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Valued Member
Finland
265 Posts |
Here is slabbed Morgan dollar.What grade do you think PCGS gave it?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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very nice..  MS-65 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11898 Posts |
64. Nice cheek but a couple of hits near nostril, luster breaks in fields and what looks like a weak strike in hair over the ear. I see it throughout the coin, but especially large areas in the left obverse field look flat and dull grey where I should be seeing continuous luster. See left obverse field below the level of the eye down to the neck. Looks like some raised metal in and around the chin.
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.comEdited by numismatic student
02/25/2017 09:51 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd say MS-65. Looks like a nice one!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll go 65 from these pics assuming they aren't hiding anything major.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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New Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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i think its close enough to 65 to warrant the grade
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Valued Member
 Finland
265 Posts |
This is first coin that I ordered from U.S. Slab had little white sticker with premium quality text on it.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If you don't mind sharing, how much did you pay? Congratulations on the purchase.  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.comEdited by numismatic student
02/26/2017 3:27 pm
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Valued Member
Finland
265 Posts |
I paid 99 USD for it. Almost all Morgan dollars in Finland are not slabbed so for slabbed ones I have to search online stores in Germany or U.S. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That seems kind of high for the date. Is that because it includes international shipping? Here you can buy PCGS MS64 generic date morgans for $62. Sometimes less if you buy multiples. Generally it is sight unseen, so you don't get to cherrypick them for date and condition. Usually you end up mostly with the lower half of the range within the grade because the dealers offering them have already cherrypicked them. Your coin is premium for the grade imho. Morgans are a great bargain for 19th century coins because of quirks in history. Enjoy your beautiful morgans.
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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Valued Member
Finland
265 Posts |
$99 for coin plus shipping plus 24% extra VAT because Finland customs said so  . Living here in Finland is double-edged sword while collecting U.S. coins. Sometimes you get really good bargains and sometimes you need to pay if you want certain coin. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think it has a shot at 65, very clean cheek.
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