Beautiful Morgan with a story
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First of all I am not a morgan fan, but I can ake an exception for this one. This coin has been a real challenge for me to to get the real look of, In hand it is a combination of the
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If you read my earlier post you will see that I spent the weekend giving people info about their collections for the local antique fair. I was not there to buy, just give info and recommendations on what they had and what the rough value was. Some people were a bit upset that I wouldn't buy their junk Morgans and misc coins, but if its not a bust half I usually have no interest.
This coin was part of a competition for bank tellers in the 60's. The lady who had this coin recieved this one, along with about 100 others, for signing up new accounts.
For each new account they got set up they recieved one new Morgan. They must have been pulling them out of an orginal bag of 1888 morgans as almost everyone she recieved was an 88. Unfortunetly she had not stored these well over the years, many have become damamged. Well this lady was determined that I buy some so she could go buy a blue plate she really wanted. I ended up with 6 decent Morgans (this being the best) and yes I did pay good money for this coin.
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If you read my earlier post you will see that I spent the weekend giving people info about their collections for the local antique fair. I was not there to buy, just give info and recommendations on what they had and what the rough value was. Some people were a bit upset that I wouldn't buy their junk Morgans and misc coins, but if its not a bust half I usually have no interest.
This coin was part of a competition for bank tellers in the 60's. The lady who had this coin recieved this one, along with about 100 others, for signing up new accounts.
For each new account they got set up they recieved one new Morgan. They must have been pulling them out of an orginal bag of 1888 morgans as almost everyone she recieved was an 88. Unfortunetly she had not stored these well over the years, many have become damamged. Well this lady was determined that I buy some so she could go buy a blue plate she really wanted. I ended up with 6 decent Morgans (this being the best) and yes I did pay good money for this coin.
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Rob
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The second reverse image really shows the colors at the far end of the spectrum
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I like the 2nd image of the reverse.
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