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1888 S Morgan

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sorry.. I'm new and this is slightly a repost, but as much opinion as I can get the better... .what do you think this grades as...

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VF-30?
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I'd go VF20 or maybe VF25. This is a better date that would be pulled from the 2X2 and allowed to re-tone a bit if it were mine.
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VF25
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grade 25?sorry thats rediculiosly low......I want to buy coins like this for grade 20 or 25 all day long..common VAM 5.....Guess I will bid $16.00
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VF-30-35 depending on luster remaining (can't tell from the pictures how lustrous/dull this coin is...)


A nice semi-key Morgan with only 657,000 were minted!
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With the amount of overall wear on the obverse I would grade it at VF-25.
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I'm not very good with Morgans.
My guess, and thats all it would be, VF-30
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follow up questions.... what's a fair price for this coin? Am I best to list it on E-Bay? if so, whats a good starting price?... I've only ever sold silver at 'melt value' on ebay but as far as one with numismatic value I'm new...
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just how much luster is supposed to be on a G/ VG or Fine or V-fine coin?
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G/VG and F/VF will not have any luster.

I'd say VF-30 on this one.
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At least VF30 possibly 35 coin flip
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I'd say it is worth $60 to $70 more if TPG slabbed might be worth sending to ANACS
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side note, a coin/jewelry shop I took it to said it had been cleaned... but that even if that knocked it down a grade, its still pretty valuable when he was reading his grey sheet. I thought cleaning effected coins more than this, secondly, I couldnt tell it was cleaned, but I have an untrained eye
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just how much luster is supposed to be on a G/ VG or Fine or V-fine coin?


Keep in mind, the pics are scans. Scanned coins need to be looked at differently from photos - the brighter the coin, the darker the scans will look posted here because that's how the scanner sensor interprets reflectivity. I see a scanned coin that might have been cleaned, only because there's less discoloration on the surfaces than one should expect from a coin with that much circulation. In any event, it is not right to deceive someone by forming concrete conclusions from such small images. You can't.

VF30-35. Low-mintage, semi-key, and probably worth a little north of $100 if cleaned.

The only good starting price on ebay is 99 cents. Nobody bids on coins with a starting price in any way approaching their true value, and it costs the seller more to list that way anyways.
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thanks.. I need to read up on taking good pic's and scans... I'm still very new to this, and didnt know anything about it being cleaned til after the original posting. thanks to all in this learning process of mine
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