Please Help Me To See If This 1901 Morgan Real Tonning

With the added buyer's premium, that's a pretty hefty price to pay for an unslabbed proof Morgan. No way to tell whether it would grade PR63, 64, or 65 with those pictures, and as I mentioned the toning can be very deceiving in photos. Hope you get lucky and it turns out to be a nice coin.

As an aside, you should ignore the "guide" price in an auction like this and bid based on your own assessment of the coin. If you're a relatively new collector, you might want to take it slower.

I'll give my honest opinion. I wouldn't have touched it with a 10m stick. I agree that it is a proof, but I dont think it's NT and think the surfaces have been messed with

Pics are not good enough for such an expensive coin.

So why would someone AT a coin that is this valuable?

I'm on the fence on the toning. The color progression could be NT, but the thing that bothers me is how smooth the colors are over the letters and devices. NT coins tend to tone differently at different elevations. I think I see some "pull away" around the date and some of the stars, which might be an indication that it IS natural, but I'm not certain it isn't the photograph. (If you haven't found this site already, it's worth bookmarking if you're into toned coins. https://www.monstertonedmorgans.com...oned-morgans)

And the question why it isn't slabbed is a good one. A coin this valuable, especially with nice toning like that (if it's natural), should be slabbed. It can only enhance the value, since some collectors will pay a substantial premium on toned coins, especially proofs that grade as high as claimed. If it IS natural toning, you got a super deal!

I'm dying to see the in-hand pics to see if we can figure out what's what.

It's a proof, not a business strike. Still, I think it's likely to be either AT or juiced photos.