1886 $1 Morgan Dollar #32 - 20 Of 35

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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11893 Posts	Posted 12/12/2025 09:24 am $50. #20 of 35 acquired recently. Another really nice one I think. Thoughts? Thanks! IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff

IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36746 Posts	Posted 12/12/2025 09:54 am I think the hits on the jaw might hold it back to an MS-64. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18670 Posts	Posted 12/12/2025 09:55 am better photos on this one NS. missing luster across the cheek. the black marks are going to affect this ones value. I dont think it ever saw circulation. the obv probably holds this one to MS63+ I always want to see pretty much unbroken luster to go MS64 Report this Post to the Staff
ericgreen Pillar of the Community United States 1513 Posts	Posted 12/12/2025 11:23 am Great pictures with this one. MS-64 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74290 Posts	Posted 12/12/2025 11:42 am I'll say MS-64. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7038 Posts	Posted 12/12/2025 10:05 pm People, a question for learning how to judge a coin from photos....Obverse fields from 9:30 to @ 3 .....am I seeing "stains" from over-dipping in the attempt that was to remove or lessen those black spots? Outstanding reverse and I could live with the hit on her cheek...MS-64 for me. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3650 Posts	Posted 12/15/2025 11:47 am The last time I checked, VAMWorld was still AWOL. When it returns, be sure to VAM this one. To my eyes, it is a bar-6 variety, the one with the bar in the upper loop that turns downward to the right. (IIRC, that was the original VAM-1A.) There also appears to be light doubling on the eagle's left wingtip (our visual right) and a split left serif on the first "A" of AMERICA. In terms of technical grade, I'm comfortable with MS-64 here. I pause on three areas of the surface: (1) the "L" of PLURIBUS, (2) the gap between the first "U" of PLURIBUS and LIBERTY, and (3) the upper face between the eye and the hair curl in front of the ear. It looks like carbon spots have been removed, revealing surface damage. That makes me hesitant about what may be beneath the other carbon spots. I don't think this would detail the coin for ED, but it certainly would be something to consider before attempting conservation. Report this Post to the Staff
Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3325 Posts	Posted 12/16/2025 2:19 pm Can't read the wear on this coin from photos. If there is none, I'd agree with MS64. VamWorld is back up, but I'm not seeing the bar-6 in these photos. If it's there, this would be a Top 100 VAM. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae Report this Post to the Staff
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