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Thoughts on the grade of this Morgan

MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
Ideas about the grade and designation, please...

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  • PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
    66 pcgs maybe 67.
    67 ngc.
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,660 ✭✭✭✭✭
    wow. '79S 2nd rev in strong 65/66. VERY nice coin

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  • DCAMFranklinDCAMFranklin Posts: 2,862 ✭✭
    A very attractive coin. I'll say MS-66. A nice find! image
  • boiler78boiler78 Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Clean surfaces but it looks like it may have been lightly cleaned also looks like it may have faint PVC residue? Blue green areas near the L in Liberty and the bridge of Miss Libertys nose.
  • Great coin, and dern nice pic too. Looks solid ms66. Lovin it

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  • greghansengreghansen Posts: 4,301 ✭✭✭
    Smooth coin, but it seems to have subdued or uneven luster. I'll call it a 65.

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  • relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570

    I don't see why it wouldn't be a 67.

    It doesn't show any luster for PL, but maybe that's due to the scan?

    Nice coin
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  • MrKelsoMrKelso Posts: 2,907 ✭✭✭
    Looks like 2nd reverse Parallel top arrow
    Is that a hit of some type on the tip of her nose?

    MS65


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  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    AU58.
    Sorry, but the dark areas on the face & highpoints are breaks in the surface where it has cleaned, rubbed, wiped, mishandled or whatever.
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • morganbarbermorganbarber Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭
    I was going to say 66-67. If Dog is right, and the coin is AU, it still has better eye appeal than most any 79-S rev. of 78 that you are likely to run across. I love it.
    I collect circulated U.S. silver
  • prooflikeprooflike Posts: 3,879 ✭✭
    I agree with dog, looks like rub, especially across the cheek. If not, a solid 66

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  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    When it gets here later this week, I'll post more pics. Before it makes it's trip to PCGS. Hopefully it comes back in a slab and not a bodybag.
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    Keep us posted. The final grade will be interesting.
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • stmanstman Posts: 11,352 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sorry, but it looks cleaned to me. Looks like I can see the hairlines across the face. Also it just has that drab look of a cleaned coin.
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,970 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's MS-60 at best. The S mint dollars of this era come with strong luster. This on is dull because it's been dipped too hashly. The surfaces are smooth but they are dull and cloudy.
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