal. A nice 81-S rainbow toner is a beauty to behold, not from any level of scarcity, but just as pure eye candy.
1/2 Cents
U.S. Revenue Stamps
just look for one with the almighty CAC sticker
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution