Grade Revealed: 1878-CC Morgan Dollar-- PCGS MS-63 PL

Stuart

I invite you to guess the grade of this 1878-CC Morgan Dollar that I recently purchased.

jabba

Im going with a 63 this time.

ER

PCGS says 4.
I say 3.
Is the coin in hand yet, Stuart?

JustGotRipped

new to this...but Ill say 63PL

NumisOxide

63 PL

ibzman350

I blew it last time................lets try 63PL




Herb

Freak1c

My un-educated guess says MS65.

Freak

777

A nice pcgs ms64..

Orb

I'll go with 64 PL.

RedTiger

I'll go with MS64. There's some chatter in the field and on the cheek. CC's near PL are common. It's nicer than some 64PL's and some 65's on the market, but someone bought it (instead of languishing somewhere), so that biases me towards a lower grade on the holder.

Stuart

Thanks for all of your posts and for your voting in my poll.

ER, I have not yet received the coin.

I'll post the coin grade mid-day tomorrow to give the morning crowd a shot at grading her...

Nocerino18

63 PL

Myqqy

It's really hard to grade with those photos, but it looks like there is too much chatter for anything over a 64.......

messydesk

I'll say 63PL. A little chatter in the field that shows up in the slightly out-of-focus obverse picture says it makes PL, but not 64.

coinfreak499

MS64

PTVETTER

4

Numismanic

MS63 PL

zkcoins

63pl

JadeRareCoin

I say 64 PL

mgoodm3

64PL, because you seem to always buy morgans in that grade.

kenmitch

The pictures leave much to be desired....My guess would be MS65

It does look proof like to an extecnt....But looking at some of my Morgans that I have taken pictures of they do look proof like but are not designated as so by PCGS.

It is kinda hard to tell if the little marks on the coin are just I'll call froster rub or actual bag marks to me....High res photo's would help alot....But I still guess MS65

Hmmm.

Stuart

Thanks to so many who participated in this 1878-CC Morgan Dollar "Guess the Grade" thread. The coin grades PCGS MS-63 PL.

With 57 votes registered, about 70% of you guessed MS-64 or higher, which based on the photo I agreed with, which is why I purchased the coin. Only 10% graded it at MS-63 or lower. Congrats to the 11 people (19%) who got it correct.

From the photos provided by the original seller, it appears closer to MS-64 PL, which for this date/mm has a significantly higher market value than MS-63 PL.

The cheek looks pretty clean to me, and I also like the cameo contrast between the mirrored fields and frosty devices. It looks pretty flashy from the photos.

I'll post a follow-up when I receive the coin after I've had a chance to examine her in person.