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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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tons of mint luster....MS-63
higher grade except for facial scarring
CONGRATS...$value around $75 IMHO
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice coin! ms-62 if I'm buying......These common date morgans can be bought around here at local coin auctions for $35-40..Raw
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Rest in Peace
United States
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MS61 tops.The hits on the cheek and in the field really hold it back.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yep, this one is way too baggy for a 63. I'm seeing an MS61.
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I have to wonder what they did with Morgans sometimes. Did they take them from the press, and rub them on pavement, face-down? This is the poster child for "obverse limited," which is so prevalent among Morgans I'm forced to wonder why.
MS62, and that appears to be a planchet void on the cheek.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I believe they were a little off on grading as this coin is very baggy looking and 63 is very optimistic on it. I think maybe 61-62 is more what it would grade at a TPG but would not fall in the price where it is really worst sending in |
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't feel too bad then. I purchased the Morgan and this way cool Baker & Moody Hatter Trade Token from Chicago. Probably 1850-1860s. I'll post this on another thread but here is a sneak peek. I paid $64.40 for both pieces and I believe the Hatter Token would do 40-80 on ebay. My dilemma is do I sell the token to pay for or help pay for the Morgan or do I keep both  .   |
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Very cool token. I would keep it and flip the Morgan.
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Aw, who cares? At $64 for both, you win either way. Given the prevalence of 1881-S Morgans, I'd sell it to justify the other if it's a question for you. You won't get much more than $40 for the Morgan, but those are common as leaves on the ground.
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 Somewhat. They have a weird price spread on ebay and MS62 & MS63 have seen numbers in the 60-70 range plus some higher and of course some below the range. OK, SsuperDdave, you convinced me. They'll both stick around for a while. I'll set two more places for dinner. |
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No better than MS61 just a common BU dollar IMO... The token on the other hand is super cool! What a neat find.  "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/140440Edited by westcoin
11/07/2012 9:16 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Good luster, excessive bad marks. Somewhere in the MS-61 to MS-62 range. Good example of the type of coin one finds in BU Morgan Rolls.
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United States
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LOVE the token. Quite a piece of history there.
Agree on the 81 S - TREMENDOUS reverse. The bag mark...no...gouge, killed this coin. No gouge, probably a 66 coin. Knocked in the MS cellar to 61.
But, congrats on the additions to the family.
Of note, I would NOT feel bad about keeping this one....VERY good trade fodder down the road.
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Posted 11/03/2012 7:51 pm
