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1885-O Morgan Dollar - Grade Opinions

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Here's a recent purchase that just arrived today.

I have two sets of images. One to show the surfaces, and one to show the cameo.

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 Posted 12/22/2014  8:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MorganGrader to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
63PL at worst. Good shot at a 64.
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Wow very nice. I'm an amateur grading these but I'll hazard a guess at 65.
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63PL or 64PL
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 Posted 12/22/2014  8:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Obverse 63. Reverse 64. Nice strike for an 'O' gotta go with the obverse MS63PL
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MS64, possibly PL. Another really nice Morgan.
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I have it as a good 64, with the surfaces expected from the best-struck New Orleans Morgans. You'd think they sent a San Francisco guy down there that year. Degree of PL is up to you.

This image set is the best explanation of "frost breaks" and how they can inappropriately affect grading that I've yet seen. The first lighting scheme is far better for grading.
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The first lighting scheme is far better for grading.

Agreed. I included the second set, just to show off the cameo.
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MS-63/4 PL
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MS-63 Semi-PL
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MS-64 PL
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Got this back today, I sent it in hoping it would make PL.

You win some, you lose some.

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Ahhhh. Oh well. The coin is beautiful. I would love to own it. Maybe NGC would have been nicer?
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It does tend to seem NGC is a bit more generous on the Morgan's, imho. However realized sale prices tend to reflect that as well. Again just a general observation.
But a very nice coin none the less.
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