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Dollar Coin Question & Poll....
AskRaq
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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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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.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
tops it.
but i choose seated liberty because i think it is a classic.
trade dollars were a distant second.
Of choices given - Seated
<< <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.
Edited to add;
Screw classic,
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
<< <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!
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<< <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!
Bustie;
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
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<< <i>Hey look! Another why do people like morgans thread. >>
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- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
Oscar Wilde
Collect for the love of the hobby, the beauty of the coins, and enjoy the ride.
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.
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.
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.
<< <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!
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
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<< <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!
Bustie;
As DUIGUY shows
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Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
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.
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.
<< <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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<< <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).
<< <i>I like the tiny gold dollars >>
Those are cool too
<< <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.
TD
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