NewP: 1879-O Morgan PL.......grade?

Oney · March 5, 2006 9:46AM

I bought this coin at the Westford MA show last weekend. It is very nice and in my opinion PL and was sold to me as such. What are your thoughts for a grade?

DennisH · March 5, 2006 9:48AM

63PL

Pretty coin!

Russ · March 5, 2006 9:58AM

Superb image. Very crisp, and almost no shadowing, (which is tough on Morgans with their large surface area).

MS64PL.

Russ, NCNE

jayboxx · March 5, 2006 9:59AM

63PL

DickyBetz · March 5, 2006 10:01AM

MS63PL

coinbuf · March 5, 2006 10:07AM

Looks nice, there might be enough contrast for DMPL. The heavy mark on the cheek, and scattered marks in the fields keeps the grade at 63 IMO.

Chris

Russ · March 5, 2006 10:10AM

<< <i>The heavy mark on the cheek >>

I'm not sure that's a mark. It might just be a shiney patch. They tend to look like marks.

Russ, NCNE

morganbarber · March 5, 2006 10:14AM

63PL.

messydesk · March 5, 2006 10:16AM

63PL

coinbuf · March 5, 2006 10:16AM

<<I'm not sure that's a mark. It might just be a shiney patch. They tend to look like marks.>>

Looks too jagged for a shiney spot but mabey.

Chris

Coxe · March 5, 2006 10:59AM

60DMPL

Oney · March 5, 2006 11:19AM

The mark is not as pronounced as the photo makes it out to be. It is light and a bit reflective but my camera exaggerates it. The wonder of photo technology. It could go dmpl but I think PCGS will not go that far. It is definately a candidate for MS64PL with th coin in hand but again it could just as easily go MS63PL. Tough coin to get higher than MS63, just look at the price variance.

Thanks to everyone for the encouraging words on the coin and my photos.

Coxe · March 5, 2006 12:13PM

You are right that ingle images cannot be completely trusted, for better or worse. Even beyond the two predominant marks, that coin looks really choppy in those images. You have it in hand though. The frost looks nice in the images.

dragon · March 5, 2006 12:56PM

<< <i>Looks nice, there might be enough contrast for DMPL. The heavy mark on the cheek, and scattered marks in the fields keeps the grade at 63 IMO.

Chris >>

The amount of cameo contrast, or lack thereof, has no bearing on a coin getting a PL or DMPL designation.