Morgan Dollar Quest

[Peacemaker]

Hello all, I have decided to document the quest in thread form aswell as on YouTube, some people just dont like to watch hours of videos so easier to follow on all platforms if it interests you. I am 46 into my 104 goal, almost half way there but that is still a long way away. So aswell as YouTube, I will be updating this thread and starting it with a shot of my entire date run of 46. I am also making a 3 part video of all the coins with part 1 already up.

Hope you enjoy!

[Jokke]

That is a very nice collection of Morgans. I only have one but it is one of my favorite coins. Good luck in your quest.

[dicker]

Thanks Peacemaker.  This is a very interesting journey and thanks a lot for this!

I am glad to see its not just me that doesn't have a collection of silver dollars that are all 'blast white' as may eBay readers like to describe their Morgans! 

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Dicker

[DarkChameleon]

I have a friend who owns a local coin shop so i get to see rarer morgans, only have a half dozen myself but have all the britannias minus one....i suppose its what you dont see often that interests you.

[Peacemaker]

4 hours ago, dicker said:

Thanks Peacemaker.  This is a very interesting journey and thanks a lot for this!

I am glad to see its not just me that doesn't have a collection of silver dollars that are all 'blast white' as may eBay readers like to describe their Morgans! 

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Dicker

Cheers bud, I will be honest, I prefer a nicely circulated, naturally aged and uncleaned Morgan over the "blast white" haha

[Peacemaker]

20 minutes ago, DarkChameleon said:

I have a friend who owns a local coin shop so i get to see rarer morgans, only have a half dozen myself but have all the britannias minus one....i suppose its what you dont see often that interests you.

Dont get me wrong, Morgans ain't hard to come by, even in the UK, its a beautiful coin, designed by a British engraver, during the wild west era, who wouldn't want some of that history!

[dicker]

19 minutes ago, Peacemaker said:

Cheers bud, I will be honest, I prefer a nicely circulated, naturally aged and uncleaned Morgan over the "blast white" haha

Likewise.  I think the “blast white” just means they they have in many instances been dipped.  Not my thing.  

[Peacemaker]

Today I passed the half way point of my quest with 7 new dates and 1 upgrade today, some excellent dates to add to the collection.

1879P

1879O

1879S

1882P (Upgrade)

1888S! 657,000 mintage

1902P

1903P

1904P

Currently 53/104

[dicker]

Good you managed to get the 1888-S

Not that easy to find in my experience.  
 

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Dicker

[Peacemaker]

6 hours ago, dicker said:

Good you managed to get the 1888-S

Not that easy to find in my experience.  
 

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Dicker

Yes not an easy one to find at all, very lucky to have got this one

[Peacemaker]

#54 & #55 with the 81-O and 92-P, also a likely upgrade in that 78-S just look at it 😍

[ShropshireTom]

Very cool target! Out of curiosity, is there a preferred place to source these in the UK or do you just monitor dealers, eBay here etc?

[Peacemaker]

29 minutes ago, ShropshireTom said:

Very cool target! Out of curiosity, is there a preferred place to source these in the UK or do you just monitor dealers, eBay here etc?

No there is no preferred source, anywhere I can get them really bud

[ShropshireTom]

5 hours ago, Peacemaker said:

No there is no preferred source, anywhere I can get them really bud

Thanks - was curious as they are a nice looking coin 👍🏻

[Peacemaker]

#56

1881P

Mintage: 9,163,000 

Difficult to catch a nice picture with lustre on this one, taken a couple pics, common date but a beauty

[g33x0r]

You'll have to add the new 2021 Morgan's that are coming out next year to your list

[Peacemaker]

1 hour ago, g33x0r said:

You'll have to add the new 2021 Morgan's that are coming out next year to your list

Oh yes definitely, looking forward to them, earlier this year there was talks about minting some at the Carson City mint, still exists but as a museum only so it will be interesting to see if that happens, up to now it looks like there will be Denver, San Fran and Philadelphia minted ones with the possibility of some kind of privy marks to commemorate the Carson City and New Orleans mints 

[SpotGoblin]

Those are some lovely examples, loving the video content keep it up.

Once you're finally done, are you considering going on a quest for peace...dollars that is?  Sorry I couldn't resist.

[Peacemaker]

1 hour ago, SpotGoblin said:

Those are some lovely examples, loving the video content keep it up.

Once you're finally done, are you considering going on a quest for peace...dollars that is?  Sorry I couldn't resist.

Cheers bud, appreciate it.

Haha good one, Peace dollars I did collect but I sold most and have just sold my 1921 Peace dollar to fund the Morgan collection so I dont think I will be re visiting.

 

[Peacemaker]

#57

1885-S

Mintage: 1,497,000 

This one looks artificially toned but a hard date to get for a good price, has some beautiful detail so I dont mind for now

[dicker]

Nice coin.  Do you think it is artificially toned because the toning appears to be fairly uniform across the entire coin?

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Dicker

[Peacemaker]

3 minutes ago, dicker said:

Nice coin.  Do you think it is artificially toned because the toning appears to be fairly uniform across the entire coin?

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Dicker

Cheers bud, yes, it is also much darker in hand, black and blue in hand and the reeding is completely black and uniform too.

[Peacemaker]

There also looks like light spots on the rim on the picture, that is the light, the coin is completely covered

[dicker]

Thanks - I think when you have handled a lot of Morgan’s you get a good feeling for when the toning doesn’t look right.  Photos are always too hard for me to judge.  Needs to be in my hand!

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Dicker

[Booky586]

I find it really difficult to take a photo and get the correct representation of the actual toning on a coin. It's all down to the white balance and if this is set to auto on your camera then the results are going to be hit and miss for accurate toning colour.

Anyone bought a coin based on the photo and the colour and toning looks completely when it arrives?