Latest Morgan Acquisitions: 1881, 1883, 1887, 1891 All New Orleans

What's up with the eye lid on the 1881-O? Otherwise agree with Coinfrog.

The 1881-O is harshly cleaned as noted. Looks live the reverse image shown is the same as the 1891-O.

Slight reverse rim damage on the 1883-O. The 83, 87, and 91 are decent circulated coins in the F-VF range.

I think all of them have had a cleaning. The 91 is the most interesting of the lot, the 81 the least.

The 83 has very desirable toning striations, but the rim damage detracts.

$35 for common-date Morgans at an LCS is nothing to complain about. In the future look carefully at the surfaces. If you suspect tampering or cleaning, pass.

Any tips on what to look for besides scratches?

I"ve been watching Youtube videos that discuss detecting cleaning. So I understand that light refraction can be used to both detect and disguise (e.g. some ebay sellers) cleaning.

So I thought I should point out my photography setup. I was unable to get proper artificial lighting so I now shoot in my sunroom which provides good, natural light dispersion. Shots are made using a tripod mounted camera directly over the coin. I try to get the camera lens as parallel to the coin as possible without physically measuring. The (macro) lens is about 1.5" from the coin.