1891-CC Morgan Dollar -- PCGS MS-63 PL (Nearly DMPL!!) -- New Photos

Stuart

Here's a pretty 1891-CC Morgan Dollar that I recently purchased. I invite you to let me know what you think she grades.

Here are the higher resolution images to help you get a better look at her.

<< 1891-CC High Resolution Image Link >>

coinbuf

Stuart you must have a money tree in your yard that girl is sweet!! I said 65PL but the rev looks full DMPL. Great coin.

Chris

MikeInFL

I guessed 64 PL. Nice coin, no matter the grade. Atocha is not my favorite dealer, but if it's certified it should be OK...Mike

jabba

I will go with 65PL, hard to tell Pl and DMPL from that pick but she's got great frost

LeeG

Stuart I'm not much for Morgan's but that one is Very Nice! Congrat's

fc

did it cost more than 800 bucks? inquiring minds want to know.

i said ms65-pl

ultradmpldollars

63PL

MAD4MORGANS

My guess is MS65 DMPL. Looks really nice!!

Fletcher

Stuart ... I need that for my collection. Please send me your address and a list of times that you will be away from home

BlindedByEgo

MS65 DMPL

Beautiful coin.

Nocerino18

65 DMPL - Very Nice! Oh yeah You Suck!

razorface1027

Yet another excellent score, Stuart. She's a beauty! 64PL's me guess.




Tom

ibzman350

Nice coin, I like..


Looks like a 64PL to me.





Herb

Stuart

Thanks for all of your positive comments about my new 1891-CC Morgan Dollar. I'll post the grade later today.

CarlWohlforth

I guessed 64 DMPL. I would not be surprised if I was wrong. I could see it being 65 or PL too.

PTVETTER

MS63 or 63PL

MORGANHUNTER2

64PL

I know you to well Stuart.

Where are you finding these beauties?

Stuart

Wade: Some of you who know my typical collecting preferences, and thus are expecting the answer to be predictable, may be surprised with this one...

This is an example of "Grade the Coin -- Not the Collector"

paigowjohnny

I went 64PL...nice one Stuart

messydesk

I'm in for 64PL. No heavy marks, but a bunch of light ones that tend to show up really well on PL and DMPL coins. I see too much cartwheel to say DMPL. Nevertheless, that's a nice coin.

Stuart

I got interested in this coin after reading Wayne Miller's description of typical Prooflike 1891-CC's. I am paraphrasing the following.

He mentions that the 1891-CC is considerably scarcer in PL than the 1890-CC, and that most PL examples have little to no cameo contrast and minimally reflective mirrored fields.

He also mentioned that examples with strong mirrors and significant cameo contrast are scarce and thus desireable...

wam98

Great coin Stuart.

Stuart

Thanks to all who participated in my guess the grade poll and for posting your comments about this coin. 90% of the forum voters guessed the grade at MS-63 DMPL or higher, which agrees with my evaluation that the coin appears to be high-end for both the grade and the PL designation.

It grades PCGS MS-63 PL, and appears from the original seller's photos to have deeply PL mirrors with moderate to strong cameo contrast between deeply reflective PL fields and frosty devices.

I'll post an update to this thread after receiving the coin and examining her in person.

Stuart

I promised to update the forum when I received this 1891-CC PCGS MS-63 PL Morgan Dollar, which arrived in today's mail. The deep watery reflective mirrored fields on this coin appear to be very close to DMPL.

The coin has the amount of contact marks typical for the MS-63 grade, with very appealing cameo contrast and deeply mirrored fields, which according to Wayne Miller is not typical for the 1891-CC Morgan.

For those who asked, the transaction was very professional, with excellent communication, and fast shipment which got the coin to me within 5 days after close of auction.

MAD4MORGANS

I had guessed MS-65 DMPL

I guess I'm so used to looking at the ACG coins I bought.

Stuart

As promised, here are some new photos that I took today of the 1891-CC PCGS MS-63 PL Morgan Dollar that I just received yesterday (Saturday).

I really like her with the strong cameo contrast and nearly DMPL Mirrored Fields, especially with huge 3x price jump to 63 DMPL. Let me know what you think of her.

My New Photos:

High Resolution Image Link





Original Seller's Auction Photos- For Comparison:

High Resolution Image Link

lava

Nice coin Stuart.

mgoodm3

Looks nice.

Stuart

Jim, Craig and Mark: Thanks for your posts on this thread, and for your kind words about my new 1891-CC Morgan.

Although it's a duplicate for me, it may trump my original MS-63 PL example because of the its deeply mirrored fields.

MikeInFL

Again, very nice coin Stuart!

The link to your high resolution photos is not working for me, though.

Thanks for sharing...Mike

Stuart

Mike: Thanks for your post. I retested the high resolution photo links, and they worked for me.

Perhaps other forum members can please let us know if they can gain access to the Yahoo! Photo web hosted high resolution images of this 1891-CC Morgan. Thanks!

MikeInFL

<< <i>Mike: Thanks for your post. I retested the high resolution photo links, and they worked for me.

Perhaps other forum members can please let us know if they can gain access to the Yahoo! Photo web hosted high resolution images of this 1891-CC Morgan. Thanks! >>



You are welcome. I re-tested the link, and I get the following error:

The File You Are Looking For Is Inaccessible

Please sign in and try again or check with the owner of the file.

Stuart

Mike: Thank you for pointing out that the new images were not generally available to view, because I had not properly set the correct privacy setting.

I have just revised the privacy settings for these high resolution images so that they are now "public" rather than private. Please try again and let me know if it works this time.

Oney

Absolutely stunning Stuart....great contrast and on a good day with PCGS a possible MS64PL. You have a great eye for Morgans my friend....... Congratulations!

Stuart

Brian: Thanks for your post, and for your kind words about my new 1891-CC Morgan Dollar!!