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What's that 1883 Morgan worth today?

I think I see more coins on the streets than I use to. In the past people would throw out pennies. Now they are throwing out nickels and dimes also

Surefire7: I will add an Amen to your posting - a "dollar" sure ain't what it used to be!
Sad that.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Sad. A dollar won't even buy you one 100th of a BJ today.

Save up...

1966 Corvette, $4,295.

https://www.corvsport.com/1966-corvette-options/

I got you beat. Someone sent me a $2 bill. NASA maybe? LOL

Wouldn’t you need a cock first?

I was making 1.85 an hour as a busboy in '65. And that was union scale.

Yes, I remember when a dollar would buy a lot more. I also remember earning less than a dollar an hour as a laborer when I was a teenager.
I’ll take todays economics.

An 1883 Morgan Silver Dollar in average condition is worth $25 or the current price for an ounce of silver.
I collect them, but am starting to give them away to my kids and grandkids
The US Mint just came out with a 2023 Silver Proof of the Morgan Silver Dollar, $80 from the mint.
I bought 3 to give my kids one this Christmas along with two old Morgans, 1878, and 1921.
1878 was the first Morgan struck, the 1921 was the last.
I worked at my dad's gas station in the early 60's, $1 and hour out of the till, $5 bucks back then would cover a date, movie and burgers.
$1 would buy 2.5 gal. of gas and a pack of cig's.

My kids don't believe me when I say I could get a small fountain Coke, a small bag of chips, and a piece of candy for a quarter. For another 50 cents, I could get a hotdog with sauce and onions. If I was going to splurge, I'd spend a whole dollar and get a cheeseburger with everything, a large chips and a large Coke. I was raised in a town sort of like Mayberry RFD with 2 small, old fashioned drug stores with fountains.

I remember my Dad said he worked at his Uncle’s gas station as a mechanic the year I was born in 1960. Said he made $1 per hour.
He got a big raise when he started driving a truck 2 years later. $1.65 per hour. 🤪

I worked for his Uncle at the same gas station at aged 14 after school, in 1974. Made $2.00 per hour. 😬
Made enough to buy my first truck, a 57 Chevy for either $200 or $250. Can’t remember which. Had to buy a another transmission for it at the wrecking yard to get it going. $25. And I think it was $20 for the clutch. Bought new tires, and a 8 track stereo for it too. 🤠

When I was young, we had a family friend of my grandparents that used to be a policeman. He would show me how to box, hit first, and taught street smarts. He was a devout catholic and would be in church all the times when the doors were open. He was just a great man. Anyways, he would give dimes away for when you did good things...kind of like people are referencing the dollar.

Anyways, he would say, save those dimes, they are valuable. They were all silver...so kind of neat.

He had no family, they had all since passed. Everything he had, he gave away...a silver dime at a time to me and my siblings through the years, groceries for my grandparents when he'd stop in for meals and to watch Packers games, and the rest to the church. Like I said, he was a great man, he lived a long life, contributed to his family and others, and took a stand for right in the streets with his badge and club and 38 special. He really liked the 38 special.

I never heard that man complain about self problems. He was very vocal about the 'crooks in Washington' though.

Anyways, this thread got me reflecting so I thought I'd share.

If every member on here would send me a dollar, I would actually have a little money!