1885-P Morgan Authenticity And Grading Help

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Nytik New Member Russian Federation 15 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 06:43 am Hello, everyone. I've purchased this Morgan dollar on ebay several times ago. It's weight is bit heavier than ususal, 26.8 instead of 26.7, so I had some doubts about it's authencity. What's your opinion on this Morgan? Regards. Report this Post to the Staff

TobyJ Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1273 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 09:52 am Looks absolutely authentic to me, scales are probably a bit inaccurate? I would give it MS63 definitely with a shot at 64. Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5671 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 10:02 am Agree it looks genuine. That weight is well within tolerance at the US Mint. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 10:11 am It appears to be genuine to me as well. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21608 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 10:19 am Your weight is only to one decimal point when it should be to a least two points. The actual weight should be 26.73g with a tolerance of .39g so you are within the accepted range. Report this Post to the Staff
Nytik New Member Russian Federation 15 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 10:35 am Thanks everyone for the responces. Best regards. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18664 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 11:18 am when possible take coins out their holders as they can distort or hide things. based on these photos I'm not sure they are but just wanted to throw that out there. if its a scan that isn't the best either. the 85(P) are typically seen with above average strikes. yours is AVG- for strike. the hair around the ear and the breast are little weaker than they should be for this year. there are quite a few scuffs and abrasions on both sides enough to keep it out of MS64 territory. MS63 the coin looks original Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36745 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 11:28 am Looks like a genuine MS-63 Morgan. Report this Post to the Staff
fenton Pillar of the Community United States 4989 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 6:47 pm Genuine and high end of MS-63 with a shot at 64. Nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
JasonKflo Pillar of the Community United States 1694 Posts	Posted 08/05/2021 6:54 pm Looks MS-63 to me unless I'm missing anything Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3646 Posts	Posted 08/06/2021 3:03 pm First, I agree with the others. Genuine coin, MS-63, maybe MS-64. Nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Oldfordman Pillar of the Community United States 2869 Posts	Posted 08/11/2021 7:28 pm Genuine ms64 Report this Post to the Staff
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