Help explain what is wrong with this Morgan

bamorgan

I have trouble recognizing when to walk away from a coin. Tell me what you see when you first look at the coin.

Thank you,

BMA

CoinJunkie

Problem #1 is that it's too small...

SoCalBigMark

Big zit?

nwcoast

Looks like a pretty nice coin from a distance.
Photos are too small to allow for a more critical critique.

Try getting larger photos posted through a site like Photobucket, or through some alternate method.

Edited to add:
Thanks CoinJunkie!
Much better...

CoinJunkie

<< <i>Photos are too small to allow for a more critical critique.

Thanks CoinJunkie!
Much better... >>


You're welcome.

Bigger still...

coinsarefun

I download the max size image and looked it over and I see nothing to deserve a altered surface.

Other than cracking out and a quick since in acetone and resubmit. I see nothing wrong with it....and a nice looking Morgan at that!

bamorgan

Thank you for enlarging the photos, CoinJunkie!!

Thank you all for the comments.

In hand, the reverse lacks luster. The reverse appears to have been harshly dipped and is now slightly toned.

Will acetone bring out the lack of luster on the reverse?

BMA

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lasvegasteddy

toning breaks between the star and "e"....could be full rim toning was worked on there?
one could of bead blasted this with silver powder selectively....killing true luster or breaking a natural cartwheel

altered surface tends me to think bead blasted with a silver powder

can't really exactly pinpoint a cause here as an inhand appraisal is required

Type2

Color is off May need a dip to take off the fake toneing and start over..

DollarAfterDollar

The reverse seems to have plenty of luster between the eagles feathers, more than the obverse however, the pictures do not indicate anything resembling cartwheel. If cartwheel is there and complete, That's a coin worth an acetone bath and resubmission.

mercurydimeguy

Without looking at comments (that sometimes taints me), my immediate reaction is the surfaces looked odd, altered in some way (either some kind of chemical or physical cleaning). For me the look of the metal around the devices, especially the smaller devices like the stars, is quite telling.

I might BB it as a grader on the first try...it might very well grade on a second or third try.

Edited, ok, never mind, looks like it was no graded for altered surfaces. I guess my gut instinct was close.

ricko

Acetone rinse, alcohol wash...hot water and blow dry.... resubmit.....Cheers, RickO

TwoSides2aCoin

<< <i>Looks like it may have been wiped on the cheek/head. >>



that's what my eyes see. Just a bit of "added color" from skin oil that may or may not be a deliberate attempt.
also in the "glossary" of terms from this site.


thumbed
A term used to describe a coin that has been doctored in a specific way to cover marks, hairlines, or other disturbances. Often associated with silver dollars, it actually is used on many issues, mainly business strikes. The thumb is rubbed lightly over the disturbances, and the oils in the skin help to disguise any problems.



Not saying it is or not. But if there is something that caught my eye, it was that "reddish/magenta ish hue on the cheekbone /obverse and into the hair.

Vbowling299

my first look the halos around the stars are usually a sign of something being done to the coin

lasvegasteddy

just incase no one tells ya

still a sweet example with nice eye appeal for a 135 year old silver dollar there
alot have way more road rash then this
so long as you didn't cough up much

it'd fit fine in a dansco or type holder