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I need another lesson on MS coins

ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭
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Surfing eBay I came across this MS62 coin (NGC)

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Is this coin really MS ???


Herb
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  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    Looks like it. Soft strike. Very weak.
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  • kieferscoinskieferscoins Posts: 10,017 ✭
    Yes.

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  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,637 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Probably. The services are not very forgiving of wear on this series.

    The "roughness" around the ear looks like planchet scratches that wasn't
    obliterated in the strike. Sometimes the deepest recesses of the die won't
    hit the metal with enough authority to get good luster. This appears to be
    the case here.
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  • ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭
    thanx for the input.

    So how can I learn to tell the difference between weak strike and wear ??

    Do I just have to know that some 1904's have weak strikes


    Are some of every date morgan weakly struck ?? or only certain dates.


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    Herb
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  • BoomBoom Posts: 10,165 ✭
    Nice coin.What's the luster like? Does appear "soft". At what point in the life of a die a coin is struck is one determing factor.
    The weight of a Morgan is it's own worst enemy thus the "rarity" of high grade Morgans.
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  • slideridersliderider Posts: 1,834
    I'd like to see the reverse on this one. Unless they discounted it for the weak strike, the fields on that obverse look nearly flawless. Nary a bagmark in sight. If the back looks as nice as the front, it should probably have gone higher.
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  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,637 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Weak strike tends to look like little scratches or porousity in the large recesses of
    the die whereas wear is a multitude of very fine and irregular scratches and damage
    that appear on the high points of the design. This damage will almost always appear
    to be grey in color and will appear as the coin is tipped to the light at the proper an-
    gles. Usually it will be visable from many different angles. Tilt any coin sideways and
    you'll be able to see what points are actually the highest even when they differ from
    the norm. If these points have the greyness then the coin is circulated at least a lit-
    tle. Incomplete strikes are less likely to affect the entire coin and the incomplete areas
    don't look quite the same as wear.

    It an be extremely difficult to see the differences on some coins. If you're not seeing it
    then try another coin.
    Tempus fugit.

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