Monday evening at the Good Ole' Pawn Shop... What would you grade these finds?

daOnlyBG

A pawn shop owner I know personally sold these to me for spot. As far as I could tell, they look genuine, and none are cleaned. You'll have to excuse the pictures, I'm not a master at photographing coins (yet).. the Morgan has more luster than the pic shows; in fact, I'd say 95% or more of the luster is present, not counting the little toning you see on the side.
Anyway... what grades would you give?

BustHalfBrian

I wouldn't feel comfortable grading the ASEs, but I will say I can't see anything that'd keep that '99-O Morgan from MS65 at our host's firm.

daOnlyBG

Thanks man. I'd like to think it's at least MS-64, but I've seen a few MS-65's look worse than this one.

Justlooking

Good friend to have. The Morgan should go 64.

milkcoin

id say ms64 on first ase and ms67 on 3rd. good score!~

gerrymandering

Great looking pick-ups especially for the price! I'm pretty darn new to posting here so go easy one me...I am curious about the green spots on the reverse photos of the first and second coins - (1) south of the shield at and around the tail feathers, and (2) at the bow and lower dexter wreath. Are the spots green with coins in hand, or are they just a product of the photography?

daOnlyBG

<< <i>I am curious about the green spots on the reverse photos of the first and second coins - (1) south of the shield at and around the tail feathers, and (2) at the bow and lower dexter wreath. Are the spots green with coins in hand, or are they just a product of the photography? >>



Good question. I did not notice them in the pictures. I do believe it's just a product of the light hitting the coin. On the actual coin, there are no green/blue/teal spots at all. Thanks for asking, though.

Bochiman

The 1990 SAE is too low to even worry about grading and looks to have issues. Bullion and leave it at that.
The 2005 SAE may be a 69, or it could be a 68. There is a waterspot above the GO in GOD on the obverse. There are also marks on the sun. Again, bullion and leave it at that. Not enough toning to make it worth slabbing.

The morgan....well, the light makes it hard to see if there is slight wear on some of the high points or not. Could be Au58, could be MS64+. Too hard to tell grading by the pictures. The lighting and angle may be hiding more contact marks/rub.

thatboyaintright

Nice ms 64 or better on the Morgan. Excellent strike for a 99-O

DorkGirl

daOnlyBG

Thanks everyone for your input. I will probably just lay the ASE's aside for a while, but I am considering getting the Morgan slabbed. Sure hope it gets the MS-65. I think it looks better in person than the pictures show (well, it looks much prettier, anyway). If anyone else would like to chime in, that'd be great.

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