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Help Grading My Coins: No1: 1878 - S Morgan

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 Posted 07/15/2022  7:13 pm  Show Profile   Check Zurie's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Zurie to your friends list
I'd say AU-58. Hard to see the surfaces on the obverse, but it might make MS.
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 Posted 07/15/2022  7:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add HP2001PH to your friends list
Thanks for the reply. Tomorrow (its quite late here now.), I will try to get a better picture of the surfaces.
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 Posted 07/15/2022  8:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ericgreen to your friends list
Obverse photo makes it look like there is a luster break in the field, so AU-58. Better lighting on the photos would help here
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 Posted 07/15/2022  9:27 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Spence to your friends list
@hp, first welcome to CCF.

Second, it isn't a huge deal, but please use full, four digit dates in your thread titles moving forward. It helps with the search functionality. I'll fix these latest few for you no problem. Thx.
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 Posted 07/15/2022  11:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add JasonKflo to your friends list
looks AU-58 from the pics
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 Posted 07/16/2022  01:19 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add HP2001PH to your friends list
Spence, I will make sure to do that.

I have better pic of the obverse.
Now there a fine scratches evident, I really have not seen them with the naked eye at all before.
But actually in bright daylight they are visible if one looks a a very flat angle. From up front they are completely invisible. These photos are cruel... ;D


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 Posted 07/16/2022  01:36 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jacrispies to your friends list
Vertical hairlines on obverse, reverse looks original and MS. UNC Details Cleaned
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 Posted 07/16/2022  05:12 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add HP2001PH to your friends list
Thanks, John.

Wow, not sure if I will dive deeply into this stuff.
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 Posted 07/16/2022  10:58 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list
always remove coins from the holder when possible as they can alter the look of the surfaces. try not to use overhead lighting. natural light maybe on a window sill or diffused light is best

the strike is a little better than a typcial 78(S) so thats a plus.
the does appear to be circulation on second obv photo hair but I'm not seeing it anywhere else so it could be cabinet rub. I dont think its from any striking issue as the rest of the devices are pretty good.

luster is broken on both sides. reverse pic not that great probably because we dont have a shot outside the holder

a lot of chatter on the cheek and obv fields. the first set of photos are showing a cleaned coin. this is why its important to take pics outside of holders with diffused light.

without better photos AU58 but the halos on the second obv shot around the stars are pointing towards a cleaning. so AU58 details (cleaned) is my assessment without better photos

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 Posted 07/18/2022  09:29 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add IndianGoldEagle to your friends list
AU-58 straight grade.
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 Posted 07/18/2022  12:32 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add HP2001PH to your friends list
I experimented a bit with choosing a more neutral background (for a better auto-focus) and a diffusor over the light source.

Let me know if these photos are any better now

EDIT: Parts of the coin are still slightly out of focus. Its a little frustrating.

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 Posted 07/18/2022  12:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add NumismaticsFTW to your friends list
Au58
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 Posted 07/18/2022  12:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add HP2001PH to your friends list
Btw. all in all I like this coin, it has the beginning of a warm toning goin on and is struck rather sharply I feel.

I bought it off ebay with a winning bid of 54€.
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