Grade Revealed: 1892 Morgan Dollar -- PCGS AU-58
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Welcome to this latest episode of the grading reality show Guess the Grade. 
I invite you to guess the grade of this 1892 Morgan Dollar by voting in the poll, and also encourage you to please post your grading criteria, comments and observations to keep this thread both lively and active.
1892 PCGS AU-58 Morgan Dollar
I invite you to guess the grade of this 1892 Morgan Dollar by voting in the poll, and also encourage you to please post your grading criteria, comments and observations to keep this thread both lively and active.
1892 PCGS AU-58 Morgan Dollar
Stuart
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I think I picked ms62.
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<< <i>64, hit on the lower cheek keeps it out of a 5 holder.
TC71 >>
There appears to be very light rub on the cap, chin, hair and eagles breast ... some touches that subdue the luster, and more telling, it appears to have the kind of light circulation field and device scruff (in several areas) that is associated with super sliders.
It's an outstanding looking coin!
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I'm going to go with 63 on this. The hit on the cheek and field chatter on the reverse are reasons enough. Could it 64? Maybe. More likely a 63 due to subdued luster (going by images alone).
Nice coin.
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Grade Revealed: 1892 PCGS AU-58 Morgan Dollar
Stuart
Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
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Very nice coin for a au58 price.
<< <i>Thought maybe pcgs gave it 62 as a market grade. >>
That's not Stuart's purchasing M.O., though.
Barndog: First, thanks complimenting my grading skills by asking if I think that PCGS correctly graded the coin.
In reply to your above-quoted question, in my opinion this is one of those ultimate super-sliders which grades somewhere in between AU-59.5 and MS-62 depending on how the grader is doing on the specific day that they grade this coin.
When rotating the coin under proper illumination, there may be a very slight amount of perceptible dulling of luster over the eagle's breast and drumsticks, however it's a very close call either way. I've seen worse MS-63's.
There are also very few contact marks or hairline scratches in the unprotected areas of the coin fields, which are typical of AU-58's. She's a real beauty!!
Stuart
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The 92-P is known for a weak strike over the ear and I do not see any rub over the eagles breast, must be the picture.
One of the nicest sliders I have ever seen
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Nice coin btw
Steve
Tennessee Dave: In reply to your above-quoted post, here is a simiar 1886-O which I own...
The top two photos are new ones that I took after receiving the coin. The lower set are the original Heritage online photos that I used to make the purchasing decision.
1886-O PCGS AU-58
Stuart
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<< <i><< so Stuart, did PCGS get it right? Can you see a luster break or two? >>
Barndog: First, thanks complimenting my grading skills by asking if I think that PCGS correctly graded the coin.
In reply to your above-quoted question, in my opinion this is one of those ultimate super-sliders which grades somewhere in between AU-59.5 and MS-62 depending on how the grader is doing on the specific day that they grade this coin.
When rotating the coin under proper illumination, there may be a very slight amount of perceptible dulling of luster over the eagle's breast and drumsticks, however it's a very close call either way. I've seen worse MS-63's.
There are also very few contact marks or hairline scratches in the unprotected areas of the coin fields, which are typical of AU-58's. She's a real beauty!!
thanks, Stuart. Having ample time (which graders don't have) and the coin in hand surely gives you the opportunity to get it right. I'm glad you see the dulling that the graders evidently saw too.