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Which Morgan would you rather have?

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First coin is an MS64 with nice color and rainbows, second coin is an MS66 with really clean surfaces and excellent luster. Both are common issues so the second coin is obviously worth a lot more, but which would you rather own as a collector?

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    PatchesPatches Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭
    Probably the 96-P, but they're both nice coins.
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    kryptonitecomicskryptonitecomics Posts: 9,185 ✭
    1896
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    keepdachangekeepdachange Posts: 1,374
    96
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    bestmrbestmr Posts: 1,770 ✭✭✭
    The 82. I find a lot of toned coins ugly and usually prefer the blast white ones.
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    LewyLewy Posts: 594 ✭
    1882, definitely.
    I'm not a fan of corrosion or tarnish or whatever you want to call it.
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    seemyauctionseemyauction Posts: 3,655 ✭


    I like them both...........


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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,641 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1896 is a much more interesting date from the historical perspective. That's the year William Jennings Bryan had his silver crusade presidential compaign. I know that's not what you want for an answer, but if you offered one of the two coins to me, that's the one I'd take.

    As for eye appeal it's a toss up. The mark on Ms. Liberty's jaw bugs me on the 1896. The minor clatter on the cheek of the 1882-S would bug me if it's graded MS-65.
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    PQpeacePQpeace Posts: 4,799 ✭✭✭
    1882
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    stinkinlincolnstinkinlincoln Posts: 2,733 ✭
    Ill take the tarnished piece!
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    ElKevvoElKevvo Posts: 4,085 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1882....I like lighter Morgans...

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    garrynotgarrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭
    Can't decide, I will take both the photos tho image
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    BlackborderBlackborder Posts: 2,797 ✭
    They're both nice.
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    mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    I would have liked a morgan with the obverse of the 2nd coin and the reverse of the 1st coin. A combo of that would have been awesome!

    I'm a blast white guy, I would have chosen #2
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    ocon4008ocon4008 Posts: 1,703
    By far the 1882image
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    garrynotgarrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭
    The strike is sharper on the '82-S. That's a good reason to go with that.
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    soty27soty27 Posts: 1,956


    << <i>1882, definitely.
    I'm not a fan of corrosion or tarnish or whatever you want to call it. >>



    I like to refer to it as original surfaces image
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    39Special39Special Posts: 761
    Thanks for all the comments, it's interesting to hear what drives collectors' interests. I'm not a big Morgan collector but these two caught my eye so I had to get them graded and TrueViewed. I've got one or two more that will also be submitted and I'll share those pics when they come back.
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    GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    1882-S
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    gargoyle62gargoyle62 Posts: 268 ✭✭✭
    Definitely the '82
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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,641 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>The strike is sharper on the '82-S. That's a good reason to go with that. >>



    That's normal for an 1882-S. If one of those comes poorly struck it's news.
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    TonedCoinTraderTonedCoinTrader Posts: 2,765 ✭✭✭
    1896 image






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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    no question the 96..............I wouldn't give the 82 a second look..................Just being honest. MJ
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    Mercury10cMercury10c Posts: 2,958
    coin # 2
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    JJMJJM Posts: 8,008 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1st hands down
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    blueifalconblueifalcon Posts: 963 ✭
    The 82-Sssssssssssss turns me on, all white and what not!image
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    AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,626 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1882-s

    Love that subtle toning and bright white with booming luster dollar!

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    pakasmompakasmom Posts: 1,920 ✭
    1882-S
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    BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like the 82-S image
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    joecopperjoecopper Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭
    82-S for me
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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 32,490 ✭✭✭✭✭
    both fill holes in my collection image
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    metalmeistermetalmeister Posts: 4,584 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like the 96 for 64 money
    The 82S is nice but not for retail 66 moneyimage
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    messydeskmessydesk Posts: 19,791 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The 96 is pretty, but I'll take the 1882-S.
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    ChrisRxChrisRx Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭✭
    1882
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    jakebluejakeblue Posts: 212
    82
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    BearBear Posts: 18,954 ✭✭
    The 1882-s has a cleaner face and very clean fields. This more
    then compensates for the toning on the first coin and presents more
    value for your dollar.The first coin looks like a 64, while
    the second coin looks like a MS-66.
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    RollermanRollerman Posts: 1,854 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like them both, but would go with the higher grade on a common date everytime. 1882 it is for me.
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    8RealesReality8RealesReality Posts: 139 ✭✭
    I agree with Bear.

    Generally I prefer nicely toned Morgans but that 82-S is so fresh and dazzling I'd snap that one up in a flash.
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    WTCGWTCG Posts: 8,940 ✭✭✭
    The 1896 looks attractive while original, but from a dealer's point of view the 1882-S would most likely be the one that would sell much faster.
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    MesquiteMesquite Posts: 4,075 ✭✭✭
    If I had to choose, the 1896 would be my choice.
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    Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
    The 1882-S would be my pick, but I see it as a 65 rather than a 66.
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    bouchardaboucharda Posts: 2,941


    << <i>The strike is sharper on the '82-S. That's a good reason to go with that. >>



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    chucknrachucknra Posts: 310
    Second...more of a luster kind of guy than a toner.
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    dsessomdsessom Posts: 2,212 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The 1882-S. I have never been a fan of toning, although I do like the circ-cam look of toned Barbers and CBH's.
    But when it comes to silver, I pick blast white everytime. image

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