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I was at MS64+ until I noticed the staple scratch on the obverse. I think it may be severe enough to details this one...
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Bedrock of the Community
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MS64, but details would bring it down to MS62 value, or thereabouts.
Still quite a nice coin, anyways.
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the 83CC is known for above average strikes and this one falls into that. minor abrasions small scratches but nothing major. multiple die cracks. a little luster missing on cheek. MS64+. a 65 holder would not surprise me at all
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First I had to decide what the luster breaks on the obverse are.
Handling marks or bag marks?
Since I don't see any on the reverse I'll go with handling marks.
That makes it AU-something (55 or 58).
If the referenced "staple scratch on the obverse" is what's at 10 o'clock I'll need a better image of that area.
Or was the reference to the scratch in the hair?
What I like (and no one mentioned) are the die cracks on both sides.
There is a reasonable chance that the coin is from the GSA hoard.
That would explain a lot of the marks.
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I will have to go with MS-63 on this due to scratch in the ear.
Otherwise it would obtain 64-65
Might even get detailed due to that scratch.
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I've been looking at GSA certified 1883 CC and the die marks on the back in the letters, and the mark between the right wing and leaves match exactly. But I am skeptical, how could I wind up with a GSA hoard coin, I thought all those were put in GSA certified holders and sold out by the same company. I bought this coin raw from an estate sale.
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Unfortunate long scratch though the hair and ear, otherwise could have been a 65. Now possibly details.
Those marks on the reverse are die cracks and die clash marks, and the exact same markings can be found on both GSA hoard coins and non-GSA coins. Also, many GSA Morgans were broken out of their case, so it's possible that this might have been a GSA coin anyway.
Edited by Zurie
09/30/2019 11:20 pm
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Very high end MS-64. Might get a 65 slab.
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