1880-O Morgan Experiment *results*

Better before and after pictures are needed. I can't tell much from these pics. This should be fun.

Looking forward to see'n 'er out of wrapper and acetone treatment. I think she has a shot.

I wouldn't consider that MS from the amount of rub seen in those close-ups

Wow great improvement! I guess GSA did not acetone the dollars before packaging

AU50-AU53 grading off the original pictures which show lots of rub and only partial luster mainly towards the periphery. The fields show scratches and hairlines.

Looking at the last two pictures, the cheek and the field left of the bust are both clearly worn and roughed up. The hair, cap leaves, and breast feathers all show clear evidence of circulation as well -- notice how the frosty white appearance is broken by much darker grayish-silvery areas. The photos with the dark background and the uneven lighting make it very difficult to attempt to grade accurately; I might revise my opinion if I saw it in lighting more like the very first photos.

I mean no offense, so don't take this the wrong way, but the coin was much more valuable "as-is" in the original GSA soft pack.
GSA soft pack 80-O goes for around $200 to $240 if a TPG AU. A slabbed MS62 non-GSA 1880-O can be had around the same price.
However, a raw AU 1880-O separated from its GSA softpack is worth 20% or less of those values.

Well, I took this as an experiment. We will see what happens, will submit to TPG later this month. It wont break my heart what they grade it as since I did not pay much for it. No one has offered any VAM opinions, so I will probably add that as a TPG option and see what it comes back at -- why not.