Brian, I'll tell you a true story:

My step-granddad in Casa Grande, AZ was alone for several years after my dear Dad's mom, my grandma, died in 2001. He'd told my Dad that he'd stashed a few silver coins away, buried in cans in an old tin shed, and that my Dad should dig them up some day after he'd passed on.

Well, about two years ago my step-granddad committed suicide, shooting himself twice (poor lonely man), in his trailer there in Casa Grande. The cops and some wonderful church folks contacted us, and my Dad and I went to Casa Grande to clean up the mess, and take care of things, many, many things.

One of the first things we did when we got to my granddad's property was to look for the old tin shed, and go coin hunting!

Well, we pulled up paving bricks where Lonnie (that was his first name) had told my Dad where to dig for the buried coins, and low and behold, the old son-of-a-gun had kept and stashed in several tin cans over 400 ounces: consisting of beautiful 64 Kennedy's (and a bunch of 40%ers, 1965-1970), dozens of almost all the years of Lincoln 50 centers, many old worn Walking Liberty 50 cent pieces, dozens of Morgans and Peace dollars, and an assortment of other silver dimes, mercury's and FDR's, Washington quarters, a couple old little 5 oz silver bars and various collector's silver pieces of various ounce weights and features. We were awestruck and feeling mighty rich!!!

Needless to say I've been an old American silver coin collector ever since. Heck, I remember using Lincolns as a kid back in the late 50's and early 60's, and brand new silver Kennedy's too.

So when you said you had recently obtained some Morgans it made me think of the sad but remarkable time when I went with my Dad digging for buried silver treasure once owned by bygone family in the Arizona desert.

What a special time we had, and what a collection I still have. I'll never sell those precious coins and the fine collections I've built around them!

I love old coins too,
Mark

Thank you sir, for the story. I too had an early start. Whenever I would get a 50 cent peice in change, I used to bring it to my grandmother, she in turn would exchange them for 2 quarters. We would store the 1/2 dollar coins in a jar for keeps sake. Smart lady.
I am in turn giving my grandkids silver/gold coins depending on the occassion. They will earn them in some way later... Brian