I have a bit of a weakness when in comes to Morgan silver dollars. When I find one I like I usually end up buying it even if it's a duplicate in my collection if the price is right. Those who have followed me for some time and especially those from #silvergoldstackers already know that all too well. That's exactly what happened to me a few day ago.
A fellow I know called me up saying he had some coins he wanted to sell. I have bought from him before and has an amazing collection, so I headed to his home excited to get a look at some of his treasures. He is getting older and so I think he's starting to size down his collection.
When I arrived he showed off quite a few really cool coins, most if which were way outside my budget. But I did pick up a couple Morgan dollars from him at a fair price. Here is one I picked up, it's a fairly nice graded coin by NGC. Have a look:
About this coin:
Design: George T. Morgan
Year: 1881
Mint: San Francisco
Diameter: 38.1 mm
Weight: 26.73 grams
Composition: 90% silver/ 10% copper
Edge: Reeded
Minted: 12,760,000
It's a very nice coin, but was hard to photograph because it's plastic enclosure. I love that it was made in San Francisco (in the old west), I like coins made in the west in the 1880's during the times of the wild west. Some interesting highlights from the year 1881 in the old west. On October 26th the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place in Tombstone, Arizona. In New Mexico Billy the Kid escaped jail by killing two deputies only to be shot by Pat Garrett 3 months later (although there is some evidence that he may have shot the wrong man.) Also on April 14th in El Paso, Texas there was the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight. Plenty of bad guys were out there!
Now if you've read this far let's have some fun! How about a little challenge on this one? Since it is a graded coin, how about the first person to guess the correct grade assigned by NGC gets 1 HSBI unit! Good luck!
Thanks for stopping by and for all of your support everyone, I really appreciate it!
And my disclaimer: Gold and silver stacking can be a fun hobby but isn't for everyone. You can lose money. I'm not a financial advisor and this isn't financial advice, please always do your own research before spending your hard earned money.
References:
https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1881-s-1/7130
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1881_in_the_United_States
Now for the winner of the re-blog lottery! Today we had 27 people re-blog my post, thank you so much! You guy are the best! The people who re-blogged were:
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Good luck to everyone!
And the Wheel of Names results:
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I just sent over the funds for your 3 HSBI units!
Now for today's re-blog lottery! You just need to re-blog my post you will be placed on the Wheel of Names for a spin to possibly win 3 HSBI units! Just one prize for the lucky winner. An upvote is not required but is always greatly appreciated to help me fund higher prizes in the future. Bots aren't allowed to enter please. Contest ends at 14:00 (2 PM) California Pacific time tomorrow. If I somehow missed your re-blog please let me know and I'll add you to the next draw.
What are HSBI units? They are units that you can purchase to sponsor someone and you in turn receive a unit as well. This way we both benefit! They give you occasional upvotes on your posts for a lifetime, and the more you accumulate the more often you receive upvotes and the bigger they can be. You can read some more here:
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