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GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 03/31/2007 12:39 am I was about to take a hammer to my flatbed scanner and I pushed the button once more to humor myself and it is alive once again! Here's a Morgan 1878-S I acquired. The obverse has rather large scratches on the bottom left and a small indention just below the date. The reverse is almost perfect. I have no idea how to grade this with the scratches. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! -GO Image: 1878S Morgan.jpg 99.94 KB Edited by GO 03/31/2007 01:30 am Report this Post to the Staff

Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6394 Posts	Posted 03/31/2007 02:15 am Hello Graceoutcast, It's hard to tell from the scan, but your dollar looks mint state in terms of wear. A reverse image would be helpful so we could see if the eagle breast feathers are full. The scan doesn't seem to show any luster but that could be a limitation of the equipment. The rim bump by the date is fairly minor but the scratches look pretty severe. Obverse marks are usually more detrimental to a coin's value than reverse marks. With these scratches your dollar would likely be "net graded" to the value of an AU coin. Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 03/31/2007 02:34 am The coin has some nice shine to it actually. My scanner might be alive but it sure is decrepit. Wait...no...it's dead again Well anyways here's the reverse Image: Morgan 1878S Reverse.jpg 82.03 KB And a close up of the scratches. Looking straight at it, it's not that bad. But a side shot.... Image: Morgan 1878S Scratches.jpg 99.48 KB Edited by GO 03/31/2007 02:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
Phoenix21 Valued Member United States 194 Posts	Posted 03/31/2007 2:35 pm Nice Morgan. Depending on the pics, I can't see any wear, but IMHO I only go 61/62. Still, a pretty nice Morgan. Good luck with your scanner! Phoenix Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 03/31/2007 3:22 pm I don't have a pricing guide for that error yet. I mainly just collect Foreign Any estimates of it's worth based on the pics? And the coin has far more luster then what I can portray in the pics thanks -GO Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6394 Posts	Posted 04/01/2007 02:02 am Your new pictures show a very nice BU, common-date Morgan dollar which has unfortunately been significantly damaged. Without these scratches it might be graded MS-63 and be worth $40 or so. As is, I think a value of maybe $15 would be more realistic. Report this Post to the Staff
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