Coin collecting info or forum?

[Teddydog]

I'm not really a coin collector, but I do have a few and find them interesting. I was looking at couple of my coins that I bought around 2000 and one of them surprised me a bit. The two I was looking at are Morgan silver dollars. One is 1891 S and the other 1892 S. I was surprised to find that the 1892 has the potential to be worth a bit of "coin".

So I'm wondering if any of you coin collectors can direct me to a good forum where I can get some advice about this coin and grading it? I guess I need to determine whether or not I should send it in for official grading and encapsulation.

Rob

 

[zzzippper]

I'm not really a coin collector, but I do have a few and find them interesting. I was looking at couple of my coins that I bought around 2000 and one of them surprised me a bit. The two I was looking at are Morgan silver dollars. One is 1891 S and the other 1892 S. I was surprised to find that the 1892 has the potential to be worth a bit of "coin".

So I'm wondering if any of you coin collectors can direct me to a good forum where I can get some advice about this coin and grading it? I guess I need to determine whether or not I should send it in for official grading and encapsulation.

Rob

Contact my buddy and forumite dashriprock.

 

[Kanewpadle]

Here's a start. Coin Certification Company - Numismatic Guaranty Corporation | NGC

Lot's of good info here. If you search, there are dedicated coin forums out there too.

 

[Teddydog]

Coin Talk

Thank you, sir. I had found that there were quite a few forums and was hoping for an actual recommendation. The Coin Talk forum seems friendly and knowledgeable based on some brief reading. I have joined and posted my questions there.

Rob

 

[Dashriprock]

Depends on grade / condition, but rest assured 1892-S is indeed a key date coin and the lowest mintage in the Morgan series. High-grade mint-state examples will bring six figures.

If it has not been cleaned or whizzed (polished) it's likely worth sending it in for grading to PCGS or NGC. You can do this through an authorized dealer, or set up your own collector account and do it yourself.

Even lower-grade examples should be slabbed as counterfeiting can be a concern with key-dates. Part of grading and encapsulation is authentication. It is not unheard of to add an "S" to a Philadelphia-struck coin.

Good luck, and I hope it's a high-grade example!

 

[Teddydog]

I posted some pictures on CoinTalk and the review by members there isn't good. Here's the thread: 1892 S Morgan values | Coin Talk


Rob

 

[Dashriprock]

Excellent intel at the coin talk link, accurate. Both coins would no-grade at the services for cleaning.

The S looks well-circulated, cleaned and polished. AU55 is mighty generous.

Still, cool to own a rare one just the same. Not all neat coins have to be some finest-known, high-grade monster.

 

[LouisianaJoe]

Notice the difference in the hair on your coins. The 91 has a lot more detail than the 92. I would also agree with the assessment on the Coin Talk link.

 

[Comrad]

This would make a good pocket piece. It's never going to be a gem but you can undo the ravages of the awful cleaning by carrying it in your pocket for a long time. It's blasphemy but I have cleaned a few common coins and stuck them in a Whitman folder because I like the way the look and have little collector value above bullion content. Hopefully you've got a young family member to hand it down to. Most kids have never seen a Morgan.

 

[the ringo kid]

Good link above.It'll give me achance to get an idea on a few old coins I have. Nothing special but, I always wondered how much my five 1900-1904 Wheat Pennies might be worth.

 

[OFT II]

They ought to be worth a lot since they didn't make any wheat pennies until 1909.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

I started a small coin collection back in the '80's. Majored in Carson City coins. Had a few then lost interest & gave them to my daughter. I checked a coin book lately & Boy have they gone up in value.The rarest are an 1875 Trade dollar & a 20 cent piece. Also a 1879 dollar.

 

[the ringo kid]

They ought to be worth a lot since they didn't make any wheat pennies until 1909.

Oops, maybe thye are Indianhead? Its been a few years since i last touched or looked at them. These are alsoall in mint conition. I cant emember when or why I got them? but it must have been for a traded item since I stopped coin collecting about 25 years ago.

 

[the ringo kid]

I was wondering, does anyone know how much Roman coins and Greek coins are priced at? I was intereste in Getting at least one Roman--from the time perid of about 2,000 yrs ago--and a greek from the time of King Leonidas.

 

[rolomac]

There is a wide range of prices on Greek and Romans. Like on American coins. Also a wide range based on condition. They are fascinating pieces though and some are virtual pieces of art in addition to being historically interesting. Roman silver denarii (dime size) have great portraits of emperors including famous ones like Nero and Caligula. Greek tetradrachms (approximately half dollar size) are interesting representations of various city-states such as Athens and of historic people like Alexander the Great. Poke around on the internet and you can find a surprising number available.

rolomac

 

[the ringo kid]

There is a wide range of prices on Greek and Romans. Like on American coins. Also a wide range based on condition. They are fascinating pieces though and some are virtual pieces of art in addition to being historically interesting. Roman silver denarii (dime size) have great portraits of emperors including famous ones like Nero and Caligula. Greek tetradrachms (approximately half dollar size) are interesting representations of various city-states such as Athens and of historic people like Alexander the Great. Poke around on the internet and you can find a surprising number available.

rolomac

Do you have any good sources and are they affordable on a poor mans budget?

 

[rolomac]

for starts just take a look on ebay. You can get an idea of prices which can run from $20 or so up into the hundreds. To me they seem surprisingly cheap when you consider their age and significance. On ebay you can find some links to dealers. You can also just do a google search for "ancient roman coins" or "ancient greek coins" or even more specifically - "nero denarius" for example.

good luck

rolomac

 

[the ringo kid]

for starts just take a look on ebay. You can get an idea of prices which can run from $20 or so up into the hundreds. To me they seem surprisingly cheap when you consider their age and significance. On ebay you can find some links to dealers. You can also just do a google search for "ancient roman coins" or "ancient greek coins" or even more specifically - "nero denarius" for example.

good luck

rolomac

Many thanks and, sorry I couldnt reply sooner--darned browser kept stopping yesterday. Im surprised at a low price of $20 for a coin of that age? I guess there are still loads of them around then? I wouldnt mind a few from the Medevil (Robin Hood eras) times as well as some from around the Revolutionary War/Napoleanic Wars times.

 

[Teddydog]

Thanks for all the info and leads. I just added pics of my last Morgan to that thread on CoinTalk. Certainly the best of the bunch, but also the most common and likely the least valuable (even considering the cleaning on the other two).

Rob