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Pillar of the Community
United States
913 Posts |
Hello, CCF. Another recent raw CC Morgan pickup. A few flaws, but overall I thought it had nice eye appeal, imo, and goes well with the set I'm assembling. May not be everyone's cup of tea. First set of photos are in hand, what it actually looks like. Has a hit to the rim at 3 o'clock as shown in the pics. The last two picks are the sellers pics, heavy lighting and over exposed. I like this one much better than the last 78-CC I posted. So, what are your thoughts on this one?       |
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Moderator
 United States
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I think this would grade XF and that rim ding would Details it. Overall it has nice eye appeal to me.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19273 Posts |
All depends on the expectations you have for your set. I do like sets which have a 'these coins have served, and served well' look to them.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18732 Posts |
I'm going to use your photos for this one as I think it shows the coin more as it looks in hand. i need to preface this by the fact that with the exception of the 79CC and 93CC the strikes are sharp and bold. there are exceptions and I think you 78 may be one of those that not everything we are seeing here is from circulation. I believe the hair around the ear and the eagle breast is partly a strike issue. just to throw it out there, the coin may have had an old cleaning but it has re-toned nicely. haloing and blotchy toning she may have had a light dip to clean it up a little. maybe an attempt to remove the stain on the wing. if this is the case it would not affect whether or not the coin would details imo. the lettering on both sides is pretty sharp. all of the recessed devices seem to be sharp like in the hair under the ear. a couple small marks in the field under US. nice ear definition. there is a small stain on the wing. the elephant in the room is the rim hit which doesn't infringe on the actual coin itself so I'm not sure if that is enough to detail it. a TPG may think so due to it depth. i agree the coin has nice eye appeal. I think you have a nice XF45 coin and probably it would detail. I like it and if you have it in an album you wont even see the ding |
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United States
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I do like sets which have a 'these coins have served, and served well' look to them.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm thinking VF-XF details.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4473 Posts |
Looks like metal displacement on the rim by the star that could detail the coin. The large dark spot on the eagle's wing is distracting.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
913 Posts |
I will say the rim hit is probably a coin flip regarding a details grade if I sent it in for grading. Ive seen much worse in both PCGS and NGC holders.
Otherwise, appreciate the comments, everyone!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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XF details due to the rim issues. 55/45 coin toss on the details designation.
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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
913 Posts |
Speaking of detailed coins, you all might think I'm nuts, but I seriously considered buying this, not for the low price, but for the appreciation I have for the life it lived and the service it gave to the people and commerce of this country. Still looking for a PR/FR example to fill one of the remaining empty spots in my CC Morgan collection.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
913 Posts |
Here's my little art project. I made the virtual display with iPads basic photo editing tools. Need to get better pic for 1879 and in hand photo for '89. The 78cc at lower right is from the family collection. Thinking about replacing the '83 that came from the father in law and is in a gsa holder. My intent was to find/use raw unholdered coins. So far I'm liking how its come together. Cheers, Adam   Edited by adam126402
07/09/2026 11:59 pm
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Valued Member
New Zealand
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Speaking of detailed coins, you all might think I'm nuts, but I seriously considered buying this, not for the low price, but for the appreciation I have for the life it lived and the service it gave to the people and commerce of this country. Depends a bit on what you mean by "low price", but I don't let a hole put me off buying a really hard-to-get coin. See my thread with an 1870 Trime. I've acquired a few coins with holes, usually as part of a larger group, but I put the nicer ones in my collection without hesitation. The hole is part of the story of the coin AFAIC. Do not read this sentence.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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i cant remember who said it but a damaged coin will always be damaged. if you are using it as spot filler until a better one comes along I would price it accordingly. the price would have to be right to consider that one.
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Posted 07/08/2026 07:32 am
