Is It Possible For One Side Of A Coin To DMPL...

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Afterimage Valued Member United States 360 Posts	Posted 09/14/2013 6:38 pm ....and the other side is not? I've got another 1881S Morgan dollar (I gotta stop buying them, but the '81S Morgans are so purty ) and I need another set of eyes to look at this one. Here is the obverse of the coin: And here is the reverse held at an angle. You can clearly see my thumbprint in the reflection. I am not looking for a grade, (but if you want to chime in, that's fine) just wondering if my original question is a possibility. Of course, I might just be seeing things... Report this Post to the Staff

CoinCollecter97 Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 09/14/2013 6:43 pm Absolutely gorgeous Morgan! Report this Post to the Staff
Afterimage Valued Member United States 360 Posts	Posted 09/14/2013 6:51 pm Quote: Absolutely gorgeous Morgan! Thanks! This one is on my short list of coins that I'm considering having graded and slabbed. I'm in a quandary there as I enjoy holding a raw coin in my grubby little fingers. Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 09/14/2013 7:47 pm As evidenced by your coin, it's possible, especially since dies did not wear out at the same rate. However, third party graders will not designate it as PL or DMPL unless both side exhibit the mirror like surfaces. Edited by oih82w8 09/14/2013 11:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Afterimage Valued Member United States 360 Posts	Posted 09/14/2013 7:55 pm Quote: As evidenced by your coin, it's possible, especially since dies did not wear out at the same rate. However, third party graders will not designate it as please or DLL unless both side exhibit the mirror like surfaces. Thanks for the reply! Yep, I kinda figured that but wanted more input. The odd thing with this coin is that the obverse has a mirror like surface on the right hand side of the coin. The left hand side is frosty luster. Maybe it's a new designation? 3/4-DMPL! Report this Post to the Staff
john1942sept Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 09/14/2013 8:13 pm Beautiful coin! Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 09/14/2013 9:53 pm As I understand it in spite of the gorgeous reverse on that coin it will NEVER get into a DMPL or even a PL slab. For those labels BOTH sides must have that attribution. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 09/14/2013 11:51 pm The obverse die looks rather poorly prepared, a very rare occurrence at the San Francisco Mint in that era. Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 09/15/2013 02:09 am I think it is possible for one side to qualify for DMPL and the other side not even make PL. One of the dies could have been deemed no longer serviceable and replaced with new, freshly polished die. Unless both sides are at least PL or DMPL, none of the services will label it as such though NGC will give out a star to coins which one side is at least PL or DMPL. Report this Post to the Staff
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