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I'm being offered this 1878-S Morgan. What does the community think it will grade at?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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65 maybe 66
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
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Gorgeous, especially that stunning reverse. The obverse is also pretty, with just a smidgen too many contact marks on and next to the cheek.
I might go with MS64+, though anything up through MS65 wouldn't surprise.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'd say MS65. Larger pics would help.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll say MS-66. A knockout.  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Good chance at MS65. Curious what the cheek looks like at a different angle. I see a few marks, nothing heavy on the cheek, but a few to many obverse field hits to warrant any higher than 65. Great looking piece! Edit: autocorrect  Edited by Ty2020b
12/07/2021 3:20 pm
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In an older holder maybe MS64.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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typical sharp strike with the exception of some weakness in the breast. it would be nice to see it out its holder but it is what it is. I think it makes MS65
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Pillar of the Community
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MS65 is very possible.
How much are you able to get this for?
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Pillar of the Community
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MS-64 (maybe +) Too much field chatter and marks on the neck for higher. I also cannot get a good view of the cheek.
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The coin is being sold as a MS66. I thought it might be a solid MS65 but a stretch at a MS66 grade. Looks like majority agrees.
It's priced a little lower than a PCGS/NGC graded 66 but well above what a MS65 should sell for.
I'll pass and keep hunting for the elusive to me 1878-S MS-66.
Thanks for your thoughts!
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MS-65
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