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JasonKflo Pillar of the Community United States 1694 Posts	Posted 05/09/2020 12:01 am Can you take anything from the 79 O? First off I have this coin it is graded AU-55 . I think it is under graded and should be AU-58. My photos do not do it justice as it has very little wear from what I can tell and full luster . I will try and get better photos . This is my favorite AU coin I have Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/09/2020 04:46 am What slab is it in? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
JasonKflo Pillar of the Community United States 1694 Posts	Posted 05/09/2020 07:19 am PCGS Report this Post to the Staff
fenton Pillar of the Community United States 4989 Posts	Posted 05/09/2020 08:03 am If the photos are accurate, I think it's right on the edge of 55/58. Main issue is luster impairment not so much wear. Wear is just trace. Report this Post to the Staff
JasonKflo Pillar of the Community United States 1694 Posts	Posted 05/09/2020 08:13 am coin has about full luster , very showy coin Report this Post to the Staff
fenton Pillar of the Community United States 4989 Posts	Posted 05/09/2020 08:44 am If the luster is full in hand than yeah it's undergraded because everything else looks 58 Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18670 Posts	Posted 05/09/2020 09:28 am PCGS missed several grades for me with almost all of my morgans so that doesn't surprise me. the 79(O) is known for average to above average strikes. the slight weakness around the ear and just a slight weakness in the breast would put this one in that range. I'm not sure how much the TPG's put weight on whats average for that particular year though. luster is broken all over both sides. you have a good hit near the wing and a couple black marks on the reverse that probably could not be removed. the wear to me puts in the AU58 bucket but the amount of wear on the profile itself, especially the chin area which is a key area, most likely is what resulted in knocking it down a peg. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/09/2020 09:46 am AU-58 certainly sounds reasonable here. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36770 Posts	Posted 05/10/2020 12:04 pm I would agree with AU-58. Report this Post to the Staff
JasonKflo Pillar of the Community United States 1694 Posts	Posted 05/10/2020 10:08 pm I think the photos maybe making it look like the luster is broken but that is the lighting coin has very good solid luster , does have a few dark spots on the rear for sure though but surrounded by luster Report this Post to the Staff
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