1880-O Morgan Dollar - High Ms! Please Grade! - Page 2

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UncleLuc Valued Member Canada 270 Posts	Posted 05/09/2015 11:05 pm Ouch. That's alright, I'm still doing o.k at that grade based on the price I paid. I was thinking a much higher quality strike, and couldn't detect wear myself. Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7622 Posts	Posted 05/09/2015 11:43 pm AU55 to 58. For some weird reason there are a lot of high end AU 1879-O and 1880-O Morgan dollars out in Coinland. It's almost as if they were released for a few days and then suddenly pulled back in by the Treasury. You also see a lot of 83-S and 84-S dollars like that, too. Report this Post to the Staff
NathanASE Pillar of the Community United States 1511 Posts	Posted 05/10/2015 09:28 am Nice Morgan, she's definitely got a great strike for a New Orleans minted coin... Unfortunately, she was even crisper before she circulated, which she absolutely has. As noted this was actually a good year for New Orleans so the nice strike isn't too surprising. The wear on the high spots is a dead giveaway, the Eagles breast, wings, as well as the high points on the obverse, as well as the halos/scuffs. Id put her at AU55, maybe 58 even. I don't think it's been cleaned at all... Ok, well... t's probably been dipped at somepoint like the majority of older coins... But not harshly cleaned etc. The halos and "scuffs" in the fields are a tell tale sign of light circulation for Morgan's, not quite the same look as bag marks nor the same as a cleaning. It's definitely got a great strike compared to many other year "O""'s, but unfortionitely a good strike won't bump it up into a MS grades, if it was, say a MS63 but oh so close to a 64, and had an exceptional strike and dripping luster (&/or nice toning etc), they may bump it up to the 64 grade, that's not uncommon at all. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 05/10/2015 09:37 am The number of marks on the coin - and their look - have to convince the grader that the coin has circulated if nothing else does. Here's why this New Orleans issue gets called "circulated" instead of "weak strike:" Start with the talons. They're showing roundness and detail, and the moment the breast starts losing detail due to strike these start flattening as well. Then move to the legs - they show wear, and the breast is almost gone due to flat strike before the legs start showing flatness. OK, the bottom left large leaf on the wreath. It's sharply-struck, and although this is one of the later spots where a weak strike shows it tend to support the idea that the coin has circulated. 1880 was a good year for New Orleans strikes. They tend to be pretty strong. I'm calling this one AU55 not for wear but for the marks. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 05/10/2015 12:12 pm AU-58 Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 05/10/2015 1:25 pm I'd think MS-60. Report this Post to the Staff
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