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Guess the grade Morgan - Grade Now Posted

maddoxmaddox Posts: 320
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Heart just about skipped a beat when I saw the PCGS results. Fast turnaround time, 22 days. Obv and Rev are of equal quality. I'll post the results a little later tonight.


Full scan link will reveal the awefull truth
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  • littlewicherlittlewicher Posts: 1,822 ✭✭
    Well, if the coin is as clean as the picture shows, I'm going to guess MS66.


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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    MS67.

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  • mbbikermbbiker Posts: 2,873 ✭
    WOW i was so far off i had to edit my post.
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  • VonZipperVonZipper Posts: 707
    MS66

    Pennies make dollars, and dollars make slabs!

    ....inflation must be kicking in again this dollar says spend by Dec. 31 2004!

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  • maddoxmaddox Posts: 320
    The fields are satiny smooth, cheek and neck are virtually untouched with only a minor contact mark at the base of the ear, extending downward. Blast white with fair amount of luster. Scan is kinda dark.
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  • fantasiizefantasiize Posts: 667
    If 79s (rev of '79) MS66 any other mm/reverse, MS65
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  • paigowjohnnypaigowjohnny Posts: 4,257 ✭
    66...a beaut...
  • jgrechjgrech Posts: 47
    Hard to tell from the picture, but looks like it could be MS66.
  • hughesm1hughesm1 Posts: 778 ✭✭
    Hard to tell w/all the pixelisation. I'll err on the conservative side and say 65, though your description indicates 66
    Mark
  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Please post a bigger scan!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • maddoxmaddox Posts: 320
    Here is the higher resolution scan
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  • KlectorKidKlectorKid Posts: 3,723
    MS-67 (Changed my mind)
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  • banknote1banknote1 Posts: 206
    If the coin has the lustre, I would say MS67!
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  • DCAMFranklinDCAMFranklin Posts: 2,862 ✭✭
    MS-65
  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭


    << <i>If the coin has the lustre, I would say MS67! >>



    Make that Killer Lustre - then MS67, else MS65.

    Frank
  • MrKelsoMrKelso Posts: 2,907 ✭✭✭
    MS65 how about a scan in 400 dpi of the rev?


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  • fantasiizefantasiize Posts: 667
    Maddox,

    How about the mintmark (if 's' then the year type reverse) ?
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  • maddoxmaddox Posts: 320
    Here is the Reverse of the 1879 Morgan

    Tired to scan as a 400dpi, but got a no-no message on the upload
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  • gemtone65gemtone65 Posts: 901 ✭✭✭
    If your heart skipped a beat upon seeing the grade, then I assume it came back MS65. But, it looks more like MS64 (at best) to me.
  • littlewicherlittlewicher Posts: 1,822 ✭✭
    Well, if it is lusterous, then I'll change my opinion to MS67. From the pictures, it doesn't look to be really lusterous. So I think it has to either be a 66 or 67.


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    -Laura Swenson

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  • KlectorKidKlectorKid Posts: 3,723
    Gemtone, how did you get 64? Its hard to find a mark on that coin! image Great coin!
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  • FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭
    MS66- if the luster Booms it might go MS67
  • andy007andy007 Posts: 475 ✭
    nice MS63 or possible MS64, if there is enough luster present. If the reverse eagle's breast weren't so strong, I would say AU55 based on the obverse pic.
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It must be a photo/scan thing...others just may be alittle better at grading pictures than me. I don't see the high MS grade that the others see. I must reserve judgement on this one because apparently I must be missing something that others see.

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  • maddoxmaddox Posts: 320
    Orignal post has the full size scan of the PCGS Holder

    the awefull truth is it came back as a 1879 PCGS AU55
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  • KlectorKidKlectorKid Posts: 3,723
    Wow, how does that happen!
    image
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Damn! I don't know anything about Morgan's, but that's got to be the best looking AU55 I've ever seen!

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  • andy007andy007 Posts: 475 ✭
    hey, does getting it partially right count?
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    its got some rub, ill guess au55

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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>its got some rub, ill guess au55 >>



    Uh, yeah, me too!image

    Andy,

    I did take note of the fact that you were the only one that came close.image

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  • andy007andy007 Posts: 475 ✭
    the lack of luster and the heavy flatness over the ear was the key, and the giveaway is the discernible rub on the back of the cap(look at the cap directly across from the M in UNUM)

    Thanks Russ image
  • gemtone65gemtone65 Posts: 901 ✭✭✭
    KK: i really didn't like the coin at all. It is drab looking, w/o luster, and has rub on each side of the obverse.
  • banknote1banknote1 Posts: 206
    I guess this proves the point that you can't really grade a coin from a scan!!!
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Banknote 1:

    A point well taken and that is the main reason I try insert a disclaimer about grading the photo/scan and not the actual when participating. This coin did not appeal to me so I reserved judgement, but did not see a high MS grade.

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  • agfoxagfox Posts: 363
    It does look clean though. Grading from low quality pictures is a crap shot.

    Heck, high quality pictures are a crap shot. Grading coins is a crap shot..

    There I go off out to my special place..
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  • DCAMFranklinDCAMFranklin Posts: 2,862 ✭✭


    << <i>Gemtone, how did you get 64? Its hard to find a mark on that coin! image Great coin! >>




    KlectorKid- You are the guy that felt the coin would go MS-67 correct? Now the coin is AU-55?

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