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How Good Are You? 1881-S Morgan

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 Posted 03/13/2012  1:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TonedMo87 to your friends list
Its sunny here so far today, when I get home I'll work on uploading some fresh pics.
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 Posted 03/13/2012  1:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SsuperDdave to your friends list

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I think the more important skill is to be able to evaluate coins at auction with scans rather than photographs.


In this day and age when so much potential business is available online only, it behooves us as collectors to incorporate the evaluation of all types of online imaging into our skillsets. That's an ongoing process for everyone - even though I've been doing this for quite a while I'm always ready to change my opinion of what I'm seeing based on new evidence. Question everything, most importantly yourself.
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 Posted 03/13/2012  5:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add D0ubl3Eagle to your friends list
I will guess MS-64 with a possibility of MS-65.
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 Posted 03/13/2012  5:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TonedMo87 to your friends list
Here are some updated pics that I just took with my digital camera. I'm finding that I like taking them outside at this time here. Unfortunately, my camera, as you'll see, is red and is quite distracting. It's decent quality though, so any tips or tricks would be quite helpful.

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 Posted 03/14/2012  02:45 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add westcoin to your friends list
I must be seeing more hits on the cheek than the others, I'm going MS62 maybe a 63, hopefully it's not as poorly graded as my 1921 ANACS, I put up a couple of months ago.
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 Posted 03/14/2012  03:08 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Landon to your friends list
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MS65 nice Morgan
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 Posted 03/14/2012  11:13 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SsuperDdave to your friends list
Interesting. Were it not for the reeding ding behind the eye, I'd think this a different coin. Your scanner is....optimistic.

The darker "scratches" seen on the cheek in the scan are pretty much confirmed as unimportant in the images; indeed, some of them do not show up at all. The obverse fields seem a little "busier" than the scans indicated, and the gouge at the hairline draws the eye a little more. The reverse is still very, very nice.

I'm thinking 65 now.
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 Posted 03/14/2012  1:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TonedMo87 to your friends list
I'll post the real grade later this evening. If anyone else wants to take a stab at re-grading, go for it!
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 Posted 03/14/2012  1:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add dave700x to your friends list
Looking at the reflection of your camera in the pictures, I'd say it has a good shot at a PL grade, therefore, MS64PL...
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 Posted 03/14/2012  6:58 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add RJP to your friends list
I like it at a MS-64.
If you like the PCGS rattlers I have a grading set on the 1881-S, but please be warned that the pictures are scans and I do need to update the pictures.

http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/sho...aspx?sc=1385

The scans are just Ok.
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 Posted 03/14/2012  7:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TonedMo87 to your friends list
As numismaniac put it the very first post, and RJP put it the very last post, she grades MS64. I'm happy with her there, as I clearly got the coin and not the slab. I think it was very close to PL though. Good grading everyone!



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