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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What thinketh thou? I say she has a shot at MS-65.   |
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As you know I am not good at grading but...maybe a 65. I see what might be a finger print by the date? Cheek looks clean though,sooo. 81-S as you know, is known for strong strikes. John1  |
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South Africa
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 nice Morgan! One day lol |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Very nice, I would say MS-65.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm certainly no expert, but it is a nice strike. The reverse is fine. The eagles feathers are clear and sharp, full breast. The obverse shows a bit of blemish in the fields. Uneven color around the date, some bag marks. Slightest wear on the hair above the ear . . MS63 all day long IMHO. |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11909 Posts |
64 with shot at 65. Nice.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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luster and surface preservation are key components in grading MS coins. in this case one would think that with a fairly clean cheek and the absence of a lot chatter that this coin would make the MS65 grade. with the fingerprint and only about 60-70% luster remaining I think it would grade MS64
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks all for your opinions!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1963 Posts |
I say a 64. I have many PCGS MS 64's that look nicer than your coin and ANACS will not grade a 65.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The obverse does not look 65 in these images. The fingerprint and disturbances in the lower left obverse hold it to 64 IMO. 1881-S pieces are often expected to be pristine at the gem level because so many of them are pristine and that hurts too.
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United States
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Not 65.....64 tops,just not enough blaze or luster for 65.
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