Coins My Dad Gave Me

[street]

Today I stayed home got some snow again and is a cold day but a blue bird with full sun.

So, I got some Silver Dollars my dad gave before he passed away. In the bunch I have an 1889 Carson City Morgan Silver Dollar. I looked a few of the up and this 1889 CC has some value if uncirculated. I have a link attached with the most valued Silver Dollars and pretty interesting stuff.
I think my used 1889 CC should be worth as much or more than the price one sold for. Mine has more character more experience and who knows where it has been. Lol
Mine has been around the block but very clean and detail is great. Those condition ones aren't valued that much.
I'm not a collector but have a few old coins from back home but I have always found coins on interest an interesting subject.
Any collectors and coin hounds here on ER?

Top 10 Most Valuable Morgan Silver Dollar Coins Worth Money (With Pictures)

The Morgan silver dollar is composed of 90 per cent silver. But some of these coins are worth much more than their melt value. So just how much are collectors prepared to pay? And which

www.coinvaluechecker.com

 

[Sunset]

I have some old coins , it's always interesting to think of the person that dropped that coin.
My most treasured ones are ones that were found.

Probably worthless in $$$ but fertile ground for day dreaming of life back in 1729, etc...

 

[obsessed]

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I think my used 1889 CC should be worth as much or more than the price one sold for. Mine has more character more experience and who knows where it has been. Lol
Mine has been around the block but very clean and detail is great. Those condition ones aren't valued that much.
I'm not a collector but have a few old coins from back home but I have always found coins on interest an interesting subject.
Any collectors and coin hounds here on ER?

Top 10 Most Valuable Morgan Silver Dollar Coins Worth Money (With Pictures)

The Morgan silver dollar is composed of 90 per cent silver. But some of these coins are worth much more than their melt value. So just how much are collectors prepared to pay? And which

www.coinvaluechecker.com

Clearly, just like my old comics that have wrinkles, creases and tears from kids reading them, fighting over them, stuffing them in their back pocket and spilling their soda on them.

 

[Car-Guy]

Depends on what you consider value. The 89 CC is the rarest of the Morgan CC's series. Even in Good to Very Good condition (which is actually really worn) it could easily be worth $700 to $1000. In Fine condition it jumps to $1500 to $1600. (Fine is still a pretty worn coin) If it's better than Fine condition it really takes off. If you get up to the AU (Almost Uncirculated) condition you are looking at ~15k. MS (Mint State) coins will bring some serious money.

Post a picture of the front and back (or send it to me VIA a PM) and I'll grade it for you and get "pretty close" to the correct grade.

By the way, never say your coin is "Clean" to a coin buyer. That's very bad.

 

[erkevin]

I need three Carsons (including the 1889) and three other Morgans to complete my set. If you have never investigated numismatics, the hobby can be pretty pricy. One of the Morgans I need is the 1893-S. It will cost me a minimum of $4k to aquire. https://www.pcgs.com/grades

 

[Car-Guy]

About 5 years ago, I had the complete 97 coins set of Standard Morgans. All PCGS graded and about half with CAC stickers. And yes, the 93S is king. IIRC mine was a AU55. Once I completed the set I lost interest and sold it. Probably broke even.

I need three Carsons (including the 1889) and three other Morgans to complete my set. If you have never investigated numismatics, the hobby can be pretty pricy. One of the Morgans I need is the 1893-S. It will cost me a minimum of $4k to aquire. https://www.pcgs.com/grades

 

[erkevin]

Car-Guy....
"had"? "had"? What is this Had you speak of?

 

[Car-Guy]

Car-Guy....
"had"? "had"? What is this Had you speak of?

Had?
verb
past tense: had; past participle: had

Means I ain't got them anymore.

I had a lot of money tied up in those coins but was really getting afraid of my "family" getting ripped off after I'm gone. There are some shady characters in the coin business. Had fun collecting them but the fun wore off once I was done collecting. Similar thing happened to my collectable cars, except I was still interested in them. Just couldn't maintain them like I wanted. All gone now, except the memories.

 

[Jerry1]

Had?
verb
past tense: had; past participle: had

Means I ain't got them anymore.

I had a lot of money tied up in those coins and was really getting afraid of my "family" getting ripped off after I'm gone. There are some shady characters in the coin business. Had fun collecting them but the fun wore off once I was done collecting. Same thing happened to my collectable cars, except I was still interested in them. Just couldn't maintain them like I wanted. All gone now, except the memories.

That's an interesting thing about collecting. I've collected a few things over the years and I've found that I like collecting more than keeping. Kind of like shopping but with a purpose. Pretty sure I didn't make any money off the collecting but the process was enjoyable.

 

[Car-Guy]

That's an interesting thing about collecting. I've collected a few things over the years and I've found that I like collecting more than keeping. Kind of like shopping but with a purpose. Pretty sure I didn't make any money off the collecting but the process was enjoyable.

Yep, the fun in coin collecting was in the hunt and a goal for me. Once I was done, I lost interest quickly. YMMV Not a lot different than traveling from my POV. Spend a lot of time and money to travel to "see the sights" but once I was done all I had was the memories and some pictures. At least with the coins I think I got back most of my money (and have pictures of them too). I know I lost money on my old cars but it was still a lot of fun. The last of my collectables is guns, still have most of them and should actually make some money off those when I sell..

 

[street]

Depends on what you consider value. The 89 CC is the rarest of the CC's series. Even in Good to Very Good condition (which is actually really worn) it could easily be worth $700 to $1000. In Fine condition it jumps to $1500 to $1600. (Fine is still a pretty worn coin) If it's better than Fine condition it really takes off. If you get up to the AU (Almost Uncirculated) condition you are looking at ~15k. MS (Mint State) coins will bring some serious money.

Post a picture of the front and back (or send it to me VIA a PM) and I'll grade it for you and get "pretty close" to the correct grade.

By the way, never say your coin is "Clean" to a coin buyer. That's very bad.

Here it is not sure I would sell if I was to get 1 million. I would let my one heir sell it I would hate to sell coming from my dad.

 

[Car-Guy]

By your pictures, I think it would grade out as a ~VF20 but unfortunately, it looks like it's been cleaned at some point, which will hurt the value a lot. Still to a collector that's looking to fill the spot in his/her collection you may be able to get a reasonable price.

The problem with these rarer coins is there's a lot of counterfeits and without professional grading/certification, most collectors might be leery of buying a cleaned coin. And companies like PCGS and NGC won't grade or certify coins that have been overly cleaned. (A slightly cleaned coin may get graded and certified)

I really understand not wanting to sell that coin. I still have a complete set of circulated Peace Silver dollars. (Not certified) About half of those I inherited from my dad. Those will get passed on to my heirs.

 

[street]

If it was cleaned it must have been cleaned 40 years ago. I never cleaned the coin a bag of about 25 was in my dad dresser draw for years and one time when I was home, we said I should take them. They been in the house vault in the same bag for that many years.

Interesting!!! Thank You Car-Guy!!!

 

[Car-Guy]

It could just be the lighting/picture but it looks cleaned to me. Not unusual for a raw coin after 135 years. If I saw it in person, I could tell for sure. You can send it in to PCGS or NGC (for a small fee) and they'll let you know for sure if it's been cleaned or not. If it hasn't been cleaned, they'll certify, grade and encapulase it all for the same fee. If it's been overly cleaned, or a counterfit, you'll get your coin back in a little plastic bag often called a "body bag" in the hobby.

 

[erkevin]

"It could just be the lighting/picture but it looks cleaned to me. " Agree 100%. This was my immediate impression also.

 

[street]

If it was cleaned, I still have one of the rarest SDM coins according to the link I posted.

That would be too bad as worth/value goes but that is okay too.

Thanks for expertise and knowledge.

 

[MC Rider]

My little collection got stolen along with the stamps years ago. I just have a few state quarters, Susan B dollars, etc. Nothing too old. Also a $2 bill.

But curious what cleaning entails for coins. If the coin bag goes through the laundry in my jeans are they now cleaned? What if I wash dirt etc off them in the sink with Dawn? I'd hope there is some other more invasive "clean" thing here.

 

[Car-Guy]

My little collection got stolen along with the stamps years ago. I just have a few state quarters, Susan B dollars, etc. Nothing too old. Also a $2 bill.

But curious what cleaning entails for coins. If the coin bag goes through the laundry in my jeans are they now cleaned? What if I wash dirt etc off them in the sink with Dawn? I'd hope there is some other more invasive "clean" thing here.

There's cleaning and then there's cleaning. All circulated coins get wet in their "life" and many get washed when they are are forgotten in the pants pockets and go through the washing machine. Usually that's okay for circulated coins and is not easily detectable. However, when they have been scrubbed or when they have been dipped in something like Tarn-x or have had polished or other chemicals used on them, that's called harshly cleaned and easily detectable and destroys most of the collectable value of a coin.

 

[MC Rider]

harshly cleaned

Ah OK. Thanks.

 

[old medic]

In the late 60s, my Grandfather got me into looking for and saving silver coins. I would guess I have 10-15 lbs of old silver... probably 50 of wheatback pennies... One of these days I'm gonna stert looking through for some that may have collectable value.....

 

[Car-Guy]

In the late 60s, my Grandfather got me into looking for and saving silver coins. I would guess I have 10-15 lbs of old silver... probably 50 of wheatback pennies... One of these days I'm gonna stert looking through for some that may have collectable value.....

By the late 60's many/most silver was already gone from circulation but still some small % out there. Silver dollars were gone. However, anything of any numismatic value was almost surly gone. If you have got to look, check for 16-d dimes or 32 quarters. Wheat pennies were still plentiful but very few had any real value. (Look for a 1909-s.) If you find one, look for a very small v.d.b. on the bottom reverse. That's really about it for wheaties unless you have some really early ones in perfect MS (mint state).

So the silver is most likely worth "melt value", unless you get real lucky. The 50 Wheat cents are worth maybe $2 (in total) if you are lucky.

 

[FlaGator]

That's an interesting thing about collecting. I've collected a few things over the years and I've found that I like collecting more than keeping. Kind of like shopping but with a purpose. Pretty sure I didn't make any money off the collecting but the process was enjoyable.

I think there are many things in that category - guns, knives, cars, Disney memorabilia, etc.

The hunt and the kill have been more fun for me than the ownership. Like Car-Guy, I now need to unpack the boxes and dispose of them before my kids donate thousands of $$ of legit valuable stuff after I'm gone because they don't know what else to do with it.

 

[MC Rider]

The hunt and the kill have been more fun for me than the ownership.

When I was born I was given the will, that the meaning of life is come on for the kill.

Budgie.

 

[old medic]

By the late 60's many/most silver was already gone from circulation
So the silver is most likely worth "melt value", unless you get real lucky.

They played "Penny Poker" a couple days a week, and had coffee cans full of coins. A small % still turned into a bunch of coins. Its mostly the melt value but you get lucky. Had a Morgan I got nearly $400 for.

 

[street]

I install one in a money clip frame about 45 years ago. I never carried it I didn't want to create wear on the coin. Lol