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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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after carrying this coin around with me for about a year I figured I would snap a few pictures of it to see what you all think she may grade out now (I know we don't get many circulated Morgans in here)   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi Bryan, Well, it's not a very circulated coin (yet!). It looks like you've done a good job of not putting keys and other metal objects in the same pocket, since there are few bagmarks and no new, shiny scratches. Is that some damage on Liberty's nose and in front of her mouth, or just surface stain? Are you perhaps trying to wear down the stain by keeping the coin in your pocket? Based on the photos and descriptions in the PCGS coin grading guide, this should grade EF-45 or possibly AU-50. The 1883-S is a slightly better date, worth more than bullion in this grade. I'll trade you for a nice, cleaned 1921-S Morgan if you would rather wear down a common date!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bryan ... thanks for posting some silver here! It's been all copper lately. Your piece looks EF45. Is that the true color? If so, I like it! |
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Valued Member
United States
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 Definitely a strong EF. I image that it was a dull gray when you started? the dark red/brown tone gives it character and hides the marks  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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it was a lightly cleaned AU coin when I started and was pretty much white then also. That is the true color of the coin and there isn't any marks in front of the nose. I had some pictures on my pc of the coin before it started but my hard drive crashed and I no longer have it
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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but my hard drive crashed and I no longer have it
Use RAID 1, it's the best thing I've ever done! ZERO data loss! |
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Valued Member
United States
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Why are you storing an AU 1883 Morgan in your pocket? -PP
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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well at the time it was the only one that I had that I wanted to carry around with me, most of the others are in NGC or PCGS slabs
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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XF-45
Definately no higher.
There is too much wear to call it any sort of AU.
Nice looking coin though.
The chocolate color surely looks better than "scour"
white of a cleaned coin.
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Posted 05/02/2008 06:58 am
