| Author |
 Replies: 11 / Views: 492 |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
879 Posts |
For 2026, I've decided to work on putting together a set of CC Morgans. Only need 13. For the most part looking for raw circulated examples, but won't rule out slabs for some of the tougher dates. This raw one has subdued cartwheel luster on both sides along with some toning. Oh, and a fingerprint. Thoughts on grade?   |
|
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
11893 Posts |
AU58
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 |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1143 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
36746 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
74293 Posts |
I'm thinking high AU, maybe AU-58? There's really not that much circulation wear on it.
Errers and Varietys.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
6385 Posts |
Luster is pretty muted. Light wear and no sight of cleaning or other mishandling. I'd come down at AU-53.
Circulated 1882-CC Morgans are much scarcer than uncs. This one would fit nicely in an album.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
10547 Posts |
AU 55 - hate the fingerprint!
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
879 Posts |
Thanks for the feedback NS, CoinT, IGE, EV, Jaobler and Marve. I was thinking 53/55.
Marve, based on the terrible seller pics, I'm happy with it. I thought it might be details and picked it up cheap. So the finger print is no biggie to me on this lightly circulated example.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
10547 Posts |
Quote:
So the finger print is no biggie to me on this lightly circulated example. It's just my OCD acting up -  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
879 Posts |
lol, Marve, I think this hobby is prone to OCD personalities.
Cheers,
Adam
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1143 Posts |
 OCD...you know me...you really know me. |
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18670 Posts |
looks a little dull for an AU coin. AU53
|
| |
Replies: 11 / Views: 492 |
|
Posted 01/12/2026 11:02 pm
