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New Member
United States
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While organizing my collection, I noticed I have an 1899 Morgan dollar in pretty good condition. Can anyone give me an approximate grade for this coin?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
557 Posts |
Hey bud , Im not able to grade it , But just alil FYI .. In the classic coin section there is a "classic coin Grading" section that would be best for you to get help on grading of your coin .. another useful site for pricing is www.numismedia.com - just look on the left column once you are on the site and Click on *collectors Prices* then find your coin and search for its price .. easy to use once you get on a few times .. but you may get some help here , sorry I'm not able to help as I'm still working on my grading skills also ... :)  to the community and good luck .. very nice morgan BTW .. \m/ phil \m/ Edited by tatt2ed13
03/16/2012 2:47 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And also, "good" is actually a lower grade here!  |
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New Member
 United States
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I have much better pictures, but I had to keep them under 100 kb to upload them here. The coin looks as good as some of my MS 62 and 64 silver dollars. I apparently bought this sometime in the mid 1990's for maybe 30 bucks or so. At today's prices it might be worth $200 or more. I did weigh it on a digital scale (after it was calibrated) and it weighed exactly 26.73 grams. I will show it to some local collectors and dealers to see what they think.
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Pillar of the Community
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to CCF Based on the photos, which a a little bright, it appears to be at least a 63 with a possibility of 64. More photos would help. Something seems to be going on with the chin and cheek. If those are hits/scrapes/bag marks, it probably would not make 64 as they would be detracting. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Poor photos, but this looks like a coin worth sending in for grading IMO
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New Member
United States
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Sorry about the photos, the coin looks much better in person. I took it to a nearby dealer (his website is Spotlight Coins) and he said it was about an MS 62, but cautioned me about the cost of sending it in for grading. I haven't decided yet.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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There is no reason to dump money into it unless you plan on selling it in my opinion.
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New Member
United States
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I wasn't planning to have it graded, not only because of the cost, but because it somehow seems more of a real coin by not being sealed in plastic.
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United States
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Posted 03/16/2012 4:32 pm
