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New Member
United States
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My wife recently received an old cigar box from a family member. The box had once belonged to her grandfather. The box was full of old photos and a few keepsakes. There was an old Mason membership medal, a medal that was given to him for years of service to the railroad, and several well circulated common date Buffalo nickels and Indian cents. Nothing of great value, but it held a lot of sentimental value. In the bottom of the box there was also a Morgan dollar set in a keychain bezel. This item, unlike the other coins, was in a small ziplock bag. At first glance, I admired the toning, but didn't think much more about it. In my mind, the coin had been destroyed when someone turned it into jewelry. Later I began wondering if the coin could be safely removed. This weekend I took a closer look and realized the bezel had a tiny screw. When I loosened it, the bezel opened up slightly and the coin popped right out. It was only holding the coin by the edges, and not soldered as I had suspected. I immediately put it in an airtight and snapped a couple of pics. Needless to say, I find the toning absolutely stunning, and I can tell it's in great condition. However, I'm pretty new to collecting and I'd like some options on grade. My guess is somewhere around XF-40.   Edited by Toddb1975 07/29/2019 1:33 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Grade sounds about right. Good job!  to the CCF!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1527 Posts |
Nice coin, I would also go with XF-40 on this one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3646 Posts |
First,  Finding a Morgan in an unexpected place can become the basis for an addictive hobby. Great find! I agree with EF-40 as the grade. With the toning, it has nice eye appeal. Your coin, by the way, appears to be 1887 VAM-4.
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New Member
 United States
11 Posts |
Nice! Thanks for the link. I had no idea there were so many die varieties.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18664 Posts |
XF details cleaned an retoned. from the photos I'm not seeing any damage from the mounting
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Valued Member
Germany
141 Posts |
Nice coin Great story!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4989 Posts |
EF-40 details, old cleaning.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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EF-40 details, it's probably been cleaned many times.
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