Collecting coins has been popular throughout the world and history. Some people collect coins as an investment others such as myself collect coins as a hobby and I started collecting coins many years ago. My interest was more in the coins itself and not so much as to the grade of the coins, though I always looked for the best grade possible within my budget. For people who collect anything; coins, stamps, art work or even rocks for a hobby, one thing that makes the hobby worth while, other than the ownership of the object, is to be able to display and show them to others.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

1902 Morgan Silver Dollar

The U.S. Morgan Silver Dollar coins were minted from 1878 through 1904 and again in 1921. The Morgan Dollar is named after George T. Morgan, who designed both sides of the coin. The Morgan obverse portrays Miss Liberty facing left, modeled by Anna Willess Williams, a teacher. The reverse depicts an eagle with seven tail feathers, but the original design had eight feathers and was changed during 1878, making variations of the tail feathers: seven, eight and seven-over-eight for that year. The coins’ composition is 90% silver and 10% copper. It has a 38.1 diameter and weights 26.73 grams.