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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I picked up this 1889 Morgan on ebay for $30. It was offered raw and the seller didn't put any grade on it, but from his photos it looked decent. The black line from the chin to the eye is a very thin mark which catches the light. There are scattered marks on the obverse but the reverse looks nice. The top two photos are mine taken in natural light. The third is the seller's photo. Thanks for you opinions.    Paul Bulgerin
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United Kingdom
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I'm at MS63+ Nice purch ASE |
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm Thinking its about an AU55
but it didn't have the best time in the bag so I'm not 100% sure.
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Valued Member
United States
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@TobyJ I personally don't think it's a '63 because I have an MS63 NGC Morgan that looks a lot better than that but then again it was graded around 2004-2008 so maybe his is a 63 because of gradeflation but I'm not sure.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like a super nice AU-58 slider to me. The luster looks flat, like a baking soda and water cleaning job.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like a slider 58 to me as well.
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Valued Member
United States
113 Posts |
After looking at it better I would also say AU58.
P.S. What do you guys mean by AU58 "Slider"?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Trace rub on the high points will keep it out of MS-64, but I don't think is enough to indicate circulation. Fields are super clean. MS-63.
Edited by fenton
06/10/2020 7:17 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks for the responses so far.
While the reverse is very nice, Liberty's cheeks have quite a few marks when viewed under magnification. I can't detect any noticeable rub on the cheeks, but it may be hard to see with all the chatter there.
Paul Bulgerin
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United States
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P.S. What do you guys mean by AU58 "Slider"? Slider refers to a coin being in between MS and AU so it could go either way. Feel free to correct me  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU58 or MS63. personally I'd rather have a nice 58 over a crappy marked up 63. the mark across the face doesn't help and if it is a scratch then I don't think she would grade straight
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would agree.
The mark across the face doesn't show, nor does the black show, when the coin is held "in hand".
Magnification can do some nasty things to an otherwise nice looking coin.
I will label this one an AU-58.
Paul Bulgerin
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Posted 06/10/2020 5:01 pm
