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Close to AU, but I'd say very solid for EF-45. I'd like to see more breast feather definition for an AU. Nice original coin with excellent eye appeal!
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I'm gonna get it TPG'd. It's a moderately rare Morgan. Seems like a reasonable coin to send off, I guess. |
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Not a huge price jump from xf to au. I'd remove that rim discoloration first. Baking soda and water paste, as a poultice, do not rub. Or toothpaste, same way.
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Lobby; are you still vacillating about TPGing it? Numismedia prices it MS60: $264 PCGS prices it MS60: around $300 - $350 (notoriously inflated) If you're already a member of a grading service then membership fees pay for little if you dont use it. But you'll still pay to have the coin graded. Call us crazy; but, as I recall, my father and I (collecting since the 1930's) have had very, very few TPGd coins in our possession. My father may have used a TPG service once or twice. I never have...since I started collecting in 1965. Call us crazier: this included each key and semi-key dates and nearly every error in cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters, a few halves, and a numerous Morgans. That said, I dont have a qualified opinion about TPG/dont TPG...but it seems the primary impetus for grading is preservation and/or resale value. Edited by j_h_s
12/24/2011 09:12 am
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The primary reason for TPG is tpa, with a secondary reason of having the coin overgraded without doing it yourself. |
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Not a huge price jump from xf to au. I'd remove that rim discoloration first. Baking soda and water paste, as a poultice, do not rub. Or toothpaste, same way. Man, I'd be afraid to. This is a $200 coin, and I wouldn't want to destroy it. That said, you post has had me burning up the CCF search engine looking for toothpaste.  Any more you can add would be appreciated |
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Quote:Lobby; are you still vacillating about TPGing it? Numismedia prices it MS60: $264 PCGS prices it MS60: around $300 - $350 (notoriously inflated) ... Call us crazy; but, as I recall, my father and I (collecting since the 1930's) have had very, very few TPGd coins in our possession. My father may have used a TPG service once or twice. I never have...since I started collecting in 1965. Call us crazier: this included each key and semi-key dates and nearly every error in cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters, a few halves, and a numerous Morgans. That said, I dont have a qualified opinion about TPG/dont TPG...but it seems the primary impetus for grading is preservation and/or resale value. My situation is somewhat unique to the fine folks in this forum. Ever since my grandmother would show me her collection of Morgan silver dollars, I've always been fascinated by coin collecting, but have never really taken the plunge. I now have a scrap gold biz and often get silver coin. (BTW, this morgan did not come off a junk silver purchase). I'm struggling with how to obtain the most value for those coins. I'm planning to send this coin to ANACS, just to trial what a TPG does. Seems to me that reselling a coin is easier when it has a TPG slab around it. |
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I think if you don't remove the tarnish, you'll get graded lower.
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Fredd, you're one of the wisest and most experienced among us, and because of that I cannot fathom why you would advise any procedure to remove discoloration from a circulated coin. Especially using an abrasive. I cannot agree with you, and suggest you're doing Lobby a disservice by making this recommendation.
Especially since it won't work anyways.
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A poultice will draw up the discoloration. At no point did I advise using the abrasive properties.
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turd potty authentication
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Posted 12/23/2011 11:53 am
