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1885 - O Morgan Dollar New Purchase

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 Posted 08/11/2021  1:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add dave700x to your friends list
I'm in agreement with MS62 and possibly Struck Through Grease.
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 Posted 08/11/2021  4:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Slider23 to your friends list
62 The flat spot on eagle's breast appears to have happened during the minting process.
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 Posted 08/11/2021  5:04 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ijn1944 to your friends list
MS62+ for me--I suspect AGA didn't opt for pluses. The eagle doink is curious--thinking it's a die issue. Everyone, pull out you'85 Os and take a look.
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 Posted 08/11/2021  5:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add psuman08 to your friends list
AGA-63. Strong strike for the date, but I would say MS-62
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 Posted 08/11/2021  7:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Oldfordman to your friends list
I have to call it au58 due to the eagles breast and the high points of the hair.
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 Posted 08/11/2021  8:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ty2020b to your friends list
MS62 given the number of obverse and rim hits
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 Posted 08/12/2021  10:27 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sidekick-CA to your friends list

My 85 O has the same breast marking
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 Posted 08/12/2021  12:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list
decent strike for this year. not enough hits for a 62 grade. not clean enough for a 64. by process of elimination I'm at MS63. albeit on the lower end
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 Posted 08/12/2021  1:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TobyJ to your friends list
Thanks for the responses!
Sidekick, could I see a photo? That is interesting, I wonder how many coins have the same mark? Maybe it was only 100, or maybe 10,000. I found this from doing a google search: http://goccf.com/t/6068

Also, it's not often I disagree with the majority on here but I do think it cannot be MS62. The breast dent is clearly due to the die, so therefore should not affect the numerical grade, and only damage and wear to the coin after it was minted is surely relevant? The coin in hand is really nice, and the strike is really good. The scratches on the cheek look worse on the close up photos but they are not deep at all. I personally grade is MS63+. I've got a couple of MS62s to compare it to and they have much more wear and less lustre. This TPG actually gave it a MS65! But we know they are hardly accurate.


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PCGS coin. They gave it a 64


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 Posted 08/12/2021  6:00 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Oldfordman to your friends list
Ahh so an ms63 if a die marking.
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 Posted 08/12/2021  7:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add fenton to your friends list
Very interesting variety or possible mint error on the reverse. As for grade, I'd say a strong 63. Nice luster but she's a bit baggy.
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 Posted 08/12/2021  9:27 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sidekick-CA to your friends list
Don't see anything listed on VAMWORLD which would fit this.
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 Posted 08/13/2021  07:03 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add westcoin to your friends list
I think it's an MS62 myself. Too much chatter on the cheek to go any higher.


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This wouldn't be a VAM just due to the reverse spot of strike weakness or strike through. IT has to be on the die itself, a abject interfering with the strike can't be part of the die like say a die gouge would be. Hence no VAM specific for that, but rest assured it's a VAM as all Morgan and Peace dollars are. Only not one with added collector interest for a specific die combination or variety. There are a lot more common VAMs than there are desirable ones, for sure.
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 Posted 08/13/2021  10:43 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list
its hard to get this coin to 64 in anyones book. not sure what happened there
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