1883 CC MS 67

Welcome to the Joy Luck Club Silver Morgan's and other coins page. I have a small private collection with photos below, Please select image for larger view!

silver dollar Morgan gallery

1783 El Cazador 8Reales

1783ElCazador-8-Reals-Back 1783 El Cazador 8Reales Front

In 1784 El Cazador sailed from Vera Cruz, Mexico to New Orleans carrying 450,000 pesos of silver reales. The ship and crew disappeared. 209 years later the silver the ship and its treasure were discovered by a small fishing boat 50 miles from Louisiana.

1881 S MS 65 Silver Morgan

1881 S MS 65 Morgan dollar1881 S MS65 Morgan Gem

The Morgan dollars were minted between 1878 and 1904, and again in 1921.

The Morgan silver dollars poised to increase the most in value in the years ahead are the 1895, 1892-CC, 1894, 1878-CC, and the 1883-CC.

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The 70 Point Coin Grade Scale

The process of coin grading is highly subjective.  Even though talent and experience is the key to grading coins accurately on a consistent basis, beginners can come reasonably close to approximating grades with a few simple guidelines.  The American Numismatic Association's 0-70 point numeric system is frequently invoked to assign coin grade.  The following grades and descriptions are the most recognized milestones on the typical coin grading continuum.

 

 
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