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Below are photos of a 1881 S Morgan. The light area at the top and bottom or the coin image is a reflection in the photo. When I bought this coin in auction, I already owned two 1881 S Morgan's, but I could not resist putting in a bid.  
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That has to be the most beautiful morgan I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing. My true guess is 66 pl.
Edited by SilverStackerKid 05/26/2015 4:52 pm
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Yeah, I have trouble resisting the early S mint Morgans as well. It looks like a solid 65+ and possibly 66 and the contrast between the fields and devices suggest PL. Very nice example. 
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Very clean coin, MS-66 easy, possible PL.
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MS-67(plus?) And definitely PL.
Feel free to call me Will.
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MS67 at least a plus may be warranted, PL very close if not all there, the photos don't do that justice. Super high end Morgan.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440
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Oh ya baby, 67pl with a yummy factor 5... Pretty sweet for a colorless morgan! And 
Edited by Cascade 05/26/2015 6:13 pm
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That is a stunning 1881 s morgan. I am inclined to say ms66 or 67 definitie prooflike
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I think the reason ssuperddave has not replied yet is because his key board was ruined by drool. great coin!
Feel free to call me Will.
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Quote: I think the reason ssuperddave has not replied yet is because his key board was ruined by drool. great coin!
No, I've been on the clock.  Not to be a downer, but the images are insufficient to accurately grade a coin in this range. I certainly don't see a whole lot wrong with it - undoubtedly Gem - but beyond that I'm not hazarding a guess without pro-level images and I wish you guys wouldn't either. There isn't enough information here to tell with any accuracy, especially with the slab in the way too. Above MS65 you need serious imaging for accurate grading.
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The coin as noted above is stunning with eye appeal. The grade on the coins is MS 66 PL. When I look at the coin in hand, I wonder why it was not graded higher.
I was very impressed with the grading done by the group.
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What generation holder are we talking about? PCGS?
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Dave 700,
The holder is an older PCGS solid blue label. I was able to track the coin back to a 2005 PCGS Registry Set ranked #3 with the same cert number, so the holder is at least 10 years old.
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