1879 Morgan, Grade It Please - Coin Community Forum

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jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 06/28/2009 4:43 pm Hey Everyone I've bought a few morgans dollars now, off ebay, Paid $21.oo including shipping for this one.How does this one grade? did I do ok?I'm guessing EF-40 Thanks for any input.....pat Report this Post to the Staff

Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6394 Posts	Posted 06/28/2009 4:59 pm This coin is clearly better than EF. There is almost no wear visible in Liberty's hair and the eagle's breast feathers look pretty complete. The resolution of the images isn't really good enough for precise grading, but I think I can see slight wear on Liberty's cap. Luster is not evident but that could just be the photo/scan quality. I would certainly expect quite a bit of remaining luster given the lack of wear. The flecks of dirt remaining in some letters and the date suggest the coin has been cleaned, but apparently not harshly. There are a few small rim nicks and scattered contact marks but nothing too bad. I'd call it AU-55, possibly cleaned, and a decent buy for $21.00. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 06/28/2009 5:01 pm I'm thinking AU55-ish. Although the obverse shows more "wear," there isn't a corresponding degree of wear on the reverse features one would first expect to show it - the peak of the breast, the neck/head and the tops of the wings. This leads me to think it's a more/less-worn die pair, not uncommon with Morgans. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 06/28/2009 5:06 pm AU53. Not a bad price ;-) swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 06/28/2009 6:48 pm You Guys are really Good at this.Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/28/2009 6:55 pm Nice buy for $21.00. Even with the ding on the rim, cheek, and neck I would also grade it as AU-55. Report this Post to the Staff
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