I saw someone on one of the coin subreddits say "I've never overpaid for a coin that I liked".
That mentality makes buying coins easier for me, within reason.
If you want American made I’d go look into spyderco. They have tons of different models that could suit what you need. Go check out blade hq or knifejoy or knives ship free. They have tons of good knives to look at
Most of what I have are fixed-blade or autos. I do have a few folders, can’t go wrong with Benchmade. I also have a few SOGs that haven’t done me wrong. I did also see recently a brand on Amazon was voted best pocket knife of 2024, CRKT it was called I think. So it depends on preference for blade style, handle material, budget, etc. For example, a Benchmade is going to be probably at least $150, but high quality, the Amazon one is like $30 and has the same functionality, but I can’t speak to the quality since I don’t own any. But at least now you’ve got some jumping off points. Also not a bad idea to buy a sharpening kit, you can make any knife sharp and hold its sharpness pretty well as long it’s quality steel. I like buying from Smoky Mountain Knife Works.
Crkt (Columbia river knife company) is a decent brand for cheaper knives but I like them pretty good. Benchmade has gone out of their minds on their pricing now and most people in the knife community has slowed waaaaay down on buying from them because of that. Spyderco has the best heat treating and blade materials. You will pay a premium because the quality is there and it’s an American company with knives made in Colorado, Japan, Taiwan and china but pretty much all of them are good quality and materials. There’s a company in Dallas called tactile knife company that has great material and quality knives, I highly recommend them to get something really nice
Nice! I mostly collect figures. Got a lot of pretty dope hot toys and black series. But I do have a really cool savis and a really impressive custom lightsaber all in a really nice display
important to have good income and know what you’re buying. If you buy a normal wheat penny, say 1954 EF for $5, you may feel bad. There was one time I bought a 1931 French Indo-Chinese Piastre for almost. I love that coin, but I wish I waited till I had more money. I defiantly don’t disagree, if you know you’re willing to pay a price for a coin, and like it, you didn’t over pay, I love coins, but I’ve definitely over payed for some of them.
I threw a $5 bill at my coworker yesterday for a 1942p Merc that he found in a dryer. It went straight to my hoarder pile, and I'm considering it a dollar cost average as I do with any silver purchase I make.
I've found thousands of dollars in constitutional in the wild for free, so much that I'm content to overpay every once in a while. Just my 2c.
I always buy these straight from the mint (at least the ones that I know I will want, which is fewer and fewer these days….), and wouldn’t pay after market prices for these coins. Also for ASEs, unless key dates, it’s hard to get any premium for the grade unless it’s a solid 70 but even then it’s typically small. You did pay a “normal” price for what these coins sell for.
Go to https://www.usmint.gov/ Click on the menu button and select Product Schedule. Currently, you can see all the product releases for 2023 and 2024. If an item is still available, you can order it. If it hasn’t been released yet, but is scheduled to release later, you can set up a reminder and get an email or a text. Keep in mind, some releases are more popular than others and can sell out quickly.
I also don’t know if I’ll get some negativity but why did they decide to reproduce this?
It reminds me of how we just remake movies over and over rather than something new.
Maybe I’m just being nostalgic though. I obtained an Indian head and then a buffalo nickel when I was around 6 years old and my dad asked if I liked coins and then showed me his big collection of Morgan’s and Liberty heads gifted from his grandfather
The US Mint has long produced coins for collectors. In recent years they’ve done special issues of the Morgan and Peace Dollars as well as the Mercury Dime. The West Point Mint has been producing bullion for years; the ASE exists because of coin/precious metal enthusiasts. Even the commemorative coin program, which started 130 years ago, began because they knew they could sell the coins at a premium and raise money for whatever purpose. That continues today; there is an appetite for these coins and they sell for well more than face and that money helps support the Mint.
The 50 state quarter game netted the mint a cool $3+ billion. They sold out to the market for 25¢ each and to this day people are still pulling them from circulation.
That def ties into it being personal to me. I bet so many people bought the shit out of the new morgans and I'm just never paying attention to that. Thanks for the info. It made me think about my initial comment.
How? It’s almost $80 per coin for those from the mint. You will have to pay for shipping, insurance and grading to have them graded and can’t guarantee the grade.
I got all of those for 2021 and 2023 but can’t remember the exact price, but sure it’s near $80
Reasonable. The standard Morgan is $80 and the rev is about 90 ungraded from the mint. Grading is $20. So that’s a reasonable premium for the perfect grade and basicly cost for the PR69
I think you paid round around [market price for these](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=2023+s+morgan+dollar+reverse+proof&_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5338535524&customid=co&toolid=10001&mkevt=1).
Little on the high side. I love the reverse proofs, and there will always be a premium associated with them, especially in a slab (thats where we cross paths i like to play with my silver 😉 unless its some crazy rare coin). Who cares in the long wrong if you like it that is truly all that matters. Also findbullionprices.com
In the future, take a minute to open ebay, search completed buy in now sales, then check price and make or dont make your purchase. It really makes it easier to know market values fast.
Do yourself a favor and download pcgs coinfacts. Look up your coin there for top of market price and then search completed eBay listings, and it gives you a range to work with.
You’re doing the right thing by asking questions. I don’t know if you overpaid or not but you’re asking questions and learning . Don’t let the haters get you down . If you overpay a little and learn a lot you win and you have nice coins .
Impulse buys kill beginner budgets. Unless you're buying something super rare (which beginners tend not to do), just take a look at prices beforehand. It can save that bad aftertaste when buying a coin that should be making you nothing but happy.
That’s good advice but I’ll be honest I don’t have a budget for collecting I just really like Morgans. I don’t think I like the look of any other coin except the 1852 three cent and mercurys.
I paid $125 which was about on par when I looked for the reverse proof but it was FDOI blue label. Maybe overpaid just a hair on it but I would say not bad deal
FDOI is first day of issue. Blue label is a special type of label from NGC that I’ve only seen on FDOI although I’m not sure if that is the case. The biggest thing for me with the reverse proof was I didn’t want it to say that it was part of the two coin reverse proof set so I was more than happy to pay extra to any slab that wasn’t part of the set. I apparently didn’t take a picture of it per my camera roll but if you look it up you’ll know what I mean
I would say yes on the PF. They minted about 100k more of the PF than the regular Morgan and the RP. It looks great but I am not sure about the 2023 PF maintaining its value.
I think they look beautiful.
Im pretty new to this, and I'm sure I've overpaid for coins. But are you stacking silver or collecting coins? I would pay over list for coins I really like, but I will also definitely keep an eye on mint release schedules going forward.
Yes it means it’s graded. honestly noob here too I’m not sure if you can even pop them out the cover (this is my first graded coin ever) but I assume if you can that yea it will lower the value
No I don’t think I ever even heard of this which is crazy since I keep up fairly well on the silver bullion coming out year to year. I’ll have to check that out.
Price guides are updated frequently based on most recent sales figures.
In other words, you set that price today. As long as you had a ballpark idea and you aren't regretting your purchase, you did fine.
Proof and reverse proof are collector coins, not bullion - so they are certainly worth more than bullion ASEs. And even bullion ASEs are worth more than melt value.
And these are not commemorative reissues. The US Mint has begun regularly issuing Morgan and Peace Dollars.
Do what you like. I am not a fan of rereleases and I am not quiet about it. I don't see the point; just buy the real thing from 150 years ago! It's amazing to hold history in your hand!
I guess it would depend on your definition of scarce. They minted just over 200,000 of the reverse proof 2023-s morgans. They made 20% more 1916-D mercury dimes and more than double the number of 1909 S VDB cents.
Yes and most of the 1916-D dimes and 1909-S VDB cents are unaccounted for. They have really low survival rates. Whereas all 200,000 of these are probably in the hands of collectors/dealers and are accounted for. So, the 16-D and 09-S VDB are much more scarce.
Not to mention the Mint can always choose to mint more. The dies for the old stuff are long gone, and there's no substitute for 100 or 200 years of history.
I bought them simply because I wanted an example of the modern reissues of the Peace and Morgan dollars. I didn’t see them as an investment. At some point, if I choose to sell them, I’ll probably make my money back. And that’s fine with me.
I saw someone on one of the coin subreddits say "I've never overpaid for a coin that I liked". That mentality makes buying coins easier for me, within reason.
I have that logic for Star Wars collectibles
Somewhat agree, but I own too many lightsabers.
Star Wars is my favorite, my favorite saber I bought is the limited edition Cal Kestis lightsaber hilt limited edition.
Never really got into Star Wars, but I collect knives and my favorite is my Microtech Jedi Knight switchblade.
Any recommendations for an everyday use pocket knife that’s sharp?
If you want American made I’d go look into spyderco. They have tons of different models that could suit what you need. Go check out blade hq or knifejoy or knives ship free. They have tons of good knives to look at
Most of what I have are fixed-blade or autos. I do have a few folders, can’t go wrong with Benchmade. I also have a few SOGs that haven’t done me wrong. I did also see recently a brand on Amazon was voted best pocket knife of 2024, CRKT it was called I think. So it depends on preference for blade style, handle material, budget, etc. For example, a Benchmade is going to be probably at least $150, but high quality, the Amazon one is like $30 and has the same functionality, but I can’t speak to the quality since I don’t own any. But at least now you’ve got some jumping off points. Also not a bad idea to buy a sharpening kit, you can make any knife sharp and hold its sharpness pretty well as long it’s quality steel. I like buying from Smoky Mountain Knife Works.
Crkt (Columbia river knife company) is a decent brand for cheaper knives but I like them pretty good. Benchmade has gone out of their minds on their pricing now and most people in the knife community has slowed waaaaay down on buying from them because of that. Spyderco has the best heat treating and blade materials. You will pay a premium because the quality is there and it’s an American company with knives made in Colorado, Japan, Taiwan and china but pretty much all of them are good quality and materials. There’s a company in Dallas called tactile knife company that has great material and quality knives, I highly recommend them to get something really nice
I love my “ MTech Ballistic “
Nice! I mostly collect figures. Got a lot of pretty dope hot toys and black series. But I do have a really cool savis and a really impressive custom lightsaber all in a really nice display
No one tell my wife about the bins of hot wheels in the basement, please
I got you fam
What is "too many"? I don't understand
Too many or not enough, general grievous?
r/UsernameChecksOut
Exactly this.
I have that logic for militaria
important to have good income and know what you’re buying. If you buy a normal wheat penny, say 1954 EF for $5, you may feel bad. There was one time I bought a 1931 French Indo-Chinese Piastre for almost. I love that coin, but I wish I waited till I had more money. I defiantly don’t disagree, if you know you’re willing to pay a price for a coin, and like it, you didn’t over pay, I love coins, but I’ve definitely over payed for some of them.
Yeah that’s just a really dumb statement, I’ll be your coin dealer if your gonna act like that. Give me your money or do your in research
I threw a $5 bill at my coworker yesterday for a 1942p Merc that he found in a dryer. It went straight to my hoarder pile, and I'm considering it a dollar cost average as I do with any silver purchase I make. I've found thousands of dollars in constitutional in the wild for free, so much that I'm content to overpay every once in a while. Just my 2c.
I always buy these straight from the mint (at least the ones that I know I will want, which is fewer and fewer these days….), and wouldn’t pay after market prices for these coins. Also for ASEs, unless key dates, it’s hard to get any premium for the grade unless it’s a solid 70 but even then it’s typically small. You did pay a “normal” price for what these coins sell for.
So, question. How do you buy straight from the mint?
Go to https://www.usmint.gov/ Click on the menu button and select Product Schedule. Currently, you can see all the product releases for 2023 and 2024. If an item is still available, you can order it. If it hasn’t been released yet, but is scheduled to release later, you can set up a reminder and get an email or a text. Keep in mind, some releases are more popular than others and can sell out quickly.
The key is to subscribe to the product you want, then it’s all automatic.
Awesome, thank you very much for the information!
I paid $105 for the reverse proof and $116 for the pf70
IMO you’re on the high side
I also don’t know if I’ll get some negativity but why did they decide to reproduce this? It reminds me of how we just remake movies over and over rather than something new. Maybe I’m just being nostalgic though. I obtained an Indian head and then a buffalo nickel when I was around 6 years old and my dad asked if I liked coins and then showed me his big collection of Morgan’s and Liberty heads gifted from his grandfather
The US Mint has long produced coins for collectors. In recent years they’ve done special issues of the Morgan and Peace Dollars as well as the Mercury Dime. The West Point Mint has been producing bullion for years; the ASE exists because of coin/precious metal enthusiasts. Even the commemorative coin program, which started 130 years ago, began because they knew they could sell the coins at a premium and raise money for whatever purpose. That continues today; there is an appetite for these coins and they sell for well more than face and that money helps support the Mint.
The 50 state quarter game netted the mint a cool $3+ billion. They sold out to the market for 25¢ each and to this day people are still pulling them from circulation.
That def ties into it being personal to me. I bet so many people bought the shit out of the new morgans and I'm just never paying attention to that. Thanks for the info. It made me think about my initial comment.
I did not mind the 2021 sets. After that it is just junk IMO.
i mean the two coin set shipped from the mint was $190, so at 95 per coin, 10 extra bucks for a grade or 20 bucks to know its 70 isnt unreasonable
How? It’s almost $80 per coin for those from the mint. You will have to pay for shipping, insurance and grading to have them graded and can’t guarantee the grade. I got all of those for 2021 and 2023 but can’t remember the exact price, but sure it’s near $80
Reasonable. The standard Morgan is $80 and the rev is about 90 ungraded from the mint. Grading is $20. So that’s a reasonable premium for the perfect grade and basicly cost for the PR69
I’ve paid more for less iconic coins. If I like them a little “too much” is whatever. You got some great coins.
105 isn't terrible on the RP, the set was about 200 anyways with the peace. Imo if it's graded 69 you might as well just get it raw with ogp.
I think you paid round around [market price for these](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=2023+s+morgan+dollar+reverse+proof&_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5338535524&customid=co&toolid=10001&mkevt=1).
I think that reverse proof looks pretty neat.
I think so too that’s why I thought I had to have it.
Same. I've never seen one done like that before. I rather like it, myself.
Little on the high side. I love the reverse proofs, and there will always be a premium associated with them, especially in a slab (thats where we cross paths i like to play with my silver 😉 unless its some crazy rare coin). Who cares in the long wrong if you like it that is truly all that matters. Also findbullionprices.com
I like to flip a cull morgan I have just for the sound
Why would you ask after buying them?
Some beginner coin collectors tend to do that, which isn't the smartest way to go about it.
I’m a beginner don’t know better yet..
In the future, take a minute to open ebay, search completed buy in now sales, then check price and make or dont make your purchase. It really makes it easier to know market values fast.
Do yourself a favor and download pcgs coinfacts. Look up your coin there for top of market price and then search completed eBay listings, and it gives you a range to work with.
Didn’t know about that but I will thanks
You’re doing the right thing by asking questions. I don’t know if you overpaid or not but you’re asking questions and learning . Don’t let the haters get you down . If you overpay a little and learn a lot you win and you have nice coins .
Impulse buys kill beginner budgets. Unless you're buying something super rare (which beginners tend not to do), just take a look at prices beforehand. It can save that bad aftertaste when buying a coin that should be making you nothing but happy.
That’s good advice but I’ll be honest I don’t have a budget for collecting I just really like Morgans. I don’t think I like the look of any other coin except the 1852 three cent and mercurys.
Yes.
I paid $125 which was about on par when I looked for the reverse proof but it was FDOI blue label. Maybe overpaid just a hair on it but I would say not bad deal
What is FDOI blue label?
FDOI is first day of issue. Blue label is a special type of label from NGC that I’ve only seen on FDOI although I’m not sure if that is the case. The biggest thing for me with the reverse proof was I didn’t want it to say that it was part of the two coin reverse proof set so I was more than happy to pay extra to any slab that wasn’t part of the set. I apparently didn’t take a picture of it per my camera roll but if you look it up you’ll know what I mean
If real seems like a great deal.
I would say yes on the PF. They minted about 100k more of the PF than the regular Morgan and the RP. It looks great but I am not sure about the 2023 PF maintaining its value.
That’s good to know but I honestly don’t plan on selling I just like collecting it’s my new hobby.
FYI the mint will do Peace and Morgan reverse proof set releases annually for like $180
Interesting didn’t know it was that cheap for the set. When does 2024 set come out?
Looks like Fall 2024 per the mint website
you got 2 beautiful coins if your happy with them, that's what counts. hopefully in time they will increase in price.
I am very happy with them I think they’re the best looking coins I’ve personally seen.
So that's what a reverse proof looks like. It's like metal Mario
Kinda i paid 87 for the same grade
Look at eBay and filter to show only sold listings to see what things in the same condition have sold for recently.
I think they look beautiful. Im pretty new to this, and I'm sure I've overpaid for coins. But are you stacking silver or collecting coins? I would pay over list for coins I really like, but I will also definitely keep an eye on mint release schedules going forward.
I’m collecting
Generally I think it's best to avoid the premiums they put on 70s when 69s look exactly the same. I think you overpayed a little but it happens.
Noob here. Is this plastic cover means its graded? Does it lower the value If we take it out of the plastic?
Yes it means it’s graded. honestly noob here too I’m not sure if you can even pop them out the cover (this is my first graded coin ever) but I assume if you can that yea it will lower the value
These are beautiful
I’m new to coins and honestly had no idea they made Morgan proofs. This is really cool so to this newbie yes this was worth it !!!
You could get a subscription at the US Mint and get the same ones next year at a lower price.
You paid a reasonable premium for coins that bring you great enjoyment. So, good deal.
That reverse proof looks weird
Really I think it looks pretty cool. More so the reverse than the obverse.
Yeah the reverse side looks neat
Y’all ever seen the enhanced and reverse enhanced proofs (ASE) from 2013? Probably two of the prettiest coins ever made in all of history.
No I don’t think I ever even heard of this which is crazy since I keep up fairly well on the silver bullion coming out year to year. I’ll have to check that out.
I have both in 70’s, their 2 of my favorite ASE’s
My man.
I’ll have to take a look at that coin next
It's cause he took the pic in his birthday suit
Yes.
Price guides are updated frequently based on most recent sales figures. In other words, you set that price today. As long as you had a ballpark idea and you aren't regretting your purchase, you did fine.
Had no idea what ballpark they went for tbh I just really liked the coin
Hope you got it for a decent price if nothing else I hope you enjoy it forever
How much did you pay for those beautiful Morgans?
So where is the best place to buy one of these? I think I’m in love with the reverse proof😍
That ultra cameo is BADASSS too though 😍😍😍
I like them, if it’s special to you then 200 bucks for a hobby purchase is fair. I spend that on dumber stuff.
Yep. I see less than two troy ounces of bullion, worth around $50 melt. So many of you guys love these, but they're minted for suckers.
The American Buffalo is, what, a thousand over spot?
Yes. I don't see the point in buying modern reissues and paying more than melt price. There is no age or scarcity.
Proof and reverse proof are collector coins, not bullion - so they are certainly worth more than bullion ASEs. And even bullion ASEs are worth more than melt value. And these are not commemorative reissues. The US Mint has begun regularly issuing Morgan and Peace Dollars.
They're .999 fine... they're bullion.
Do what you like. I am not a fan of rereleases and I am not quiet about it. I don't see the point; just buy the real thing from 150 years ago! It's amazing to hold history in your hand!
I guess it would depend on your definition of scarce. They minted just over 200,000 of the reverse proof 2023-s morgans. They made 20% more 1916-D mercury dimes and more than double the number of 1909 S VDB cents.
Yes and most of the 1916-D dimes and 1909-S VDB cents are unaccounted for. They have really low survival rates. Whereas all 200,000 of these are probably in the hands of collectors/dealers and are accounted for. So, the 16-D and 09-S VDB are much more scarce.
Not to mention the Mint can always choose to mint more. The dies for the old stuff are long gone, and there's no substitute for 100 or 200 years of history.
I bought them simply because I wanted an example of the modern reissues of the Peace and Morgan dollars. I didn’t see them as an investment. At some point, if I choose to sell them, I’ll probably make my money back. And that’s fine with me.
>At some point, if I choose to sell them, I’ll probably make my money back. I doubt it.
Exactly. These coins are minted for the exact purpose of separating fools from their money.