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nice. Can really see the PL'ish on the first reverse picure.  I need to start VAMming my Morgan dollars. A few VAMs were noted when I purchased them, but I haven't verified those or looked at the others, yet  |
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Are you kidding me?
That thing isn't Mint State, is it? The obverse is slider-ish but the reverse disagrees.
For the record, readers, 1884-S is the rarest of all Morgans in Mint State.
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Boy! Look at that bird! Really nice!
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I think its a no problem 61, the way they grade 84 S coins the reverse is a solid 63+
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OK, if you like it in Mint State then I'm thinking you're a number low on the grade. Even with the big gouge behind the hair I'm seeing a 63 but you're low on it so I must not be seeing something, even grading strictly. Still think it's a 62.  Holy cow, PCGS has a 67 and a 68? I was just looking on Heritage.... |
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United States
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Very nice Morgan! I assume this is going to PCGS in your next group?
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Well I get to FUN around 5:20 PM Thursday so I will first check if they can get it back to me by Sat Noon when I have to get to the airport. If not it will go in to NGC if they can get it back to me by that time.
Almost all the 84 S coins are PL'ish and have polished dies so they get harshly graded. I think the coin could 62 but I would be OK with any 60 grade.
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Was it raw? Not on the census?
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You know, the colors look a lot like the VAM-14.16 you posted. Are they from the same stable?
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Pillar of the Community
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Nope one is bronze and the other has purple. Both are nice coins  |
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This one's got me confused as far as grading goes.  |
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Key Dates like this get graded much harder then other dates. You see the same thing on common high grade dates like the 1879,1880 & 1881 S Morgan's.
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Both are nice coins You got that right. Both would fit very nice in any top registry set. |
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NGC has a little over 400 of these, and PCGS a little over 300, in Mint State. Given the overwhelming jump in value between grades, one can reasonably assume that these numbers are heavily diluted by crackout/resubs so I'd be surprised if more than 250-300 are actually extant.
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