I bought this at a Whatnot auction and received it today. Unfortunately, a small rim ding on the obverse at around the 11 o’clock position is a detractor that I was not able to see clearly during the livestream on my screen.
I got these 2 dollars long ago, never been sure what to do with em—1894-O Morgan & 1921-P Peace. In high grades, which these look like under the heavy gray patination, could be worth some dough. They both appear legit. I hit them w/ some acetate, then tried a tiny bit of MS70 coin cleaner. Neither made any difference—any ideas?
Like usual, I stopped in at a few of my favorite LCS and decided to grab these two old PCGS Rattlers. The MS64 has a nice little bit of toning coming in, and for a decent price, I decided to grab them for my picks this week. I paid a total of ($195) for these two, and they will, as usual, go in the safe until my kids are older.
The counterfeit coin problem is getting out of hand, especially with raw Morgans and key-date coins showing up everywhere online, flea markets, antique stores, and local tables.
Most people are not carrying around a Sigma, magnet slide, or coin guide everywhere they go, but almost everyone has a phone in their pocket.
I’ve been working on a simple visual comparison system that checks whether the fonts, spacing, and major design features line up with known genuine examples for that exact date and mint.
Yellow indicates a strong match. Blue is usually just wear or circulation friction. The important part is looking for obvious mismatch areas, major red zones, incorrect lettering placement, spacing, or design details that do not line up correctly.
Not meant to replace professional authentication, just a quick first-pass sanity check for everyday collectors before spending money on a coin.
Should I liberate these coins and send them for grading and encapsulation, or should I keep them in the GSA slabs and let NGC add the riddon around them?
Saying that’s a good deal has cost me this year 😭
I am trying to condence my silver stack… which one needs to go first? Thanks.
I spent $250 on these two coins. Should I grade them? I’m trying to do a cost-benefit analysis.
Do Carson City Morgan’s in condition (this poor!) still hold numismatic value (above melt? I guess is the say to phrase it?)
More simply “what is this worth” please. Ballpark figure. Thank you all.
My mom conspired with my wife and best friend to get this beauty for me. It’s been a rough week and was the worst birthday I’ve had. We met up today (day after) and they had a big box that was into smaller boxes with this inside. What a thoughtful and cool gift. I had been looking at it and it sold, I was bummed. It sold to them. Hope you like it.
My very first raw 1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar!
The reverse didn't want to focus.
My second morgan, my cousin looked a little disappointed when I said I had one already. But still always happy to get another!
This one looks to be in a bit better condition than my other one as well.
I stopped into my other favorite LCS to see if they had a Morgsn I had requested a while ago. They still haven't gotten it in yet, but I did grab a few others for my collections. I nice little toner and a nice clean Ms65.
In total, for both, I spent $215 so not a bad price or grab. God bless my fellow Morgan hunters 1Luv