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What do you think of this one? Sorry for the rotated picture. I tried to get a slightly different lighting angle to accurately show the contact marks.    |
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It is a bit unusual to see the reverse in a lower grade than the obverse. I think this coin would grade MS-64+ and if you are lucky may just slip into a MS-65. The obverse is solid 65 but the reverse looks more like a 63/64 ish. The quality of strike and luster all look typical of this date.
I like that you included the rotated picture because the focal areas are better lit than in the first picture.
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MS-64, 1880-S is a fairly common coin in really high grades, so you've got to have a monster coin to get a really high grade at the TPG's IMO. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Textbook MS-64 nice coin. As some have said, just a touch shy of an MS-65
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I *love* early S-mint Morgans. Hammer strikes, beautiful toning artifacts, just a pleasure to look at.
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I agree with the others.
MS-64 but could go 65.
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Can't fall off this wagon. 64 all the way.. Great looking SFO minted coin.
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Thanks guys! This was a cherrypick at the coin shop. I was pretty confident it could make a 64 pretty easy.
The fields are a lot more reflective than the pics suggest due to the diffuse lighting. This coin really gave me fits trying to get decent pics of it.
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