Another Morgan,1892-O Notorious For Light Or Missing Breast Feathers

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FlyingTiger Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 05/18/2023 6:56 pm Cherry picked another Morgan for my book.Probalbly looked at 100 of them.Great price,original and not cleaned.Has all the traits of that year.Light strike above Miss liberty's ear and not so flat but missing feathers.I like the way the hair is sharp and not worn down. Also while in mint bags another dollar must have it touched her in the face with the edge a little.Thats OK,I still like this one a lot. Not sure of the grade but good enough. Edited by FlyingTiger 05/18/2023 6:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 94928 Posts	Posted 05/18/2023 7:15 pm Nice looking Morgan. New Orleans has had a history of bad strikes. Some folks attribute it to the weather and humidity and rust forming on the dies. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/18/2023 7:31 pm Did you have a question here? Report this Post to the Staff
FlyingTiger Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 05/18/2023 8:15 pm The only question I have is knowing all the light strike problems especially with this year,you would have to take into consideration the flat or missing feathers aren't necessarily wear.It has been said that it's the worst New Orleans minted dollar 1892.What would you grade this dollar at?Do you think it is at least an AU example? Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 05/18/2023 9:35 pm Obverse EF45, reverse AU53, but I'd net it at AU50. Still a very nice example of a tougher Morgan to find. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse 05/19/2023 02:26 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 05/19/2023 10:20 am Nice example! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 05/19/2023 11:11 am Quote: Nice looking Morgan. New Orleans has had a history of bad strikes. Some folks attribute it to the weather and humidity and rust forming on the dies. I also think their equipment was not the same quality as Philadelphia. One interesting thing I ran across while doing other research was a request around 1900-1901 by New Orleans for dollar dies with the obverse/reverse hammer/anvil die positions to be reversed. Apparently they were breaking a lot of dies. Barber responded to the effect of "what good is that going to do?". Report this Post to the Staff
Maine Member Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 05/19/2023 2:30 pm I'm no expert on grading, but this coin would get a mid AU grade for me. Maybe 55. I too have some nice O mint Morgans, all weak strikes. Especially the breast feathers. That's a nice coin you have there. Report this Post to the Staff
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