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morganza7 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/13/2011 12:14 pm Hi everyone, I am hoping to get some advise and or opinions on this 1889-O Morgan that I recently purchased. She is in a PCI gold label holder as MS65. She is very bright with super cartwheel effects and very few bag marks but her ear, hairlines above the ear and the eagles breast feathers are flat. Very clean with some very small dark spots in the fields under magnification. Is my concern a characteristic of the strike? I dont feel that she has been cleaned but I am no professional. Any opinions on her grade would be very appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

shadowtrooper78 Pillar of the Community United States 1370 Posts	Posted 12/13/2011 12:49 pm I've seen some nice coins in the gold PCI holders. That being said this is a typical strike for that year and mint mark. 65 may be a tad high but a 64 isn't out of the question. Does not appear to be cleaned Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 12/13/2011 12:50 pm Welcome to the Coin Community Family, morganza7. I took the liberty of moving this thread to a place where it will see a more dedicated audience. You're correct in believing that the flatness of the strike is a characteristic of this issue, and will not interfere with the grade to the extent that it might a different coin. Even given the gold label, I think PCI was quite close to the mark on this coin. Do me a favor if you would, based on something I think I see - look inside the D of DOLLAR for a couple of die chips, towards the top.... Report this Post to the Staff
morganza7 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/13/2011 2:27 pm Thank you both for your reply's. I feel better about keeping her around now. Superdave, under 10X mag I do see a single spot in upper right. It appears to be a raised spot rather than indented. Good eye, what are you thinking? Report this Post to the Staff
fenton Pillar of the Community United States 4989 Posts	Posted 12/13/2011 3:48 pm I would say MS-64+ for this one. Good looking coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Canadian-Banknotes Pillar of the Community Canada 4944 Posts	Posted 12/13/2011 4:20 pm MS-64 Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 12/13/2011 4:54 pm Nice coin! I think this coin just comes up a tad short of making a 65. I will go with MS-64+ on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
yankee1227 Pillar of the Community United States 1151 Posts	Posted 12/13/2011 5:06 pm PCI always over grades, but I agree with the above, MS-64 Report this Post to the Staff
Gothic Florin Pillar of the Community United States 2541 Posts	Posted 12/13/2011 7:25 pm I also wouldn't buy it as a 65, but 64 or 64+ I could see. Report this Post to the Staff
morganza7 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/14/2011 10:58 am Thank you all for your opinions. This is my first post and I appreciate all of you for taking time to help me. Happy Holidays to All! Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 12/15/2011 11:43 am 64 due to mark on the eagle, otherwise it is very clean. Report this Post to the Staff
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