Gem 1896-P Morgan For Grading Opinion

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Diirizzyl New Member United States 48 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 1:49 pm Finally believe I've found my first true gem Morgan. Not a cherry pick year but not one of the most common morgans either. Picked this up for 60, labeled raw as a 65 bold strike. What are your opinions? Weighed 26.67g and looks legit to my untrained eye. Any VAM comments are awesome. Looks like a small die gouge near front neck edge, or maybe pushed metal from what looks to me like the worst hit this coin has received. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

40Proof Valued Member United States 291 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 2:45 pm Looking at this on my phone so can't comment with accuracy but looks like a 65, at minimum, to me based on what I can see. Gorgeous coin. Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18670 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 3:43 pm the reverse is stellar on this one. some contact marks on the obverse may keep it just shy of MS66. conservatively MS65 Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 4:14 pm MS65, very rusted dies should help you VAM it fairly easily. Strike is average/average+, not bold 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 4:32 pm Agree at least 65 and a super example! Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36763 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 5:23 pm MS-65 Report this Post to the Staff
Diirizzyl New Member United States 48 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 5:44 pm Don't understand exactly what you mean by rusted , paralyse, but I'm gonna guess the rough texture in fields? Thats pretty cool, and I haven't learned much at all about varied details of the morgan. Guess I have a few years or decades to look forward to filling in brain storage Report this Post to the Staff
AgDigger Valued Member United States 205 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 7:18 pm 100% with Panzaldi. Great reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 8:50 pm Morgan dollars, like many coins, were struck in quantities using various pairs of dies. Sometimes, the dies would be used long enough that moisture would cause them to rust, and the coins struck from rusted dies have unique "dots" of metal where rust had attacked the faces of the dies. The appearance is quite distinctive. 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
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 10:28 pm MS-65. Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5672 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 10:38 pm MS-65. Fantastic reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHuntingDrew Pillar of the Community United States 4932 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 11:37 pm Reverse is MS66 easy, but obverse is MS64. I don't know on this one. I feel like it should net out to MS65, but those 3 scratches and the hairline, tiny tiny 4th scratch kills it for me a bit. Report this Post to the Staff
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