1921 Morgan

That's an extremely strong strike for a '21. Unfortunately, the critical area of the cheek and left obverse field is a little unclear - that's the primary focus of the coin and the most important area for grading purposes. So, when I say the coin is an easy 64, it's with the caveat that I'd like to see that area a little more clearly. I could go a grade up or two down with better pics.

21's being my specialty, I'd also like the bigger pics for VAM attribution purposes, too.

The "Zerbe die" Morgans are circulation strikes from the same die used to strike the proofs made for Farran Zerbe, designer of the Peace dollar. Here's a few diagnostic hints for it:

1) 17-berry reverse with scratched top arrowhead:



2) Doubled left side of upright of T in UNITED (not very clear here, much stronger than my pic shows):



3) Die scratch from top left of second U in UMUM to rim:



There are other markers - really strong polishing around the bow on the reverse, quadrupled left obverse stars, and others. Yes, it adds value, but not a great deal.