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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
This 1886 Morgan dollar has some wicked clashing going on, haven't VAMmed it yet. I highly doubt it's BU as the old envelope states, but it looks like it could be anywhere from AU details to MS63-MS64. Seller pictures, let 'er rip, CCF, what am I going to end up with here?     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 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11898 Posts |
Looks 63. There are some significant hits and abrasion on the cheek. The fields look really nice and clean. The cartwheel is a little weird and not what I would expect, so a little suspicious, but I will give it the benefit of the doubt until in-hand pics.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
709 Posts |
I agree, it looks Unc around 63 or 64.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
869 Posts |
 I like it. Better than AU. I'd go 62-63 as well . .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12477 Posts |
The reverse looks nice and is a good clash. I'm suspicious of the obverse. There's the entire upper area that is dark and out of focus to wonder about and I see a lot of hairlines SW of the jaw that continue onto the bust. Depending on what's going on there it could be MS Details. Otherwise, it does look lower MS.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
Yup, I agree with the others, MS-63, nice coin.
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Valued Member
United States
421 Posts |
The reverse looks to be MS64+ It has a few issues above the left wing but could be lighting. The front could be very nice as well, but has me wondering why not take a pic like the reverse. I'm a gambler and would of bought it as well. Good luck!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36839 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
From those pictures, I would be at MS-63 (with no call on surface originality).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2125 Posts |
To me it looks like a dipped slider. Too bright.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12057 Posts |
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 Edited by paralyse
05/16/2017 12:26 am
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Valued Member
United States
70 Posts |
Seller should have taken pics straight on vs the angle he took to try and make it "shiny", but all the better for you. Congrats  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
Redone photos, and VAM 6A "High 6" w/obverse N clash.    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 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
869 Posts |
I concur with VAM 1A on the "6" MS64 as well . . |
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Posted 05/10/2017 11:47 pm
