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I'm new to this site, but I saw a Morgan that looked similar to mine get graded MS64, but mine (1886) probably has a few more scratches. If I recall right, people normally grade from pictures. However, the Morgan is in a cardboard holder, so do I get a clean surface, clean hands, take it out of its holder and take some pictures of it? I graded it from 50-60, but I just grade according to the official Red Book. Plus, it has a few scratches which might take it down a bit. How would I reduce damage to it when I take it out of its holder? Obviously it's not like it is going to lose half of it's value when I take it out but how do I handle it good so I can get good pictures of it? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
 United States
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K, and then just put it in a new holder when I'm done...I'll see if I can get some good pictures later, in an hour or two.
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United States
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If I have no other cardboard holders that size, do I put it back in the old one? I haven't taken it out yet, but would just be taking a few staples out.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hold it over a soft surface. A towel if nothing else is available. Halves and dollars are heavy and easily prone
to get a rim bump if dropped.
Edited by matthewvincent
08/14/2012 5:13 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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but what holder do I put it in when I'm done, if I have no other that same size? I could put it back in the old one, if that's no problem...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Carefully remove the staples from the old holder, remove coin carefully. Take photos, carefully place coin back in old holder, then restaple.
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United States
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Hopefully the images should be clear enough; there are scratches, but it's still shiny with the cartwheel effect. I have a guess about where it should be, but I'll see what you guys think.  In preview, first pic larger, not sure why, but I'll see how it turns out.  |
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United States
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Not sure if there is enough light in those pics, but hopefully you can see them, or I can try to get them larger. Also...how do you edit posts so I don't have to double post sometimes when I think of something after I've posted?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It's hard to tell with these pictures, but I would say this coin is a slider.
AU-58
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I cant really make out the details from the pictures.
But from what I see I think your coin is MS-60,61?
Looks like a nice Morgan to me
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Rest in Peace
United States
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It's a tough call from the photos, but I would say it's either a slider with very little wear or MS64 minimum. There are very few contact marks from what I see. Better quality pictures are needed to really offer an accurate grade on this.
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Pillar of the Community
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 I couldn't really decide, so I went with AU-58. Better pictures would definitely help |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Wow, nice coin. Looks MS-65 gem to me.
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United States
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Well, there's a small nick under the eye, and scratches in front of the face...it's a nice coin, but not sure how much those blemishes take it down. I got it maybe a year or two ago for $33.50
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Posted 08/14/2012 5:01 pm
