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A Nice Toned Morgan from Pittsburgh
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A late arrival from Pittsburgh - Hard to capture the vibrancy and liquid colors that float on this coin. Even a little textile in the left obverse filed by the E * P and also in the right obv field by the two *s under the M. Really nice when you hold it in your hand! 
Collecting eye-appealing Proof and MS Indian Head Cents, 1858 Flying Eagle and IHC patterns and beautiful toned coins.
“It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” Mark Twain
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“It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” Mark Twain
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Now if you would just get rid of that ugly toned Peace $ you would have a really nice collection of toners!
Michael
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Yes, yes, I like !!!
Nice colors
Herb
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PCGS MS65 - actually MUCH MUCH nicer look than the photo shows - to capture the colors, I had to tilt the coin and it looks like the cheek is marked up - it's not - actually it's a very PQ coin with very smooth, uniform surfaces with a slight bit of textile in the fields around 10:00 and 3:00. The colors and tone are like a liquid sheen floating on the coin and as it's rotated in the light it shimmers. It's an 1881-S, so it gets that look because 81-Ss are very lusterous and often PL so a uniform toning on the coin will seem to "float" as the coin is rotated in the light. The same look as the 81-S that BigMoose had in our Pittsburgh "Show-off Your Toners" contest which just bearly edged out the Monster Oregon comm owned by MS68 for our "Best of Show" toned coin - I wish I could capture the real look of this coin, but my photography skills are still quite basic.
It's of the same quality as my 1880-S "Christmas Tree" - (here's a good excuse to post it! - This is one of my all time favorite coins!
“It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” Mark Twain
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and the gold toned rev:
Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
Thanks Mike!
“It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” Mark Twain
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