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au_investor_4732 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 08/07/2026 11:41 am I'm bringing this 1881-S Morgan dollar coin to a coin show tomorrow to sell on behalf of my aunt. (I am her POA.) I have no prior experience with collectible coins. I figure that having multiple dealers to sell to in one place ensures that I can find at least one willing to give me a good price for it. How can I determine the condition of this coin? It's sealed up in plastic, so I cannot tell which flaws are the coin's flaws and which ones are the flaws in the packaging. I know from the figures in Numista (https://en.numista.com/1492) that there are 12.76 million examples of 1881-S Morgan dollars out there, so this is NOT the Hope Diamond or the Holy Grail. According to the Numista price guide (https://en.numista.com/catalogue/en...p?id=28653), this coin would be worth $66,000 in MS69 condition but is worth much, much less money in any lesser condition. It's worth $6,000 (over 90% less) in MS68 condition, $950 (over 98.5% less) in MS67 condition, and less than $100 in anything less than MS62 condition. I'm guessing that I'm more likely to hit the jackpot in Atlantic City than I am to get $66,000 for this coin. (And I've never been to Atlantic City and have no plans to go there.) Do I have any chance of getting a 3-digit sum for it? Report this Post to the Staff

adam126402 Pillar of the Community United States 938 Posts	Posted 08/07/2026 12:06 pm Need better pictures. Take it out of the wrapper for pictures and repost. Or just go to the coin show and solicit some opinions. In hand beats pictures all day long. And welcome to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 76642 Posts	Posted 08/07/2026 8:44 pm Agreed, need much better photos to properly asses your coin. Take it out of the plastic and retake the photos. Also, make sure to wear gloves when handling it, as you don't want to get any fingerprints on it. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18799 Posts	Posted Yesterday 12:41 pm shes a common coin in higher grades. keeping the coin in the holder, the out of focus photo and poor lighting makes it pretty much impossible to assess your coin. if there are no issues with the surfaces and the luster is still intact you are looking at a $100 retail coin. dealers would not pay that though. I am seeing seeing what looks like missing luster and some surface marks and scuffs give us an update on what they say when you bring it in. Report this Post to the Staff
au_investor_4732 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted Today 1H 12M ago When I removed the coin from the plastic packaging, I found that there was a stain on the "N" in "ONE DOLLAR". It was an otherwise nice coin that was devalued by this flaw. One of the dealers stated that it would have been MS62 if it weren't for the stain. (I understand that manufacturing defects were common in the past.) The best offer I got for it was $60, and I accepted that. Report this Post to the Staff
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