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Found a Morgan black beauty-please post your own (added a comparison picture)

PppPpp Posts: 563 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited June 28, 2023 12:50PM in U.S. Coin Forum

I am amazed at what I find sometimes in my own collection. The picture doesn’t do the coin justice it is really black in hand.
I love these black beauties.
Please post some of your own.

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  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,881 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If that is black, your photo is waaay overexposed.

  • slider23slider23 Posts: 668 ✭✭✭✭

    I purchased this 1875 S PCGS XF 40 CAC Trade Dollar about 6 years ago on eBay, and I almost sent it back to seller as it did not match the photos as it was a lot darker than photos.


  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,465 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That’s black? Wow!

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  • PppPpp Posts: 563 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I apologize for my original picture. Here is a picture against a blast white Morgan.
    I included these pictures in my original post.

  • coastaljerseyguycoastaljerseyguy Posts: 1,875 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I flipped thru some of my existing pics and think these are the darkest Morgans I have that are not just circulation dirt or having the dark brown leather look, as opposed to black. Usually heard the color described as a gun metal or battleship grey look. Not sure I've seen a black Morgan in hand that wasn't just circulation grime or terminal toning.


  • 2windy2fish2windy2fish Posts: 944 ✭✭✭✭✭


    AU58FH

  • ironmanl63ironmanl63 Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    PCGS MS64 CAC in a rattler.


  • braddickbraddick Posts: 25,000 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Ppp said:
    I am amazed at what I find sometimes in my own collection. The picture doesn’t do the coin justice it is really black in hand.
    I love these black beauties.
    Please post some of your own.

    That is a cool comparison.
    I wouldn't doubt though if some external factor came into play post-mint so as to achieve the current result.

  • bcdeluxebcdeluxe Posts: 209 ✭✭✭

    @2windy2fish said:

    AU58FH

    That's a pretty coin.

  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,901 ✭✭✭✭✭


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  • Robot1010Robot1010 Posts: 263 ✭✭✭
    edited June 28, 2023 6:58PM



  • ElmerFusterpuckElmerFusterpuck Posts: 4,853 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have a pair which I consider to be at that end of the spectrum:


    10-4,
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  • lermishlermish Posts: 4,158 ✭✭✭✭✭

    chopmarkedtradedollars.com

  • 1946Hamm1946Hamm Posts: 811 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Kinda black


    Have a good day, Gary
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Strangely enough, I do not have any of those black coin in my collection. ;):D Cheers, RickO

  • Jzyskowski1Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Never thought about it but I guess this one might make the cut.


    🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶

  • Jzyskowski1Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Jzyskowski1 said:
    Never thought about it but I guess this one might make the cut.


    Any thoughts?

    🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶

  • IcollecteverythingIcollecteverything Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭

    I recently got this dark lady out of the SDB and have no idea when or where I bought it or if it looked like this when I got it. Nothing else had toned in the box.

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  • BoloBolo Posts: 131 ✭✭✭✭

    I've read this thread a few times and always thought - I don't have any of these. I was wrong! Forgot about this guy:

  • MrScienceMrScience Posts: 764 ✭✭✭

    Not a Morgan, but it is a dollar!

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