GTG: 1896 Morgan Dollar

KiwiNumi

GTG on this Morgan that a family member owns. I'll reveal the grade after a few replies to this post.

ShaunBC5

I’ll start things off with a 63.
Based on my recent track record, I won’t be surprised by anything between VF Details and MS68+.

KiwiNumi

@ShaunBC5 said:
I’ll start things off with a 63.
Based on my recent track record, I won’t be surprised by anything between VF Details and MS68+.

Same here. I wouldn't trust my grading skills over a third graders. Especially when looking at pictures.

HoledandCreative

AU details

KiwiNumi

@HoledandCreative said:
AU details

Exactly what I was thinking. Stay tuned for the reveal.

coastaljerseyguy

Should be no higher than AU55, might be details but photos are usually hard to tell.

World67

AU cleaned

TwoSides2aCoin

Album filler. About uncirculated. See photos for details. Original mint luster remains in periphery. Appears to be improperly cleaned. This just means (to my view) the dip exposed too many distracting marks in the focal areas. Thus , reducing it to non gradeable.

lcoopie

Hard to say without seeing the reverse.

may

AU, harshly cleaned.

jughead1893

55

nwcoast

AU 53

KiwiNumi

Alright guys thanks for engaging on my first post. Here's the reveal.

1896-O, I haven't seen it in person but I highly doubt it's uncirculated. I had to do a decent bit of searching to find any proof that NCGS even exists. Shame on them for their shady practices. This is my grandfather's coin. HA shows that MS64s go for over $30,000. I sure hope he didn't pay near that much.

Walkerfan

AU 55 details (polished).

relicsncoins

Looks like one of those dart throwing grading companies. All the grades are on the wall which ever grade the dart hits, that's the grade assigned.

KiwiNumi

@relicsncoins said:
Looks like one of those dart throwing grading companies. All the grades are on the wall which ever grade the dart hits, that's the grade assigned.

From the small amount if info I've read about NCGS, their coins were largely sold through rip off TV sale shows. I also read a post I believe from cointalk forum that mentioned they were sued in a lawsuit for allegedly trying to imitate PCGS. Seems like the company is thankfully gone or incredibly obscure. I'm an atrocious grader, but the coin appears to be AU and likely cleaned to me.

Cougar1978

AU. - I don’t care what that holder says lol.

Pizzaman

Really hard to tell anything in that lighting.

MFeld

@relicsncoins said:
Looks like one of those dart throwing grading companies. All the grades are on the wall which ever grade the dart hits, that's the grade assigned.

Dart throwing would result in some conservative grades, not just inflated ones. I don’t recall having seen the former for coins in that company’s holders.