Coins

A Coin Collector First

My friend gave me a box with some silver dollars in it: Morgan silver dollars and Hobo silver dollars. There is an 1881-CC, 1885-CC, and an 1886-O. This is the first time I have ever heard of these coins.

Dale Bowman Hebron, Neb.

My wife went out to lunch one day for work and when she got home she handed me a small amount of change. I noticed right away the luster on

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