1896 P Morgan - Grade It! #2

Toning looks fine. I want to say 64 but the chatter on the cheek keeps me at 63.

ODEE, your photo is excellent !!!!, I'm proud of you. you worked hard to get these. DONT CHANGE ANYTHING

reverse is a little weak for the year. should be sharp and bold. the breast is a little flat. a little reeding hit on the cheek, nothing major. the coin does appear to have been improperly stored, face up, probably in some humidity. some light chatter around the eye, but the fields look good. the only small issue I see is the stain on the reverse. luster can always be a problem to see but adding more light to see it would tend to alter the surfaces. look at both sides for broken luster areas by tilting the coin back and forth. the photo is showing a flat area to the right of the wing, could be shadowing. the other option is that the coin was dipped and some of the original luster was removed. the only way to tell is in-hand.

if the luster is there MS64. if not, the eye app and broken luster would take it to MS63 maybe a +. grades straight

Thanks for the input panzaldi! Getting better at it everyday. Still working on capturing luster but getting better! I believe the stain on the reverse is also some toning, it might not be though. There is luster to the right of the wing but it is subdued in person, good call out.

ms63 might even fetch a 64 toning is forgiving sometimes. A pleasing coin I like it