I didn't know my dad collected Coins until he passed away...
I just upgraded an 1889 Morgan dollar today and it made me think of my dad. He collected Morgan and Peace dollars, though of low quality and stored in Whitman coin books. None-the-less, I swear I still enjoy looking through those books more than looking at my "slabbed" collection. He had an 1889 that was so worn that you could barely make out the year it was minted. You know what? I love that coin! Frankly, the pair, an MS-67 V
Replacing an MS-65 1897 Morgan with an MS-67...
Although I only have about 57% of the Morgan dollar set, I have been focused for the past year or so on improving the quality of each example I have. When I started collecting Morgans, I looked for good quality specimens that were affordable and bought as many as I could. Then I realized that I would go back and look at better examples of the same mintage and wish I had them. Now, I purchase far fewer coins, but of much higher quality.
Now,
A good day of upgrades
Yesterday I was fortunate enough to upgrade 2 Morgan Silver Dollars to much higher quality specimans. It made me think back to the the days when I first caught the collecting bug and simply wanted "A coin in every slot". As a result of that philosophy, I now have 2,3 and sometimes 4 coins of the same mintage and date.
Yet, this is a good thing because I have become so much more selective of the coins I add to my collection. Obviously, quality and eye appeal are the
