Morgan 1904

scribeboy

hello people:

I have been lurking for quite a while trying to learn from all of the educatinal posts. I don't know much about coins, I'm reading a lot becasue my grandmother left me a large (uncataloged) collection. Lots of good stuff that I am sorting through.

Anyway, if you wish, please offer an oninion as to what grade this might receive.
1904 Morgan

I am trying to decide which coins I should have graded and this is a pleasing coin to view.

thanks

scott

Loki

I am also new at collecting, and I still have some learning to do with grading coins, but I will interject my opinion as a new old collector.

There are some coins that you do not, at anytime, want to physically touch for fear of ruining things such as toning, luster, etc. Unfortunatly, these are the ones that need to be slabbed, free of any human intervention to skew the looks of the coin, forever preserving the beauty of the coin.

Others, like this one imo, are just made to be touched, shown to friends, your kid's fellow classmates on parent's day, budding young and old collectors, etc. I do not think something like this needs to be forever protected by the elements of time and human intervention with a slab, as the coin already displays the wear and tear of time and history. If you know you are going to care for the coin while it is in your possession, I would certainly leave it as is, unslabbed, something to bring out and proudly show without worries of "omg did he clean the chicken grease from his fingers?" and other intolerable thoughts. I would only slab it if it is a key date of the series, or it has a chance at MS.

michael

from the scan and i would need to see the coin to be sure but from the scan my guess is a nice vf-25 a retail 18 dollar coin

with very nice eye appeal and surfaces

sincerely michael

goyankeez

Welcome to the forums.

Do you have a "Red Book" and grading book (Photograde, Official ANA Grading Standards). You would find these references to be very helpful as you go through your collection.
As for having your coins graded, keep in mind the costs. Although a coin may look great, it may not be worth the cost of grading, based on its value.

Keep in touch. I would like to see what other coins you have.

Best of luck.

richbeat

Welcome aboard!

FC57Coins

Welcome to the boards!

If you want to look at a site that's got some pretty good pictures to help with grading both circulated and unc morgans, go to this one.

Frank

construct

I think it's a pretty solid VF. I don't think I would bother with a slab on this one. A 2x2 ought to be adquate to keep the greasy fingers off of it.

nwcs

Welcome! I also recommend the Red Book (Guidebook to US Coins) and also the American Numismatic Association Grading Standards book. Both are available in just about every major bookstore. The first is a great guidebook for general pricing and information, the latter will get you started on how to grade coins and what to look for. Lots of pictures of circulated coins you can match your coin against.

darktone

Very fine is how I would grade it also. Welcome to the forumn. mike