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1881-S Morgan Dollar:

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1881-S-Morgan-Dollar:
1881-S-Morgan-Dollar:

I'm bringing this 1881-S Morgan dollar coin to a coin show tomorrow to sell on behalf of my aunt. (I am her POA.) I have no prior experience with collectible coins. I figure that having multiple dealers to sell to in one place ensures that I can find at least one willing to give me a good price for it.

How can I determine the condition of this coin? It's sealed up in plastic, so I cannot tell which flaws are the coin's flaws and which ones are the flaws in the packaging.

I know from the figures in Numista (https://en.numista.com/1492) that there are 12.76 million examples of 1881-S Morgan dollars out there, so this is NOT the Hope Diamond or the Holy Grail.

According to the Numista price guide (https://en.numista.com/catalogue/en...p?id=28653), this coin would be worth $66,000 in MS69 condition but is worth much, much less money in any lesser condition. It's worth $6,000 (over 90% less) in MS68 condition, $950 (over 98.5% less) in MS67 condition, and less than $100 in anything less than MS62 condition.

I'm guessing that I'm more likely to hit the jackpot in Atlantic City than I am to get $66,000 for this coin. (And I've never been to Atlantic City and have no plans to go there.) Do I have any chance of getting a 3-digit sum for it?
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Need better pictures. Take it out of the wrapper for pictures and repost.

Or just go to the coin show and solicit some opinions. In hand beats pictures all day long.

And welcome to the CCF!
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