Mint error on undidentified 10 cent piece and 1900 Morgan Silver Dollar o coins
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Mint error on undidentified 10 cent piece and 1900 Morgan Silver Dollar o coins
My father was a small town banker in Illinois from 1944 until 1988. During that time he collected some coins and paper money. When I was going through his collection of coins I came upon these two. The first I believe is a 10 cent silver piece. I wondered why my father would save a coin that could not be recognized from wear. Then I read about mint errors and wondered if this could account for the condition. The second is a 1900 Morgan Silver Dollar o. Again, I wondered why my father would have kept this coin that was clearly damaged. As I examined this coin, I could not understand what would have caused this type of damage. Please look the attached pictures over and if there are any questions, I will do my best to answer them. Thank you all for taking the time to read my post and help out a neophyte! Have a good day!
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Re: Mint error on undidentified 10 cent piece and 1900 Morgan Silver Dollar o coins
Unfortunately, both appear to be Post Mint Damage (PMD)
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Re: Mint error on undidentified 10 cent piece and 1900 Morgan Silver Dollar o coins
These coin have post mint damage and unfortunately are not mint errors. He kept them because they're silver and interesting coins.
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Re: Mint error on undidentified 10 cent piece and 1900 Morgan Silver Dollar o coins
:welcome:
:agree: M,
i knew a few retired bankers that had similar condition coins......
they 'saved' them more for "sentimental" reasons,.... gifts, found at the bank, specific dates, so on.......
:agree: M,
i knew a few retired bankers that had similar condition coins......
they 'saved' them more for "sentimental" reasons,.... gifts, found at the bank, specific dates, so on.......
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Re: Mint error on undidentified 10 cent piece and 1900 Morgan Silver Dollar o coins
Welcome to the forum.
Ah, if only that Morgan could talk! :thumbsup: The dent in the Morgan happened well after it was minted judging from the wear on the devices inside the dent.
If you ever watch The Antiques Roadshow, a little imagination is how the stories behind family heirlooms get started. If your father was also a gun aficionado maybe he won the Morgan in a shooting contest because the dent looks like it could have possibly come from a bullet. Maybe for a previous owner it stopped a bullet from hitting its intended target. Similar to stories of a book or bible kept in a vest pocket for easy reference that saves the owners life!
It won't make any difference and is hard to see but I think the smaller one is a half dime. It looks like "5 C." under the eagles tail feathers.
Ah, if only that Morgan could talk! :thumbsup: The dent in the Morgan happened well after it was minted judging from the wear on the devices inside the dent.
If you ever watch The Antiques Roadshow, a little imagination is how the stories behind family heirlooms get started. If your father was also a gun aficionado maybe he won the Morgan in a shooting contest because the dent looks like it could have possibly come from a bullet. Maybe for a previous owner it stopped a bullet from hitting its intended target. Similar to stories of a book or bible kept in a vest pocket for easy reference that saves the owners life!
It won't make any difference and is hard to see but I think the smaller one is a half dime. It looks like "5 C." under the eagles tail feathers.
Re: Mint error on undidentified 10 cent piece and 1900 Morgan Silver Dollar o coins
Thanks so much! I appreciate the expertise. Have a good week!
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