Education: What's Up With This 1881-S Morgan Dollar?

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paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 09/23/2015 11:49 pm 351497697739 Was browsing my usual OGH search and came across this coin. It has a bizarre surface that I've not seen on Morgans, and the reverse looks nearly like it has a lightning strike going on above the eagle's head. Can someone please educate me on what's going on here? Is this a late die state with the heavy flow lines? Is the "lightning" a die defect, or evidence of a past dip that was not completely rinsed? Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff

CartwheelCollector Valued Member United States 403 Posts	Posted 09/24/2015 12:05 am It does appear to be later die state, and appears to have evidence of not necessarily a dip, but of some surface contaminant that was never rinsed off properly. It is not a huge detriment to the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 09/24/2015 12:24 am Report this Post to the Staff
kdrcoinzz Valued Member United States 281 Posts	Posted 09/24/2015 06:39 am maybe a planchet defect of some kind? to get all those lines..it has some of the biggest pullaway toning ive ever seen. normally its only on one side and only a few spots, this has it on both sides, all letters and stars. super nice coin btw! Report this Post to the Staff
Imthealphaomega Pillar of the Community United States 3210 Posts	Posted 09/24/2015 08:26 am Probably a coin made near the end of a worn out die cast.... Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 09/24/2015 10:22 am I didn't buy the coin, just trying to learn more about the coin's surfaces so that I know in the future if it's a die issue or a sign of previous mishandling. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
AcesKings Pillar of the Community United States 1629 Posts	Posted 09/24/2015 8:05 pm I'd agree with Cartwhellcollector, it appears like a liquid dried on the coin or slab, that wasn't rinsed off right. Report this Post to the Staff
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