1899-O $1 Morgan Dollar #5 - 31 Of 35

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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11899 Posts	Posted 12/27/2025 12:14 pm $50. #31 of 35 acquired recently. Wow, last night on Friday, silver closed at $79.20/oz and cull Morgans have a melt value of $61.28. How far will this go? Back to grading. 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

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74889 Posts	Posted 12/27/2025 12:51 pm I'll say MS-64. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
ericgreen Pillar of the Community United States 1520 Posts	Posted 12/27/2025 9:29 pm Solid MS-64 Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36862 Posts	Posted 12/28/2025 3:56 pm Very nice MS-64. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7077 Posts	Posted 12/28/2025 11:17 pm Huge mintage #s with this one...nevertheless...nice coin min. 64... bet it looks better in hand Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18706 Posts	Posted 12/29/2025 09:09 am the 99(O) typically are sharp and bold. this one falls short in the strike category. appears that all the luster is missing from the cheek. the left obv field is showing more than just cabinet rub. MS63 tops and don't be surprised if this one was sent in that it would come back AU58 which is my grade on it. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3664 Posts	Posted 12/30/2025 2:59 pm I'm not sure what to think on this coin. It could just be the lighting or it could be discoloration indicating light circulation. Remember that the New Orleans Mint was also a bullion depository, and sometimes leveled up partial freshly minted bags with (lightly) circulated dollar coins taken in deposit. The dollar coins weren't popular in New Orleans. There appears to be discoloration on the cheek, hair above the ear, cap curl, bear claws, and part of the hair above the eye. The reverse is what makes me pause on whether this is discoloration or the lighting. There appears to be discoloration on the eagle's right wing tip (our visual left), both legs, both claws, and breast. I don't see discoloration on the bow, or eagle's head or neck, or on the eagle's left wing tip (our visual right). If this coin is circulated, it;s very lightly circulated, and a true AU-58 slider. If it isn't circulated, there are 11 scratches on the cheek, mostly NW-SE, but two longer vertical scratches. They don't look too deep, but IMHO are just enough to cap this one at MS-63 if it is UNC. My gut instinct here is MS-63. You have the coin in hand and can better see if there is discoloration. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18706 Posts	Posted 01/03/2026 1:06 pm very weak for the year when it comes to strike. the obv fields, neck, high points of many of the devices and cheek as well as the eagle breast, fields and wind tips on the rev are suggesting slight circulation I'm at AU58 Report this Post to the Staff
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