Todays NEWPS at Westford MA show......1889,1890 Morgans, ideas on grades?

Oney

Here are my latest purchases from the Westford MA coin show. Currency has started to come in with more tables and the place was very busy....The 1889 is a very mark free coin and has a dull luster as pointed out in the Bowers book on Morgan dolars. The 1890 is also very much mark free. What do you think the grades will be?

kryptonitecomics

MS65.....and MS66...from what I can see on the scans..both look very clean

ER

<< <i>MS65.....and MS66...from what I can see on the scans..both look very clean >>

Oney

Thanks for you opinions. I liked the coins because of how clean the cheeks and fields are on the coins.

ibzman350

I most likely way off base here, but that 89 looks 58 to me, Its very clean and I like it.


Hope I'm wrong.




Herb

Oney

The 1889 Morgan is know for a lack of luster strick. I'm not surprised you said that, but the coin in hand does have more luster than the photograph represents. Thanks.

roadrunner

The 1890 looks 63/64ish and the 1889 looks 64/65ish. Inference in your post says these are raw. Very unlikely that a raw 1890 would grade out MS65. It's a tuff coin to make as the standard is pretty strict. The odds are better on the 1889 but not too many dealers would sell a raw, shot MS65 1889 for cheap 63/64 money. More than likely these are just nice 63 to 64 coins, though if the 1889 were holdered as a 65 I could see why.

roadrunner