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peaece13 Valued Member United States 246 Posts	Posted 05/04/2015 5:56 pm Hello all, Looking for any help or opinions on grading this 1889-S MOrgan Report this Post to the Staff

CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 05/04/2015 5:58 pm MS 64/65 Beautiful Morgan, might even pull a PL Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36830 Posts	Posted 05/04/2015 6:04 pm MS-64 Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 05/04/2015 7:10 pm It looks at least MS-64. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 05/04/2015 7:31 pm I had to stare at this one for a while to convince myself it wasn't a slider. Managed it, though. I'm on board with MS64, and VAM-2 - the Far Date and heavily-tilted MM are definitive. That's a pretty hefty left tilt in the Morgan series. Report this Post to the Staff
peaece13 Valued Member United States 246 Posts	Posted 05/04/2015 7:58 pm Thanks to all for the input. Dave, You have hit the nail on the head as to why I am asking. I think it technically merits 64ish I was and am worried that it is not true ms more "au64" Off to pcgs tomorrow. I will update when I know. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
Imthealphaomega Pillar of the Community United States 3210 Posts	Posted 05/04/2015 8:02 pm I'd guess 63/64 depending on the black spots on obverse rims and white spots too Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 05/04/2015 8:21 pm The bit of flatness above Liberty's ear, as well as the tiny dings on the eagle's breast and to the right of "OF" extending into the wingtip, probably taken together limit it to MS64. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 05/04/2015 10:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHuntingDrew Pillar of the Community United States 4932 Posts	Posted 05/04/2015 8:55 pm It's not an incredibly attractive coin with the gray fields, but I'm feeling a 64 on this. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 05/04/2015 9:27 pm Quote: It's not an incredibly attractive coin with the gray fields, but I'm feeling a 64 on this. Those look that way because the fields are so near Prooflike that traditional luster has to be reconsidered. They're an artifact of his imaging process. Peaece13, I agonized over the talons for a while, and ended up deciding based on the cheek. The lighting you employed makes me think I should easily see the frost rubbed off in that image. So I took a breath, said "yeah, it's Mint State. I'm gonna believe that." And graded it. If one side is Uncirculated, both are. Anything else isn't possible. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 05/04/2015 10:01 pm I was going to say ms62 but I guess it is a 64+. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 05/05/2015 09:49 am MS-64 Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 05/05/2015 10:52 am Is it toned? Look at the color under the cartwheel lines... by the way, sweet "laser-eye luster" pic. Report this Post to the Staff
peaece13 Valued Member United States 246 Posts	Posted 05/20/2015 07:09 am Well a bit of an update from PCGS they say MS-61 I am really surprised at this, as I have quite a few MS63 Morgans that don't come close to this. I have never cracked and resubmitted before, and really doubt I ever would, but this one temps me. I guess I could go CAC and see their feeling but doubt its worth it. Thoughts? also any Moderator that could / would mark the title of this to PCGS Grade posted, would be awesome. Edited by peaece13 05/20/2015 07:11 am Report this Post to the Staff
peaece13 Valued Member United States 246 Posts	Posted 05/20/2015 6:31 pm Any thoughts on this last post would be greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 05/20/2015 7:00 pm If it were my coin I would resub it. You can't downgrade so it would only help. Then cac her even if it comes back 64. It deserves all the cache it can muster Report this Post to the Staff
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