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estate auction purchase last Thursday, 1878 MSD, my first one, has 7tf from auction, is it worth paying to have it professionally graded?   |
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Not the best pics. I'll say EF-45.  to the CCF! |
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XF Details
Not worth paying to get graded.
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Edited by NumismaticsFTW
05/24/2023 3:28 pm
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XF45 details, cleaned, possibly environmental damage. A long acetone bath might help. Is that a rim Cud at the lower reverse, or damage? IMO it's unfortunately been cleaned and appears to have some sort of nasty residue on it. This one is not worth getting graded, I agree.
Longhorn Coins & Exonumia Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse
05/24/2023 9:21 pm
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XF Details - Not gradeable.
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Topic StarterUnited States
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hey, thanks everyone, lot of different opinions, I don't believe it's been cleaned though, I will still have it graded and let you all know how you did, ty much appreciated.
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I'd say cleaned on the obverse for sure, unless the hairlines are only on the plastic of the holder, I'm even lower at VF30 details. The reverse is much better that obverse has seen better days IMO. It's hard to say from these photos but it looks a bit like a VAM-203 short leaf variety. Try matching up the key points here and if not the 203 try to figure out which 7 tail feather it is. http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.c...78-P_VAM-203That is always a fun and sometime difficult exercise in 1878-P dollars. The VAM-203 is worth a premium. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1982, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC) #6202, Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), Conder Token Collector Club (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS), & Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Update us on the grade when it gets back  You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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Topic StarterUnited States
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I discovered why those that graded my coin had problems, I discovered this evening that my 1878 Morgan silver dollar has the Mint error being 1878 obverse with a 1879 reverse, but thank you guys for trying. |
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That's not a mint error (unless you mean that you swapped pictures)
Some 1878 7TF Morgans have the SAF (slanted arrow feather) reverse used in 1879.
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XF details (cleaned)
no way this coin would grade straight imo but its your $$. if you submit it repost
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