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1882-S Morgan Reverse Tone Slab You Vs. PCGS *grade Revealed*

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 Posted 02/15/2013  07:14 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mds308 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Here's the slab and grade. Surprise, surprise.

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 Posted 02/15/2013  07:19 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add supgog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Wow, didn't see this one coming.
With a combination of a weak strike above the ear and a few bag marks I couldn't see it getting any more than MS65 grade.
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 Posted 02/15/2013  07:38 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add blackjack to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That's a pretty coin, mds.
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 Posted 02/15/2013  07:54 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Rupre07 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
a little surprised as well, I was going with the 64, 65 borderline also
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 Posted 02/15/2013  08:47 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mds308 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
supgog,

The slab has a heavy rub spot in the location you are talking about. This is blurring out some detail. I should have buffed out the slab before I took the PICS. I was under the impression that a weak strike is a mint issue and wouldn't change a grade.
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 Posted 02/15/2013  09:34 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinsKelly to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Very nice coin mds!
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 Posted 02/15/2013  11:01 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add supgog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Usually, weak strike would only matter in proof coins grading, but in higher grades, it sometimes does.

This is from the NGC grading guide:

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In grades MS-63 and lower, a grading service such as NGC does not weigh their sharpness of strike heavily.


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Back to grading 101 class. My eyes are getting old.
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Back to grading 101 class.


That is why I am here...
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Back to grading 101 class. My eyes are getting old.

I resemble this remark....
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