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New Member
United States
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This is crazy but looking for some advice. I am putting together a circulated set of CC Morgan dollars in XF-40 to AU55. Because of the GSA hoard the 1885 is very hard to find in circulated. I found this and was thinking I could carry it around for a while until it looked AU55. I really like this specific coin. Advertised as MS60 but I am not even sure if it will for sure grade MS60. Maybe it will already grade AU58. Personally I didn't want to do AU58. Thoughts? Good, bad, critical, just be honest. https://www.lccoins.com/dollars-en/...rtified.htmlHere is an idea of what I want to do: 1878-AU 1879-XF40 1879 Capped Die-XF40 1880-XF45 1881-XF40 1882-TBD 1883-TBD 1884-AU 1885-AU 1889-XF40 1890-XF45 1891-AU 1892-AU 1893-XF40 I was going to put together a completely uniform XF40 set but some of the price differences on the coins between grades is so small that it seemed like it wasn't the best idea. Edited by ParkCityBranch
11/28/2016 5:46 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am thinking MS 64 ......
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
I understand the reason for your question.
I think that this coin has been advantageously photographed and you have to rely on the seller's supporting grading opinion.
I find it difficult to grade this coin from these particular pictures.
I would love to see this coin in hand, to be able to make a more confident buying decision.
Normally, I am not a fan of slabs, but in this case, it would have certainly been helpful.
To be on the safe side, I would take it as a (pessimistic) AU55 and make your buying decision accordingly.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2125 Posts |
I like this coin a lot. Looks original and slightly toned. I don't see a lot of hits to call it MS-60.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4468 Posts |
The coin is question is most likely a AU58 that is priced like a MS63. The coin is over priced, and it would be a bad idea to carry the coin in your pocket as the value will degrade with the lower grade. If you want a XF to AU55, be patient as they are out there. Buy one in a holder and crack it out as you will save about $200.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would wait until something showed up that either you could see in person or crack out of a slab. |
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Valued Member
United States
171 Posts |
I think its a silly idea to wear a coin further like that.... it's not legitimate wear from the 1880s, its current wear, thus it seems bad and fake in my mind....
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
Looks a point or two higher than -60 to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6381 Posts |
I don't see any wear on this Morgan and the fields don't have any visible friction. No hairline scratches or obvious signs of cleaning, either. The subdued luster would preclude a gem grade but it looks like MS-63 is within reach.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree, buy it slabbed. to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with coinfrog. If you buy it slabbed then you won't be disappointed. Trying to get a particular grade on an ungraded coin can lead to a whole lot of disappointment. If it's graded there is no argument unless it was graded by a second grade slabing company.
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New Member
 United States
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Thank you to the community for the welcome and the replies. I took the advice into consideration and I am going to wait until I can find a slabbed one. I really like the coin that I found but I don't want to take the risk and be disappointed as I am trying to complete a very specific set.
Jason
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am looking for a 85CC as well and I agree to buy it slabbed especially if you buy online and can't hold it in your hand. I see them going for between $700-800 on ebay. |
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