Guess the Morgan grade - Grade Revealed!

astrorat · December 22, 2009 2:49PM

I was playing with my camera and thought I would share a pair of images of the coin now that it is back from PCGS. So ... how was the coin graded ... or was it?

Edited to add: The "scratch" beneath NU in UNUM is a small plastic thread encapsulated along with the coin.

The grade is at the bottom of this post, so don't scroll too far if you still want to guess!

Lane

Okay ... the grade is: PCGS-66. Yes, the coin upgraded from the old ANACS cache where it was graded 65. The scuffs on the face are accentuated in the photo.

pakasmom · December 22, 2009 2:50PM

Strong 64

wheatguy · December 22, 2009 2:51PM

I think it might of gotten a 65. Maybe PL?

AUandAG · December 22, 2009 2:53PM

65PL

nice too, just wrong mintmark!

bob

GoldenEyeNumismatics · December 22, 2009 2:57PM

66

HighRelief · December 22, 2009 3:06PM

I really like the look with the slight cameo and toning.

The grade, I would give it a 65.

Justacommeman · December 22, 2009 3:11PM

a linear 66. nice coin. MJ

DUIGUY · December 22, 2009 3:14PM

<< <i>66 >>

morgandollar1878 · December 22, 2009 4:02PM

66

airplanenut · December 22, 2009 4:15PM

MS65 with a chance of 66 depending on the overall in-hand look and the depth of the chatter on the obverse. From the image, I don't think it would get PL/DMPL.

greghansen · December 22, 2009 4:42PM

I would LOVE it as a 65 but would be neutral on it as a 66.

Elcontador · December 22, 2009 5:06PM

I don't know how they are grading them now, but I had a few CCs in PC 5 with fewer contact marks on the cheek than this one, so I'd say MS 64. Don't deal with the PL designation.

Numismanic · December 22, 2009 6:45PM

64PL

golfer72 · December 22, 2009 7:51PM

66 PL. What a great looking coin and photo!!

darktone · December 22, 2009 8:15PM

MS66 and very beautiful.

boucharda · December 22, 2009 9:01PM

I'm with the 66 crowd....

GrillFlame · December 22, 2009 9:07PM

I will guess 65

rkfish · December 22, 2009 9:16PM

66

StubbyMcNumbthumbs · December 22, 2009 9:27PM

I am usually kind of neutral on Morgans, but I really like this one. Looks like a 65 all day long from here.

Nice photos, too!

InternetJunky · December 22, 2009 9:42PM

66

7Jaguars · December 22, 2009 9:50PM

64. Its a large picture but to me just too much contact to the face. I do not see good obverse PL qualities, though the reverse might qualify. To those grading 66, can you please get temp jobs as graders at PCGS when I submit my coins? Generous would not be a good enough term.

DoubleEagle59 · December 22, 2009 9:55PM

it's an ms65 all day long.

Connecticoin · December 22, 2009 10:01PM

65+ -- possible 66 depending on how deep the scratch in the right obverse field is.

BillJones · December 22, 2009 10:51PM

MS-64, Premium Quality, no P-L.

If it's in an MS-65 holder, it's in the lower range for the grade because of the location of the marks on the face.

gsa1fan · December 22, 2009 10:54PM

64 nice frosty luster.

mustanggt · December 23, 2009 12:07AM

65

Stuart · December 23, 2009 12:20AM

Solid MS-65 -- Shot MS-66

dimples · December 23, 2009 12:20AM

66 Great Cameo obverse... possible PL... hard to tell from a photo

GMan · December 23, 2009 12:47AM

64PL is my guess.

Obiwancanoli · December 23, 2009 1:54AM

Too many hits on the cheek and eye for a 66, methinks... scraches under UNUM slight detractors, other minor nicks between the N in United and the N in One on the reverse... a strong 64, though I'm not confident enough about the PL... 65 wouldn't surprise me.

joebb21 · December 23, 2009 1:56AM

64-65 doesnt look fully pl

astrorat · December 23, 2009 8:41AM

Great guesses, everyone. The range is what I expected and exactly why you need to see a coin in hand to effectively grade it.

Hints:

1. It is NOT a PL or DMPL. It does have frosty luster but minimal reflectivity.
2. It was graded previously by the "old small holder" ANACS as MS-65
3. It currently resides in a PCGS holder with an MS grade.

Lane

SeaEagleCoins · December 23, 2009 8:57AM

64 (or with the way they have been so hesitant to grade anything with color lately, they might have Genuined it for QC...)

BloodMan · December 23, 2009 10:02AM

66 and very nice image

coinkat · December 23, 2009 10:10AM

66PL

mirabela · December 23, 2009 10:10AM

I bet it pulled a 66. I agree with some who've said the hits on the face are badly located, but most of the cheek is clean, clean, clean ... and the fields look really nice ...

SilverEagles92 · December 23, 2009 10:11AM

66

That frost is gorgeous!

robkool · December 23, 2009 10:19AM

MS65...

JRocco · December 23, 2009 10:45AM

She is a gem
65

Justacommeman · December 23, 2009 11:55AM

I'm sticking with 66. End the suspence already! MJ

erroid · December 23, 2009 1:02PM

It looks to be a solid MS65 to me, but PCGS is tight; MS64.

airplanenut · December 23, 2009 1:11PM

I would be absolutely shocked if that coin is graded MS64. Those "huge" marks on the cheek are big because the images are big. They are relatively few, they are light, and I might even argue that the dead center of the prime focal area is just to the right of them.

This coin is a solid 65 (PCGS), and Lane's coin is certainly cleaner.

Now, could his coin be in a 64 holder? Yes, but if so, it is certainly undergraded. I maintain that the piece is a very, very solid 65+

astrorat · December 23, 2009 1:48PM

The grade is at the bottom of the OP. But if you just don't want to go back, then scroll down.

The coin was graded MS-66 by PCGS.

metalmeister · December 23, 2009 1:58PM

Probably looks nice in hand at 1.5" dia vs full screen image which shows every mark

Justacommeman · December 23, 2009 2:09PM

Lane, so how does the giveaway work? Do you raffle it off amongst all of us that guessed 66? I have my fingers crossed that I win

Great score on your part. MJ

astrorat · December 23, 2009 2:22PM

<< <i>Lane, so how does the giveaway work? Do you raffle it off amongst all of us that guessed 66? I have my fingers crossed that I win

Great score on your part. MJ >>

Thanks...let me give that giveaway thing some thought.

Lane

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