1882-O Over S Morgan Silver Dollar Help Grading

Not sure. Could be the photo, but looks more of AU-58.

Yeah, I see circulation too. I sincerely hope you're not paying Mint State money for these coins.

I'm seeing an AU 58 on this one as well

Fair question.

I see an extremely strong strike for a New Orleans Morgan. The cotton bolls are nicely defined, the eagle's breast looks perfectly round, and the legs are quite detailed. The two largest, horizontal leaves in the wreath are sharp. A good strike.

Therefore, the relatively-little detail above the ear isn't conclusive, although suspicious. Moving farther up the hair - I'll describe the locations by asking you to extend the strokes of the letters in LIBERTY downward - the strands below the L and RT are particularly suspect as wear. I see some flattening on the cap, inconsistent with the good strike.

Further, the nature of the marks on the cheek and the fields are equally inconsistent with bag damage.

On the reverse, I base my opinion primarily on two things.

First, the superior strike evidenced by the leg and neck detail indicates I should see complete chest feathers. The nature of the lighting should throw some shadows there, yet the area is sort of washed out. I see this as wear.

I see very little detail on the talons. The lighting isn't perfect, but the (viewer's) left looks weaker than the right. The opposite will be true with a weak strike - the right talon goes away first. And there should be notable detail in the talons even if the breast shows evidence of a weak strike - it goes away first.

I would want to see the coin in hand before determining between AU55 and AU58, but it says here this coin has circulated.

It appears to be around a AU-55 or 58. I lean a bit towards AU-55.

on second thought Textbook AU55...wishy washy answers I guess after two stabs but I really think it is 55 and not 58.

Thanks for your insightful observations SsuperDdave. I think I'd really like to see this one in hand. The photos are a little washed out for my limited grading skills and aging eyes.

Maybe in another 20 years I'll be more accurate or, maybe it is time for that cataract surgery.

I found the auction for this coin and can tell you to never purchase another coin from this seller. His coins are very over graded and are not even close to reality. Please heed the advice given to you by myself and other individuals on the forum.