1894-O Morgan Dollar, For Grading

Great pic

we typically see weak strike for this year. I think the strike on this one is better than average. I'm not seeing luster break anywhere. obviously the cheek on this one is going to determine where it lies on the scale. since the majority of the marks/chatter are on the cheek the eye appeal is also affected. I think surface preservation is better than 63. so I'm coming in around MS63+ or even MS64 on this one

i have no idea how you snagged this one for that price. this coin has been going up all year and even at 63 you're talking over $4000 or more and there is no way imo that its grading less than that

this coin should be slabbed imo

I'd have corrected the mistake but he said he'd just paid 50 each for the stack of 10 coins... he was really busy that day and had just got the coins off of a customer, so I assume he just rushed the buy and since he was busy when I was there also the sale...he said most were O mm is all he said and around ms64ish. Regardless, I'll chalk it up as a win. If he hadn't told me what he paid, I'd have gone back and corrected it,

I normally don't even buy morgans, and didn't know the date was so high till I even got home an hour away, sorry I'm such a shady buyer. How is it any different than someone cherrypicking a variety? I'm sure you'd point out a 44d/s Lincoln Cent if it were a possible top pop being sold as a 44d unattributed? Or a high dollar VAM morgan? Regardless, both are oversight on the sellers part for not studying the coins being sold. First off, he underpaid for the coins due to his laziness, and under priced them due to the same, and somehow he should be rewarded for it? He was happy with the transaction just like most dealers who price it based on what they pay for the coins.

My bad I don't do morgans and didn't realize all 3 are high dollar.

How did I stick it to him? He made a 20 percent profit in a couple hours on a stack of coins he obviously didn't care to even look through and I'm the bad guy?

So what would make me a good guy? Every time someone sells something cheap, offer them retail? Who in this business isn't always looking for a good deal? Or a cherrypick as we all call them? You seriously are out of line in my personal opinion, and I take offense.

If I were to make a mistake and were even told about it, it wouldn't make me mad, nor would I allow them to correct it personally. A deal is a deal, it isn't like he totally paid big bucks and sold the wrong coin or anything like that. All parties were happy with the transaction, like all cherrypick scenarios play out, but one party is just on the better end of the deal.


Am I wrong?

Not you but the dealer certainly is/ was.

KYCopperCoins is in the right here. The dealer confidently named his own price, and it was fair game.

It is the same with cherrypicking, some people have a high dollar coin, but knowingly sell it as a type coin because research takes time and time is money. This dealer saw a higher grade morgan, bought it as a type coin, and sold it to someone who was knowledgeable enough to recognize the value. If I found a 1794 starred reverse large cent, going back to the dealer to give him tens of thousands of dollars is the last thing I will do.

I am sure no one who got a 2019 S Reverse proof from the mint sold it for 20% over their purchase price.
Id be thrilled with the deal you got.

You have done nothing wrong whatsoever. This is how the world works. Collecting coins is such a fun hobby because of finding bargains. I have had multi thousand profit bargains from auctionhouses, here in England, but I don't feel sorry for the auctionhouse, it is entirely on them to check what they are seling and if they don't then tough luck. The world is a harsh place and everything is only getting more expensive. Good on you for getting a bargain! Get it slabbed!