My first slabbed Morgan, and a coupla questions...

ClarkOfKent

Ok, I don't collect Morgans. This is the result of one of those "I gotta bid on something" days. This is in a PCGS slab, green label.

Q1. The obverse & reverse both have a break in the finish on the high spots, very prominent on the reverse. Is this the infamous 'slider' wear? And, should this keep it from MS?

Q2. The rim toning on the reverse looks alot better in person. What flavor of toning is this? Album?

Q3. Ok... this makes it a few questions. Care to hazard a grade guess, even though it's just a scan?

Large scan - 167kb
Larger scan - 399kb

itsnotjustme

MS64?

Oak

Your coin is MS. That appears to be a break in the lustre not any wear on the coin. I've only seen a few sliders in the morgan series myself, but the ones I've seen were more of a "weak strike vs rub" question and were most noticable over the ear. That would make a good thread topic if someone could post pics of their sliders.

Definetlly Rim Tone.

MS63

Nice looking coin.

KlectorKid

looks 64

FrankinWI

With the chatter on the cheek it looks MS63. Really like the rim toning. Let me know if your ready to sell it.

Frank

FC57Coins

Clark:

Looks to be a nice quality MS64 piece. As for the toning, I haven't done all my reading yet, but my guess would be the begining of album toning.

Frank

MacCoin

I'ld say a 63 a lot of bagmarks but the rim rot is awesome I love that. Nice morgan!!!

Mike921

Hmmmm I would say MS-62

Mike921

Looks like it could have some wear on the hairline near the date could be a AU but looks very nice

sinin1

?? ACG MS67 PL ??

Outhaul

Ditto with Oak

Nice coin

prooflike

it's a 64, nice rim tone

MadMarty

I would have to go with a 64 also.

MrKelso

Can you get a real good close up of the date 1885? just curious if there was any traces of repunches on the 5 or the 85

It looks MS63 nice album toning on the rev. Nice coin. but the bag marks on rev and obv keep me from saying 64

ClarkOfKent

MrK,

This is the best I can do with my scanner.

MadMarty

Well Clark, what is it????

RNCHSN

I also agree with Oak, but it's hard to tell about the cheek chatter. If it's light, it might be 64, otherwise I'd go with 63

MrKelso

<< <i>MrK,

This is the best I can do with my scanner.
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Thats a pretty nice scan Clark i don't see any trace of doubling there. How does it look under the loupe?
Was curious about what was going on with the 8 next to the 5 the top loop i thought i seen some kind of double but it just looks like a dent of some sort Thanks for the close up.

ClarkOfKent

MrK, Yeah, under the loupe I don't see anything. The surfaces around the date are consistent & unmarked.

Ok, Marty.... here ya go:

Russ

Man, these guys are good!

Russ, NCNE

ClarkOfKent

MrK,

If you're referring to the left side of the top loop on the second 8, under the loupe I can see that it's an after-market dent.

ClarkOfKent

<< <i> Man, these guys are good! >>



That's why we hang out here, right?

MrKelso

<< <i>MrK,

If you're referring to the left side of the top loop on the second 8, under the loupe I can see that it's an after-market dent. >>



Yes thats what i was looking at on the laptop but now that i am on the 21 inch i see it is just a plain 8 Nice Piece.. Enjoy it

Dog97

MS63 due to the severity of the hits on the the face and the ticks on the fields. The "rub" spots are from where it banged around with other coins in the 60lb bag it came in or the roll it was in, the tone is from the paper roll it was in. That's just a guess on the tone it could have got that way from a Dansco album or several different kinds of holders.

MrKelso

Got any more like that to look at?