1887/6-O Morgan Dollar Restoration GTG --- REVEAL 8/10
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As one of my uglier coins acquired many years ago, I sent this coin in for restoration really just hoping to improve the appearance of the coin, not necessarily looking for any change in grade. I will be getting results imminently. Thought it would be fun to do a GTG and Restoration results reveal.
For your GTG you can guess what the grade was and if it changed after resto.
Don't bother looking up the cert - it's been killed.
I've got two versions of Trueview for pre-resto to start with and my own slab photo since it does look different depending on photography settings:
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You can see the grade on the slab shot - it’s the number right before the slash on the label above the barcode.
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Doh! Fixed.
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The grade is out of my price range and out of my price range.
Ok. AU55. AU55
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62
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I'll wait a bit longer to post the old and new grades. Here is the post-restoration pic. Huge improvement!
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62
Massive improvement!
I'm torn between 61 and 62.
-------------------------- OK, grade reveal ---------------------------------
Original:
RESULTS: -----------MS62-------------------- A 2 point bump!
Thoughts:
As originally stated, I didn't even really consider this for a grade increase because it was too tough to see beyond the toning and appearance. Looking at the new TV (coin won't be in-hand for a few days), I think there's a shot at MS63. I think PCGS was probably reluctant to give this coin a 3 point increase. I've certainly seen MS63's with worse surfaces. 62's tend to have more significant surface damage. The strike is a bit soft but I don't think that's holding it back. I think the gouge over the eagle's head is significant and is probably the reason it would stay MS62. Would be curious to hear/see feedback on this. Most on here did call it out as MS62 so maybe it's not as good as I'm hoping. Maybe 62+?
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This coin is an even nicer outcome than your others, and congrats on the bump in grade!
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