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Since its circulated, its very tough to determine the exact cause of the "injury".
My guess would be, and it is a wild one - maybe someone without much knowledge or care for the coin itself decided to test the coin to see if it is pure silver and gouged it where it was easy to do. Sure the rim or reeded edge is just about as easy, depending on the tool used. Someone may have used a screwdriver or other tool and took some silver off the coin.
It could have been wedged in between something (like wood, used as a shim) either on accident or purpose and the end result is what you see. The "injury" will probably never be truly discovered.
Simply put, the coin is circulated and damaged, and its value above silver cost would be nil. A Third party grading service would simply call it damaged / gouged and give it a details grade, but thats about it. The 1881-S year produced an Amazing amount of wonderful looking coins. The people back then did a wonderful job in San Fran in 1881, alot of truly well struck, with many prooflike specimens. Too bad this is not one of them. =\
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02/20/2014 12:29 pm
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Actually it is not Circulated BU= Brilliant Uncirculated. Although not the highest grade in the world ( I would estimate a 61 or 62) it does have really nice toning. The pictures I took were to show the area well, so it may not appear BU but I assure you it is , or at least AU 58.
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Tough call. I think I'm seeing displacement of metal at either end of the top part, and maybe along its' upper edge as well. A postmint impact is unlikely, but not impossible, here.
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Well here it is, back from ANACS, Its always nice to find out your right about something.  |
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Way. super. cool!
That's all I've got to say about that!
Very nice!
And I was all stoked about buying a PCGS 1888-O MS63, just straight up graded, with a struck through thread I spoted on it the other day at the coin shop. Snatched that bad girl up in a hurry... but you have now crushed me and my joyousness with this beauty. LOL
Again, VERY nice!! Well done!
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03/28/2014 9:50 pm
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 cool strike through. I haven't seen many Morgan dollar errors since I started collecting. Way to go on following your instinct. -MV |
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