1896-O Morgan - Anyonewant To Give Opinion On Grade?

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John1

I'll say EF-45. Not even close to mint state.



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XF45 possibly AU50. Mark the photos are not the best however the surfaces are reading that the coin was cleaned based on what you presented here. its difficult to determine how intense it was. it does not look harsh but we can't see the actual surfaces that good. never shoot photos at an angle, always straight on. avoid any overhead light. I'm betting this is not an accurate representation of the coin when you are holding it in hand. its very difficult to grade by photo with decent photos. even more challenging without.

if you are using a phone try the following and see if you can get better ones

1. turn off flash
2. place coin on flat surface with indirect natural light. maybe a window sill in a cloudy day. Use a black or white background to avoid any reflective color
3. move phone about 3in from coin
4. zoom in using your fingers until the coin comes into focus and fills the cameras view finder. if your phone has a portrait selection use that and then press and hold on the coin in the view finder to AF lock it
5. hold phone steady. if you can't then place something on either side of the coin (like books) at that distance and lay phone between them. this will hold it steady and allow you to zoom and take the photo without any blurring

EF-40 straight grade.

just an FYI the 96(O) are known for soft weak strikes. the years between 86 and 97 at the no mint had poor strikes. they need to be looked at a little different when grading. on top of that the photos are poor to grade from and I'm pretty certain the coin was cleaned. maybe just over dipped but can't tell as its almost impossible to assess the surfaces

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