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This one also resides in my set....I will say this one is a pretty beast in hand. What would you grade her? [URL="http://s160.photobucket.com/user/darth_nagul/media/Morgans/1880-S%20Set/1880-SObv_zps2bebce3a.jpg.html]  [/URL] [URL="http://s160.photobucket.com/user/darth_nagul/media/Morgans/1880-S%20Set/1880-Srev_zpse013c969.jpg.html]  [/URL] |
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MS64 possibly would come back from a TPG with a PL designation. "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/140440 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm not convinced that this has original surfaces. I'm seeing a lot of hairlines and dont think they are from die polishing.
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I'm not convinced that this has original surfaces. I'm seeing a lot of hairlines and dont think they are from die polishing.
On a coin that has PL and Semi-PL surfaces, every little mark will be more prominent. |
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MS-63 with a maybe for PL.
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Pillar of the Community
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Under a loupe they are die polishing lines....this die was polished within an inch of it's life....in hand has pretty strong PL surfaces
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I'm seeing a lot of hairlines and dont think they are from die polishing. Yeah, they're die polishing. Early 1880's San Francisco issues are notorious for it. OTOH you'll never see better-struck Morgans than these; the current coin is a case in point. |
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thanks folks...learn something new every day on this site.
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Pillar of the Community
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I think it grades MS-64+. Definitely at least semi-PL, maybe PL but not sure if the reflectivity is deep enough.
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thanks folks...learn something new every day on this site. I'd have called those lines into question myself on just about any coin besides an early San Francisco Morgan. |
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Tough call on this one. Looks PL. Exceptional cameo and very clean fields. Great luster. But there are some prominent marks on the obverse.
I think MS-64+ PL is the right grade. In terms of marketability, may approach the value of a less stunning MS-65 coin
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