1878 8TF Morgan Silver Dollar

the 8TF are well known so above average to strong strikes and this one definitely falls on the high end of strike. luster appears to be in place for the most part with some high device rub. surface preservation drops her for the obv fields, cheek and jaw. the overall eye appeal is just average for me but the lighting is not the best.

imo the hits on the cheek and jaw are not sufficient to lower the grade to a 62. based on my numbers applied to each of these categories and the overall look of the coin, I see it at a solid MS63 And if it was not for the field scratches under PLU and the jaw marks I think it could pull a + or maybe a 64. so one must then say how much do those 2 areas degrade the coin? As for PL designation, there is no way to tell without some type depth of field view so without that I can't see a PL designation on her.