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1878 Morgan Dollar 7 Feathers

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I'm terrible at taking pics (learning). Is it possible for anyone to suggest a grade with these quality of images? FYI, there is a small nick on the reverse chest of the eagle, from the center of the chest to the right side. The Morgan has great luster. Thanks.



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XF cleaned.
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It's really tough from those photos. I'm concerned about the halos around all the devices. That normally indicates the coin has been polished (the frost remains around the devices because the raised surface resists the polish cloth). This may be a photographic anomaly. In-hand do the devices have that frost around them and not in the fields?
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It's hard to gauge the condition based on these photos. It looks like your light source may be too low of an angle.
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This one looks heavily polished to me....AU details maybe
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Let me take some better pics.
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usually any time you see a reflection on the portrait of a Morgan you have to consider that it may be polished because they don't normally have any reflection on these devices because of how they are made. The portrait should be frosty looking and that would not show any light reflection like this coin exhibits
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Polished...definitely. In my opinion, of course.
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This camera is not helping me, and the lighting in this house is not helping either. Most of the new pics look the same. I'll try today for some good ones.
Thanks for the comments so far.
For a polished coin, and I'm assuming this was cleaned with a cloth, what is the reduction in value as a %?
The pic of the Morgan I posted is one of 7 Morgans of the same year/type that I can choose to purchase if I wish. One is toned (yellow/brown tone- no rainbow colors, but I'm not a big fan of toned coins). I don't have a big experience with Morgans as I am just learning them which is why I posted this pic.
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For a polished coin, and I'm assuming this was cleaned with a cloth, what is the reduction in value as a %?


I can't answer the reduction in value as a %.
However, a common Morgan dollar that's been cleaned would go for melt value plus a buck or two for collector, below melt value for dealer.
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