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Lobby Pillar of the Community United States 548 Posts	Posted 12/22/2011 10:24 pm She's not a homely girl, by any means. Thoughts on grading? Report this Post to the Staff

TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 12/22/2011 10:27 pm Quick guess ...XF45 edit: uh maybe AU50 on second thought. Edited by TNG 12/22/2011 10:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 12/22/2011 11:38 pm Looks like an AU-55 to me. Beautiful coin! Report this Post to the Staff
rjkingston Pillar of the Community United States 642 Posts	Posted 12/23/2011 01:10 am I'd put it at AU-55. Pretty coin! Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 12/23/2011 02:30 am AU Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 12/23/2011 04:40 am xf/au Report this Post to the Staff
1893S Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 12/23/2011 10:46 am AU-AU55 Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6396 Posts	Posted 12/23/2011 11:53 am Close to AU, but I'd say very solid for EF-45. I'd like to see more breast feather definition for an AU. Nice original coin with excellent eye appeal! Report this Post to the Staff
Lobby Pillar of the Community United States 548 Posts	Posted 12/23/2011 11:56 am I'm gonna get it TPG'd. It's a moderately rare Morgan. Seems like a reasonable coin to send off, I guess. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 12/23/2011 1:55 pm Just touches AU-50. Report this Post to the Staff
fenton Pillar of the Community United States 4989 Posts	Posted 12/23/2011 6:49 pm Somewhere around AU-53 Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 12/24/2011 03:10 am Not a huge price jump from xf to au. I'd remove that rim discoloration first. Baking soda and water paste, as a poultice, do not rub. Or toothpaste, same way. Report this Post to the Staff
j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 12/24/2011 09:11 am Lobby; are you still vacillating about TPGing it? Numismedia prices it MS60: $264 PCGS prices it MS60: around $300 - $350 (notoriously inflated) If you're already a member of a grading service then membership fees pay for little if you dont use it. But you'll still pay to have the coin graded. Call us crazy; but, as I recall, my father and I (collecting since the 1930's) have had very, very few TPGd coins in our possession. My father may have used a TPG service once or twice. I never have...since I started collecting in 1965. Call us crazier: this included each key and semi-key dates and nearly every error in cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters, a few halves, and a numerous Morgans. That said, I dont have a qualified opinion about TPG/dont TPG...but it seems the primary impetus for grading is preservation and/or resale value. Edited by j_h_s 12/24/2011 09:12 am Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 12/24/2011 11:05 am The primary reason for TPG is tpa, with a secondary reason of having the coin overgraded without doing it yourself. Report this Post to the Staff
Lobby Pillar of the Community United States 548 Posts	Posted 12/24/2011 11:51 am Quote: Not a huge price jump from xf to au. I'd remove that rim discoloration first. Baking soda and water paste, as a poultice, do not rub. Or toothpaste, same way. Man, I'd be afraid to. This is a $200 coin, and I wouldn't want to destroy it. That said, you post has had me burning up the CCF search engine looking for toothpaste. Any more you can add would be appreciated Report this Post to the Staff
Lobby Pillar of the Community United States 548 Posts	Posted 12/24/2011 11:56 am Quote: Lobby; are you still vacillating about TPGing it? Numismedia prices it MS60: $264 PCGS prices it MS60: around $300 - $350 (notoriously inflated) ... Call us crazy; but, as I recall, my father and I (collecting since the 1930's) have had very, very few TPGd coins in our possession. My father may have used a TPG service once or twice. I never have...since I started collecting in 1965. Call us crazier: this included each key and semi-key dates and nearly every error in cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters, a few halves, and a numerous Morgans. That said, I dont have a qualified opinion about TPG/dont TPG...but it seems the primary impetus for grading is preservation and/or resale value. My situation is somewhat unique to the fine folks in this forum. Ever since my grandmother would show me her collection of Morgan silver dollars, I've always been fascinated by coin collecting, but have never really taken the plunge. I now have a scrap gold biz and often get silver coin. (BTW, this morgan did not come off a junk silver purchase). I'm struggling with how to obtain the most value for those coins. I'm planning to send this coin to ANACS, just to trial what a TPG does. Seems to me that reselling a coin is easier when it has a TPG slab around it. Report this Post to the Staff
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