1880 S Morgan Dollar! Mirror Surfaces! Please Help With VAM And Grading!

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coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 03/23/2017 6:50 pm I bought this stunner of a coin today, please help me with grading. I was thinking MS 63 DMPL Rev. Edited by coin197 03/23/2017 10:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff

twohawks Pillar of the Community United States 1551 Posts	Posted 03/26/2017 11:05 am The reverse is PL to DMPL from the photos but the Obverse has cartwheels and look to be "Not PL" due to that. The cheek has some scuffs right in the main focal area that could put the coin in an MS-64 grade but the strike is solid so it could MS-65. The grading companies grade the 79,80 and 81 S Mint Morgan's on a difference curve then ...lets say an O mint coin. Edited by twohawks 03/26/2017 11:07 am Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 03/26/2017 11:21 am I owned an 1880 S morgan that looked EXACTLY like that, and it was graded MS-63 PL by ICG. It had the weak obverse mirror but the DMPL like yours... I regret selling it. Report this Post to the Staff
twohawks Pillar of the Community United States 1551 Posts	Posted 03/26/2017 11:52 am ICG is not a company I really trust when it come down to PL or DMPL, I have seen why to many one with hairlines from cleaning and other issues. This is not to say other TPG don't have similar issues, it's just they have far fewer "Mis-Judgements". Edited by twohawks 03/26/2017 2:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 03/26/2017 2:40 pm MS64 from what I can tell from the images. The reverse looks PL to DMPL but without deep mirrored fields on the obverse it will not even grade PL. The obverse die looks like the polished die state of VAM-7 but the reverse does not so possibly VAM-94? Report this Post to the Staff
coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 03/30/2017 12:55 pm OK thanks everyone! Report this Post to the Staff
coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 04/07/2017 01:23 am It is in for grading now to ANACS! Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 04/07/2017 10:10 am Best of luck and keep us posted! Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 04/09/2017 10:57 am Anacs might put "reverse PL/DMPL" on the label. Sometimes they do that for one sided mirrors, sometimes not. Good luck! Report this Post to the Staff
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