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Ungraded 1882 Morgan Dollar

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AU? MS? I'd say AU58

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This coin seems to have excessive surface hairlines (many sets of fine parallel lines). Some odd toning too on left obverse does not match other areas of the coin.

I'll say AU-58 based on weak obverse luster and some wear points on the hair; probably dipped and rubbed with a mildly abrasive cloth. Some attractive retoning on reverse color may be a bit artificial.
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Thanks Fenton. Ended up not getting the coin. Bidding went over what I wanted to pay for it.
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I think you're better off. Picture shows obvious signs of some semi-harsh cleaning.
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The hairline look more like scuff marks rather the clearning to me. Over all I would grade the coin at MS-62.
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Assuming it's not a slider, MS-62 sounds reasonable given the impaired luster on the obverse and all those hairlines.
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I thought MS-62 as well... don't look like cleaning marks to me.
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Thanks again for your feedback. I had been wondering about that luster also and had asked myself if it would still be there if the coin had been subjected to such harsh cleaning. Being still new to this I have trouble telling difference between scratches and cleaning marks but the luster made me wonder.
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