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Valued Member
United States
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I just bought this ICG slabbed 1882-s Morgan for $62. What do you think it grades? Thanks   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not the best pics, looks like a lot of field chatter. I'll say MS-63.
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll go with MS-63 as well.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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the 82(S) are sharp and bold in general. the reverse is short on this account. glare due to lighting may not be showing us the surfaces and the amount of luster remaining. I'm getting the sense its broken at least across the cheek and spotty on the obv. I think the coin is MS. I think its going to fall into the MS63 box unless better photos can be presented
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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MS-63 based on these photos.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll say 64 for this one. Very attractive coin with few marks.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think this one has a shot at a 64.
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Valued Member
United States
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Is that not wear on the high hair and cap areas and on the wing edges?
Then it should be AU58?
Or is that just photo illusion and not wear? I don't have much experience with frosty Morgan's, so I'm asking to learn.
Thanks
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Is that not wear on the high hair and cap areas and on the wing edges? good question one thing to consider here is that if the coin was circulated and the areas you noted were from that, it would be highly unlikely that the coin would not have any marks anywhere on the surfaces. I do see some very light marks on the cheek which could be just from being in contact with other coins. I'm not sure these photos accurately show what the coin looks like in hand. taking a second look at this one and assuming the photos are a good representation of the coin in hand I'm seeing a coin that the luster is broken on both sides. the surfaces do not look original. I think what you are seeing is just rub and not from circulation but keep in mind the surfaces we see may not be accurate. the coin could have been lightly dipped as well. the only way to tell for sure is to get new photos with less lighting. however I've been looking at some slabbed silver dollars that were graded details cleaned and found several with surfaces that look like this one. I'm revising my grade to UNC Details (cleaned) Edited by panzaldi
06/04/2024 10:55 am
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Valued Member
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It graded a MS63. Thanks for the replies.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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its ICG which although ok I would not go by their assessment as infallible
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United States
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I'm not, that's why I wanted y'all's opinions.
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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Lovely coin, o how I wish they would be so cheap over here
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@panzaldi, I have the coin in hand and it looks different for sure. It looks like hairlines on the reverse to me, but only in a certain light.   Edited by Festus
06/07/2024 02:51 am
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Pillar of the Community
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ICG is a good slabber to mine for bargains. They aren't dishonest like the basement slabbers but are just mediocre graders meaning sometimes they overgrade and sometimes they undergrade. One of the few slabbers where I think you can still find a $3000 coin for $500 based on an incorrect grade but you have to be sure you have return privileges because in hand these coins can have issues.
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Posted 06/02/2024 9:35 pm
