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Which side are you on? - Morgan Dollars

numismapiddlernumismapiddler Posts: 79 ✭✭
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Vote on which side of the Morgan design you like best - obverse/reverse.

Please post your vote on the first line and skip a line or two if you want to comment.
I will tabulate every day or two. Voting closes 8/10/2020.
If this proves popular, I will pick another series next week.

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  • numismapiddlernumismapiddler Posts: 79 ✭✭
    edited August 3, 2020 9:11AM

    Placeholder post for voting totals.
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    Obverse:
    Reverse:

  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,942 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reverse

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  • ShaunBC5ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,809 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reverse

    I wonder if this will even be close. Lady Liberty is OK, but the big eagle is significantly better, in my opinion (and that of my kids).

  • privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reverse

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  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,308 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reverse.

    Obverse is ugly imo with that goofy chin and big ol’ schoz

  • bearcavebearcave Posts: 3,996 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reverse

    Ken
  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reverse.

  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,328 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If you're going to do more of these, you might want to create the thread as a poll. Not sure if you can convert this one.

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  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reverse.

  • anablepanablep Posts: 5,160 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Obverse.

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  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,705 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reverse

    Absolutely the reverse - too bad most shun the reverse.
    Will be interesting how this plays out - so far I see I am not alone.

  • CPJCPJ Posts: 78 ✭✭✭

    Reverse.

  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Obverse.

    As expected, Reverse will win the poll in a landslide.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reverse.... and if you add the CC, that makes it best for me... ;) Cheers, RickO

  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I choose the obverse. Originally, I couldn’t stand that chunky lady with the fat cheeks. Now, I sort of like the old girl. Seems like every coin has an eagle on the reverse, so they are kind of commonplace.

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  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,628 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Whichever side has the best color and/or luster.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,304 ✭✭✭✭✭

    what ever side is cleanest

  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    nice eagle reverse but my fav is the OBV

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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,784 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reverse >:) 👿

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,272 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Eeeny meany miney mo, reverse.

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  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reverse

  • RockyMtnProspectorRockyMtnProspector Posts: 754 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reverse.

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  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,071 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reverse

    Of course😊

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,890 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm seeing a trend here. ;)

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  • rmorganrmorgan Posts: 249 ✭✭✭✭

    reverse.
    Morgan is not bad, but I prefer either side of a Walker to either of the sides of the Morgan.

    My strategy is about collecting what I intend to keep, not investing in what I plan to sell.

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 10,151 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ESREVER :)

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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,623 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 8, 2020 3:30PM

    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[] < -- this side up

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  • abcde12345abcde12345 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Jimnight said:
    Reverse.

    I agree.

  • DollarAfterDollarDollarAfterDollar Posts: 3,215 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The reverse. They had too much time on their hands with the hair designs back in the day.

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  • Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 7,002 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Tails

  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 4, 2020 4:13AM

    Obverse...especially when there is a huge scar on it.

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  • MarkInDavisMarkInDavis Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭✭

    Obverse. It is the classic face of numismatics.

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  • SurfinxHISurfinxHI Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭✭✭

    back up da truck!

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  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I prefer the reverse but mostly because obverse flaws are always so prominent and off-putting.

    But I'm not a Morgan fan so don't give my opinion much weight.
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  • stockdude_stockdude_ Posts: 504 ✭✭✭

    Obverse by a hair

  • RollermanRollerman Posts: 1,897 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Have you ever seen the painting of the lady who poised for the obverse? She's quite attractive. I'm so happy that the Morgan haters got to get a few digs in about the most popular coins collected. I like a great many coin designs and Morgans are just one of them. I like the Obv and Rev equally but for different reasons.

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  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Rollerman said:
    Have you ever seen the painting of the lady who poised for the obverse? She's quite attractive. I'm so happy that the Morgan haters got to get a few digs in about the most popular coins collected. I like a great many coin designs and Morgans are just one of them. I like the Obv and Rev equally but for different reasons.

    You piqued my curiosity! A lady by the name of Anna Willess Williams:

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,843 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The reverse is more attractive.

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  • MilesWaitsMilesWaits Posts: 5,436 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No offense to those that love it but that would be like me choosing a side of the Ike that I like.
    Or the Susan B.
    Or the Gold Martha.....

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  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,181 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I rank them equally desirable/undesirable.

  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,181 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My least favorite side is the edge. I never cared for reeded edges. Bring back ornate lettering!

  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,181 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MilesWaits said:
    No offense to those that love it but that would be like me choosing a side of the Ike that I like.
    Or the Susan B.
    Or the Gold Martha.....

    Obviously the obverse because (almost) everyone likes Ike... Going by electoral college hardly anyone cared for Stevenson.

  • RollermanRollerman Posts: 1,897 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CoinJunkie said:

    @Rollerman said:
    Have you ever seen the painting of the lady who poised for the obverse? She's quite attractive. I'm so happy that the Morgan haters got to get a few digs in about the most popular coins collected. I like a great many coin designs and Morgans are just one of them. I like the Obv and Rev equally but for different reasons.

    You piqued my curiosity! A lady by the name of Anna Willess Williams:

    In that era, she was considered to be a classic beauty and that was what George Morgan was trying to capture for Ms. Liberty. Thanks for posting that image Coinjunkie!

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  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Rollerman said:
    In that era, she was considered to be a classic beauty and that was what George Morgan was trying to capture for Ms. Liberty. Thanks for posting that image Coinjunkie!

    My pleasure. I agree she was a lovely woman.

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  • mothra454mothra454 Posts: 277 ✭✭✭

    @CoinJunkie said:

    @Rollerman said:
    In that era, she was considered to be a classic beauty and that was what George Morgan was trying to capture for Ms. Liberty. Thanks for posting that image Coinjunkie!

    My pleasure. I agree she was a lovely woman.

    I'd grade her MS66

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  • DavideoDavideo Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭✭

    Reverse.

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