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Fishnwidow Valued Member United States 228 Posts	Posted 04/14/2007 8:11 pm Hi everyone, I bought this at flea market today for $25.00. Stopped by a coin shop on the way home for more flips and asked the owner to take a look at it to see if it had been cleaned. He said it had not been cleaned and I made a good purchase. He also said it had one of the more ratical die cracks on the reverse he had seen. I was so glad that it had not been cleaned I forgot to ask his op on a grade. Sorry if the lighting is bad, this was the best I could get it. Fishnwidow Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/14/2007 8:49 pm Fascinating coin. The somewhat weak obverse is balanced by a plainly Mint State reverse; I'd call it a good MS63 or weak MS64. The die cracks are not astonishing for 1899-O's; this is a particularly good year if you like cracked Morgans, and I've seen them darn near all the way around the reverse. A couple points of interest: 1) The date is way low, and I think tilted. Dates and mintmarks were hand-punched into the dies, and vary in location. 2) The mint mark is high and tilted far to the right. These two factors combine to attribute your coin as a VAM-10. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim M. Valued Member United States 69 Posts	Posted 04/14/2007 9:18 pm I would say MS-64. Nice luster, good strike and no seriously detracting marks. The die crack is cool, too. Well worth $25 in my opinion. ~Jim Report this Post to the Staff
halfabustisbetter Pillar of the Community United States 1984 Posts	Posted 04/14/2007 9:34 pm I agree that it's a good buy, especially if you like the coin. The obverse is not flashy or real well-struck but the reverse is lovely and I agree with the 63/64 range. Good coin-- Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/14/2007 9:55 pm Oh, yeah, I never even addressed the purchase price.... Report this Post to the Staff
Fishnwidow Valued Member United States 228 Posts	Posted 04/14/2007 10:09 pm I am soo happy with this coin I can't stop smiling. It's the first Morgan I have bought, my others where given to me and have a lot of sentimental value, but most have old cleanings and a couple are toned and not in a good way. I put it in a new airtight and put it with my others, it really sticks out. I may have to sneak back to town tommorrow and go back to the Flea market and see what's left. If I do I'll remember to take my RedBook this time. FishnwidowThank You Everyone!!!! Report this Post to the Staff
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