1896-O Morgan Guess The Grade! - Page 2

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eternallogan Valued Member Canada 314 Posts	Posted 03/17/2019 10:53 pm My guess would've been 58 or 62+, the obverse strike is awfully weak so that makes it difficult to tell, and the fact the surfaces look a bit washed out further complicates the problem. But beyond that, the fields aren't THAT bad imo, which makes me scratch my head a little at the grade. Lots of great information in this thread, especially for newbies, makes me very glad I shared. Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 03/18/2019 12:41 am The hair above the tip of the ear on Morgans has always been a tough area for me to differentiate from being a weak strike as opposed to having some minor wear. And in this example it fooled me once again into guessing a 58. Any help in more accurately calling it correctly in this area in specific when it's so close to the crossover point from AU to MS would be nice to have to engage my multi-faceted arsenal of strategically positioned attack armaments. Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7624 Posts	Posted 03/18/2019 01:51 am That is one of the better 61's I've seen! Thanks for sharing! Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 03/18/2019 09:59 am I still think NGC undergraded this coin. It has great luster for the date. Weak strike and the little ticks will keep it out of gem territory, however it's as nice as many MS63 or better coins of this date I've seen over the years. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 03/19/2019 12:43 pm MS-62 Report this Post to the Staff
smalldawg59 Valued Member United States 484 Posts	Posted 03/19/2019 2:53 pm Not way this is a MS coin. The rub on the cheek and hair above the ear is obvious. The luster is broken up to also indicating circulation. AU58 Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7624 Posts	Posted 03/19/2019 4:50 pm I remember popping open a roll of 96-O Morgan dollars about 50 years ago at a coin show across from Northpark Mall off of Hwy 75 in Dallas. You could get all the O-mint 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03 and 04 rolls you wanted but 96-O rolls were tough...even back then. Every coin had a poor strike similar to the posted coin here. I would imagine most everyone that looked at it thought it was a put together roll of AU coins. Knowing what I know now I wished I had bought THAT roll! Report this Post to the Staff
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