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New Member
Estonia
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Hey, So I just got into Morgans and want to train myself in grading from ebay pictures. I'm from no-name European country and only way to obtain Morgans is via ebay. How would you grade these Morgans from pictures: http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Mac...rary/MorgansI wouldn't mind if you would tell me how much would you pay for these coins? If it's against the rules, ignore this last bit. Best regards, q |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
Buy slabbed Morgan dollars from PCGS or NGC. To a newer collector of Morgan's those are the way to go. Raw Morgan's can be deceptive via sellers through light angles, cleaned coins, counterfeits, etc. once you get more experience with Morgan's you'll learn how to grade them easier, to tell if they are real, cleaned etc. good luck |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
All 5 of those Morgan's look uncirculated just glancing them over before I leave. Nothing screaming out to me cleaned, damaged, fake. Most look to be anywhere from ms60-64 range
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
729 Posts |
I would use http://www.PCGS.com/photograde/#/Morgan/Grades as a start to grade from online pictures. Using seller's pictures from ebay can be deceptive, as Imthealpha mentioned. Once you get more experienced, then the whole wear vs. weak strike comes into play...not to mention scratches vs die polishing lines. Those can be hard to differentiate from using online pictures. |
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Valued Member
Belgium
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Edited by dohcollector
11/30/2015 09:09 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2373 Posts |
Common date Morgans cost nearly as much raw as they do in a holder so I wouldn't put too much premium on them.
1881-S MS62/63PL $50
1881-S MS64 $45
1884-P MS63/64 $45
1885-O AU58 slider $30
1921 MS60/61 slider $25
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New Member
 Estonia
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the problem is, that my buying options are very limited. 80% of the ebay seller ship to EU and 80% from them have shipping cost ~30 bucks which seems way to much considering that common date coins cost 30-40 dollars. Weak strike vs wear is one of the most annoying things with Morgans. Very hard to differentiate from pictures. |
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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There are actually a few ebay Sellers that have very reasonable shipping, around $5 over seas. their raw coins might be abit questionable though, but as long as you stick to graded coins, you'll be fine. There are quite a few morgans for sale on a large Swedish auction site. Most sellers there ship to Estonia. Mostly raw coins of course. |
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Posted 11/30/2015 08:38 am
