Morgan DMPL/PL question
olah_in_MA
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1 of my 1st posts, question, been buying morgans for years, started with slabbed coins, and have recently moved to the lure of ebay listings. i try to bid very conservatively for the raw coins & send them off to pcgs over time. Many people list ebay coins as dmpl, and they seem to be lucky if they grade out to PL or a star* at NGC. I do enjoy when the ebay seller attempts to show the mirrors on each side. Any thoughts how this coin would grade out. I also very concerned of that "unc-cleaned details" rating.
Thanks for all your help, also this is the 1st time I tried to include pictures.
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I should have added, I feel like this coin would grade out to AU?
also. while i have 1, is it even possible to have a coin graded as AU & DMPL? Feele like the dmpl designatiopn is for UNC coins> been wondering for some time
The coin looks AU, which I believe makes it ineligible for a PL designation. It also looks cleaned, though I can’t tell if it’s to the degree that would result in a details grade.
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I'd vote AU for this too.
I would suggest to stop using cotton gloves as it might be more likely you drop the coin using gloves than just using bare hands. I don't believe I know anyone who uses gloves regularly for coins.
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Solid date to find for a Morgan. Appears to me based on photos that it's likely it's had a cleaning. As such, I don't think sending it in would be the right move. If you did, I'd venture a guess it would come back AU - Details.
It looks to me that the reflective photos are of a different coin than the straight Obv and Rev shots?
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Even though there are a few examples, PCGS will not designate PL on AU coins. NGC does. I think this may change with CACG coming into the picture since they will honor NGC and PCGS CAC stickered grades and I own an NGC AU58PL.
For showing mirrors, I have come to like using a lottery ticket with 10 draws on it so the ticket itself is ~9" long and has lots of distinct text that you can use to judge the depth of the mirrors.
I would send it off to NGC and get the AU58PL or AU58 DPL then send it off to CAC.
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Looks like an AU58 PL from here.
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I would say that coin is AU cleaned... and possibly details due to the hit on the reverse by the wing. Cheers, RickO
It appears the scratch beside the mouth is in all obverse photos. I believe it to be the same coin.
Jim
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