Taped 1887 Morgan Dollar 0

[VanArippa]

This coin was taped in an coin assortment of silver on a piece of heavy plastic. 

There are a lot of scratches as pictured. Discoloration on the neck.  The mirror area is flat on this side 

but the details of the coin seem decent? Have a few others but they are mostly the same condition. 

Any thoughts on its condition? It's good for melt value. Happy 4th! Thanks

[cowbaby]

I would say the coin has been whizzed (improperly cleaned). The mint luster looks to be about gone. Its kind of a shame too because the coin looks to be about a higher AU otherwise. I say that without seeing the chest feathers on the high spot in the back to make sure both sides are about the same. Morgans are popular though and it should be no problem getting a couple of bucks over spot for one in an otherwise decent shape.

Morgan Dollar have a funny distinction of being immensely popular after they LEFT circulation. People didn't like them and thought they were bulky and nicknamed them cartwheels. Then Vegas casinos started using them for poker chips and the rest is history. Now people love them as do I, I think they are a beautiful coin. Must have been awesome to slap one of those bad boys on a bar to order a shot of red eye and tell the bartender to leave the bottle.

I have sold bunches for a little over melt in worse shape than that. The mint mark is on the reverse which I also can't see if it has one but I think that year is pretty common so no added bonus there. I personally would not take less than 25 dollars for any Morgan other than a cull. To easy to sell, But that's just me. JMHO your results may vary..

 

Edited July 5, 2020 by cowbaby

[VanArippa]

Thank you Sir. Very interesting cool information! Why would someone clean a coin with a wire brush? Thats a bummer.

But oh Well. 

[cowbaby]

I have no idea what possesses people sometimes. I just look at the bright side. Every day somewhere in the world some insufficiently_thoughtful_person is wire brushing a coin, givin it the dippity do, clamping it into jewelry or some cornbread is soldering it into a belt buckle or saddle concho. Not to mention the some of the great melts that happen occasionally.

This only makes the ones we try to save that much more valuable and rare. Amd when they get to the age of a flowing hair dollar how many are around then? I just save them for my children and if I can ever get the ditzy out of them before then maybe they will have something worthwhile in their lifetime.

[Just Bob]

"some cornbread?"

[1917]

22 hours ago, cowbaby said:

I would say the coin has been whizzed (improperly cleaned). The mint luster looks to be about gone. Its kind of a shame too because the coin looks to be about a higher AU otherwise. I say that without seeing the chest feathers on the high spot in the back to make sure both sides are about the same. Morgans are popular though and it should be no problem getting a couple of bucks over spot for one in an otherwise decent shape.

Morgan Dollar have a funny distinction of being immensely popular after they LEFT circulation. People didn't like them and thought they were bulky and nicknamed them cartwheels. Then Vegas casinos started using them for poker chips and the rest is history. Now people love them as do I, I think they are a beautiful coin. Must have been awesome to slap one of those bad boys on a bar to order a shot of red eye and tell the bartender to leave the bottle.

I have sold bunches for a little over melt in worse shape than that. The mint mark is on the reverse which I also can't see if it has one but I think that year is pretty common so no added bonus there. I personally would not take less than 25 dollars for any Morgan other than a cull. To easy to sell, But that's just me. JMHO your results may vary..

 

oh my goodness, does that mean all this junk the mint is spewing at us will be uber popular future times! oh, wait, they never change their coin designs nowadays, so it can leave to become popular... phew....

[1917]

1 hour ago, Just Bob said:

"some cornbread?"

probably a nicer way of saying a word the moderators of this forum might frown upon... that or some very personalized slang... or it's 1917-style messing up of common figures of speech (seriously, I doubt I've ever said a figure of speech without totally screwing it up...)

[kenlee47]

19 hours ago, 1917 said:

probably a nicer way of saying a word the moderators of this forum might frown upon... that or some very personalized slang... or it's 1917-style messing up of common figures of speech (seriously, I doubt I've ever said a figure of speech without totally screwing it up...)

That about sums it up 1917! It's a cowboy slang word.