1879S Morgan GTG *Revealed*

Morgan13

This one might be a little tricky.
I say that as a hint.
Best images I can produce until my new lens shows up.

Dropdaflag

Very hard to tell from pictures, but
65* due to proof-like obverse and NGC holder.

MFeld

@Dropdaflag said:
Very hard to tell from pictures, but
65* due to proof-like obverse and NGC holder.

I like your thinking!

morgansforever

64/65 star, to bad the reverse wasn't like the obverse then we're talking full blown dmpl.

jesbroken

64*PL
Jim

Soldi

64 dmpl

nwcoast

64* PL
Nice coin!

johnny010

64+PL

lilolme

I am not a GTG type but when I saw this one I said to myself, I have one of those. Of course that is if it is what I think it is. If so, then I have seen several through the years. They are neat looking. I have never tried to do a VAM on it but I kind of think they may be from one die pair. I think I matched up a couple of die polish lines on the reverse to mine but not 100% about that. Nice one.

Coinscratch

The prongs are at a different angle on the Reverse shot vs. the obverse shot, hiding the reverse DMPL.
Or could it just be highlighting the obverse details. Hmmm.

NGC MS65DMPL

Coingeek

65 PL

sweetwilliet

Looks at least 65, maybe 66 to me, dpl obverse but hard to tell if reverse will make pl or not, so I’m gonna go with 65pl.

SNMAN

@nwcoast said:
64* PL
Nice coin!

👍

lcoopie

64 pl

Morgan13

You guys are getting warm

MFeld

64+*

coinbuf

MS63*

ProofCollection

65+*

lilolme

That is it. What I would have expected as far as no PL as the others I recall were graded MS (no PL). The reverses have a semi-PL look. Of course as the dies wear the obverse DMPL starts to go and then no more. I remember seeing this 68+ and see it is back on CF (in a registry). It is one those odd ones with two different TV. If you look on the reverse in the 9 o/c field and below, inside the wreath are two vertical die polish lines. They also show on the OP coin. If I tilt it just right I find them on mine but there are a lot lot more depending on tilt. It is all a matter of light angle. On mine the obverse die polish lines (shown in the one TV below) I can't see without magnification and then tilted just right. Anyway I bet the OP coin has that same grab you look with the one sided dmpl.

EDIT to clarify: Below is the 68+ but two different TV. (Not mine )

Morgan13

@lilolme what grade is your coin? It looks super clean.

mattniss

@Morgan13 said:
@lilolme what grade is your coin? It looks super clean.

@lilolme said:
I remember seeing this 68+ and see it is back on CF (in a registry). It is one those odd ones with two different TV.

lilolme

@Morgan13 said:
@lilolme what grade is your coin? It looks super clean.

I edited the above post to clarify. That is the 68+ and it has two TV. Not my coin. I have a 67.

Just got a notice while typing and see mattniss noted it above.

Morgan13

Someone's a lucky duck.
That coins beautiful.
I am a sucker for a nice cameo which is why I purchased this coin.

lilolme

@Morgan13 said:
I am a sucker for a nice cameo which is why I purchased this coin.

Exactly, the ones I have seen just pop out at you with a solid dmpl and a strong cameo. Buy Me