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1888 Morgan Dollar, Grades Please?

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Grades please? :)

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MS62 maybe 63 on a good day. nlp
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It's hard to tell if it's rub at the centers or slightly weak on the strike. I'm not seeing a lot of luster break associated with circulated, so I'll go with a 62. No higher, I don't believe, although the reverse by itself is well above that.
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To me, the luster looks pretty good, just my opinion. I'd say 63.
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Nice luster MS 63
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63 here
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MS-63.
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Using this coin as the example how can one tell, in general, if the absence of well defined breast feathers is the result of wear or a weak strike? I have always had issues with IDing this condition correctly.

If this is a weak strike, the grade is 63.
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Using this coin as the example how can one tell, in general, if the absence of well defined breast feathers is the result of wear or a weak strike? I have always had issues with IDing this condition correctly.


On this coin it is not the strike that determines MS-63, it's the amount of bag marks.
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