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GTG REVEALED - Morgan Dollar....couldnt say no to this......

davids5104davids5104 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭✭
edited June 26, 2019 5:16AM in U.S. Coin Forum

I like the look of this coin. I feel like I paid for it too......

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  • AlexinPAAlexinPA Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's a very nice coin. Great pick up.

  • ike126ike126 Posts: 802 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Im gonna say 65+ excellent newp

  • tommy44tommy44 Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭✭✭

    65, maybe even 66 on a good day.

    it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide

  • CommemKingCommemKing Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS65

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 11,921 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66

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  • segojasegoja Posts: 6,112 ✭✭✭✭

    66

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  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DavidS5104 That’s a very attractive 1883-O Morgan!!

    I’ll say she’s an MS-66👍


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  • davids5104davids5104 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭✭

    I am looking for a bit of a bio on this coin so to speak. Does the central parts of this Date/MM show weakness normally?

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  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 25, 2019 5:58PM

    @DavidS5104 In reply to your following question, yes 1883-O (and other New Orleans Mint) Morgan Dollars typically show some strike weakness in the central areas of the Obverse including Liberty’s Hair over her ear, and on the Reverse in the Eagle’s Breast Feathers.

    @davids5104 said:
    I am looking for a bit of a bio on this coin so to speak. Does the central parts of this Date/MM show weakness normally?


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  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,293 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66

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  • davids5104davids5104 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭✭

    I like the electric blue color on the rim. I wonder if it was in a old ngc soap box. I feel like I see that color commonly in those slabs

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  • TommyTypeTommyType Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This is a test, this is only a test.

    64

    (TrueViews make me grade too high, so I'm taking my 65, and subtracting one.) :tongue:

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  • goldengolden Posts: 9,018 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice looking coin!

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 11,921 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TommyType said:
    This is a test, this is only a test.

    64

    (TrueViews make me grade too high, so I'm taking my 65, and subtracting one.) :tongue:

    I can’t imagine that you’ve seen a True View image of a Morgan dollar that looked like that and only graded 64.

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  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,111 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My first reaction was 64

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  • TommyTypeTommyType Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 25, 2019 7:16PM

    @MFeld said:

    @TommyType said:
    This is a test, this is only a test.

    64

    (TrueViews make me grade too high, so I'm taking my 65, and subtracting one.) :tongue:

    I can’t imagine that you’ve seen a True View image of a Morgan dollar that looked like that and only graded 64.

    It is only a test. ;)

    But....Granted, different coin, different impressions...but it wasn't that long ago for me, (and a lot of others)!

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1021463/grade-revealed-1880-pcgs-ms-64-morgan-dollar-gold-shield#latest

    I do think the TV's tend to lead us higher than we might usually shoot....(Though, the color here could wipe out my attempt to adjust).

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  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 11,921 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TommyType said:

    @MFeld said:

    @TommyType said:
    This is a test, this is only a test.

    64

    (TrueViews make me grade too high, so I'm taking my 65, and subtracting one.) :tongue:

    I can’t imagine that you’ve seen a True View image of a Morgan dollar that looked like that and only graded 64.

    It is only a test. ;)

    But....Granted, different coin, different impressions...but it wasn't that long ago for me, (and a lot of others)!

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1021463/grade-revealed-1880-pcgs-ms-64-morgan-dollar-gold-shield#latest

    I do think the TV's tend to lead us higher than we might usually shoot....(Though, the color here could wipe out my attempt to adjust).

    Very fair point. Based on the TV’s, I would have graded that other coin at least 65 (though only 64, based on the additional pictures).

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DavidS5104 @TommyType @MFeld

    IMO PCGS TrueView Photos Accurately Depict the Mint Luster and Frost exhibited on a coin’s surface, but tend to De-Emphasize Contact Marks compared to Heritage (and other company) Auction Photos.


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  • tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,146 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • U1chicagoU1chicago Posts: 5,552 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS 65

  • jedmjedm Posts: 2,920 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I can see it as a 66.

  • IndulgerIndulger Posts: 139 ✭✭✭

    Good lookin for sure...66

  • coin4salecoin4sale Posts: 375 ✭✭✭

    MS66

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  • HighReliefHighRelief Posts: 3,654 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS66--Nice one for sure.

  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,303 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS66.

    And to me it's closer to a 67 than it is to a 65. Very clean with a nice original look. Not ugly and poorly struck like many. Back up the truck if you can get these as 64's.

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  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like a nice 65

  • HigashiyamaHigashiyama Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I agree with the growing consensus-66.

    Higashiyama
  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,060 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66

  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,060 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 26, 2019 12:02AM

    Edied: Never mind the "hidden" chatter in the True View I posted was evident when enlarged.

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

    Boxcars here also.
    I love satiny luster like your coin seems to show.
    I am a sucker for it.

  • TiborTibor Posts: 3,199 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice . A good eye on your part!!

  • lonn47lonn47 Posts: 236 ✭✭✭

    good hunting

  • shishshish Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice 66

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  • COINS MAKE CENTSCOINS MAKE CENTS Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thats a great looking coin!!!! Nice pick up

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Late to the party... but 66 is a good call IMO... Too dark for my personal taste... but a nice coin overall. Cheers, RickO

  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 7,741 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was driving with ricko... late to the game, but an excellent piece and I love the understated peripheral toning. Several of my album pieces have this champagne to rose color toning...

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  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 26, 2019 7:04AM

    I like the Peripheral Target Toning combined with the Frosty Devices, exhibiting a Light Cameo Contrast against the Satiny Lustrous Fields.


    Stuart

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  • TommyTypeTommyType Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TommyType said:
    This is a test, this is only a test.

    64

    (TrueViews make me grade too high, so I'm taking my 65, and subtracting one.) :tongue:

    Every scientist will tell you: Some experiments have the potential to blow up in your face. :)

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  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,303 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 26, 2019 10:03AM

    Got your money's worth on that one.

    Never mind the "hidden" chatter in the True View I posted was evident when enlarged.

    If it's "hidden" then it's not evident since the majority of common date Morgans get graded w/o magnification. And you can enlarge almost any MS67 dollar enough and at some point it will have "craters" on it. That might even be true for some 68's too. Excessive magnification has biased many a coin buyer to "pass" on a coin that should have otherwise purchased. That was my calling card of the early 1980's using 15X mags on seated quarters....lol. I could always spot friction/wear and too many marks on even the "gemmiest" of coins. Most of those I graded 64....and today many are in 66 holders.

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  • davids5104davids5104 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭✭

    Coin in hand just now!!! It is even better than the true view! The fields are blistering with luster. since I told everyone it was GC and I am not reselling it, I got it for $349 all-in. I felt this was a bit large on the coin, but now in hand, and am excited about the acquisition. here were the GC pics

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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 22,612 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66 all day long. Nice pick up!

  • batumibatumi Posts: 796 ✭✭✭✭

    @davids5104 said:
    I like the look of this coin. I feel like I paid for it too......

    ! see some proof like fields in the photos. I am guessing they show much better in habd, so I'm guessing 66PL. Nice coin!

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