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Grade this PL Morgan? 1883 O

Spartcom5Spartcom5 Posts: 392 ✭✭✭
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Paid $35 for this beautiful PL Morgan! I think it is maybe a 62 or 63? Any input is greatly appreciated!



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    jtlee321jtlee321 Posts: 2,355 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think you are in the ballpark. I would guess a shot a 63 is not out of the question. How deep are those mirrors?

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    mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    63 to me also.
    It's hard to grade PL coins from one image though.
    The spots are the problem with this piece.

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    Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A 63 is not out of the realms of possibility !!! :)

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    Spartcom5Spartcom5 Posts: 392 ✭✭✭

    @mannie gray said:
    63 to me also.
    It's hard to grade PL coins from one image though.
    The spots are the problem with this piece.

    Agree with the spotting but for $35 I thought what the heck. Any chance a nice soak in acetone will help at all? Hard to tell what it is

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    morgansforevermorgansforever Posts: 8,428 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would wager 63, not sure about the depth of the fields though. For 35 units of debt you'll be ok.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    63... an acetone rinse will not hurt and may remove that spot on the obverse and any random organic residues. Cheers, RickO

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS-63 ... It has some P-L characterists, but I don't think the mirrors are deep enough to get that designation. It might rate an MS-63+ given the semi-mirrors.

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    CascadeChrisCascadeChris Posts: 2,519 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sexy. I wouldn't be surprised if it got a 4

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    ColonialcoinColonialcoin Posts: 625 ✭✭✭✭

    I’m not sure what it will grade due to the serious(to me anyway) cuts on each of the eagles legs.

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    CommemKingCommemKing Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS63

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    Spartcom5Spartcom5 Posts: 392 ✭✭✭
    edited October 22, 2018 5:20PM

    Good news, a good friend of mine showed me a trick and got that hideous blob off of the E! Going to send it in to PCGS after a nice acetone bath. Definitely a nice MS PL example.

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    david3142david3142 Posts: 3,424 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It’s an ok coin but not worth sending in.

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    HallcoHallco Posts: 3,627 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What did you use?

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    ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,340 ✭✭✭✭✭

    63 was my fist impression

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    cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 5,690 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What was the trick?

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    KkathylKkathyl Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I am more in the 62 range.

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    ParlousJoeParlousJoe Posts: 451 ✭✭✭

    It's a nice looking coin for the money you paid for it, I think that it possibly might have a chance at a 64 as it has a pretty clean cheek and nice hair details. Doesn't look like there are any real bad hits in the fields, yeah, I'm going with a 64 on this one. Hell, I've seen worse graded 65's than this coin looks

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    AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,540 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Send it in. Break even at best at economy but a great learning tool.

    good luck, 63 is my wag

    bob :)

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    Wabbit2313Wabbit2313 Posts: 7,268 ✭✭✭✭✭

    63, not PL is my guess. Not worth sending in my opinion.

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