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Bought this coin awhile back because I wanted a o/s Morgan. When I purchased it, I wasn't aware that it seems to be decently scarce in higher grades and most are well circulated. I have had 2 people ask if I wanted to sell it including a local coin shop which suprised me, especially because I believe it's cleaned. It is VAM 5. Where you got her?    Edited by Odee13
11/24/2025 12:22 am
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Odee13, I haven't closely checked, but are there different varieties on these 1882 O/S Morgan? This picture I have posted doesn't look anything like yours, O over S... They say the "S" inside the "O" should be a "Flat Cross Bar", which yours definitely isn't.. BTW: I'll rate your Morgan: AU-Details
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Photos make it look market acceptable enough for me. AU-53 - to net it down a grade.
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11/24/2025 2:27 pm
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Edited by Odee13
11/24/2025 10:15 am
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Odee13, thank you for this extra information you posted  After further scoping, I found the link below, which should help ME better understand the 1882 O/s Morgan. I'm learning more and more! Thanks again! . . . http://conecaonline.org/wp-content/...ebsite-1.pdf
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I have an 1882 O/S Morgan that could be the twin of the coin you presented. Just received back from PCGS where it received an AU Det / Cleaned designation. While I suspected an old cleaning, it most certainly looked uncirculated to me. The grading companies are so focused on market grading that you can't say for sure what they would assign from coin to coin. They often disregard or are unfamiliar with subtle differences in strike from the various mints and eras, especially on Morgan dollars and Buffalo nickels. Quote:
are there different varieties on these 1882 O/S Morgan? There are currently three 1882 O/S varieties listed on VamWorld. In addition, there are early and later die states discussed for each. The OMM is more pronounced as the dies wear, so the earlier dies, while harder to spot in some cases, are more desirable. https://vamworld.com/wiki/1882_O_Over_S"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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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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I just typed a whole novel and then my phone changed websites. Annoying. So I will start over taking bumps comment into consideration - but first bump sorry for the non expected grade at least you have slabbed confirmation on VAM, I saw an au detailed cleaned go for over $200 just because the o/s demand. My question is for the grades coming in at low to mid au, what makes you go with that? From my grade analysis I have this at ms60 - reasons being - in my experience (and my other 82 o's I have) the 82 o and good amount of New Orleans mint coins are weakly struck. I feel like this coin is no exception but minimally a little better strike. The obverse shows signs of Wear on hair and blossom but hair above ear has more detail then a lot of graded 62 & 63 which goes back to my point of weak/mushy strike, this is same sentiment for reverse breast feathers. The cheek scratches to me are fine and wouldn't deter a low ms grade, I do see signs of wear in regards to no longer smooth surfaces all around which to me would be the biggest pull down to show it's circulated, also loss of luster but to me that points to a dip as there are halos around devices. I'm not arguing/defending this coin as I bought it for the variety and thought it was cleaned from the get go and I appreciate the comments they help me determine condition moving forward. I just want to make sure I'm not incorrectly looking at coins in terms of grading going back to my point that I see plenty of 82 o's graded in 62/63 that seem to look worse. Edited by Odee13
11/24/2025 11:36 am
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One reason why I don't think it's unc is that there seems to be luster missing in the obverse. Particularly in the face of Liberty and the fields. Note the bright luster around the stars on the left side and the contrasting dull color in the fields.
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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I agree NS, this one definitely shows signs of circulation.
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I'm at AU, possibly details from a cleaning.
Errers and Varietys.
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AU 55/58
Likely cleaned so if then AU details
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I agree with that Numis, I mentioned that in my previous comment that luster was missing, I said that could also be from a dip based on the halos around the devices and being dipped doesn't necessarily mean circulated.
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