Can an 1887-o morgan grade 65 if central breast feathers are weak?
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Your thoughts? Super clean obverse and reverse but those central feathers...
In an old small anacs holder in 64 as it is, looks too good for 64
In an old small anacs holder in 64 as it is, looks too good for 64
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Nope, can't be done!
Seen quite a few (made a couple myself) with pretty soft strike when super-clean or well-located marks.
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I do not think that coin would grade MS65
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I do not think that coin would grade MS65 >>
You must be a heck of a grader if you can grade from a picture like that. That picture is fuzzy. Why not send it for cross over at same grade first.
To answer your question, however, the 1887-O is known for soft strikes. Super strong strikes are not common for the date/mint.
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I could cross it but I doubt they would upgrade it from an anacs holder. Thought I would have to send it raw to get any shot at 65
<< <i>I know the pic stinks, did it with my scanner.
I could cross it but I doubt they would upgrade it from an anacs holder. Thought I would have to send it raw to get any shot at 65. >>
You take a huge risk on sending it in raw. But, the more important question is, did you buy the coin, or the holder? Collecting is about enjoying the coins regardless of their holder. If you crack it out and it comes back as MS64, will you then be unhappy with it? If you wanted it in a PCGS holder, then why not buy it as such in the first place?
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<< <i>Nothing against ANACS and all due respect, but aren't they known for over grading coins? >>
If this coin is in the early 1990ish ANACS small holder with the gold foil hologram on the reverse then it is very likely to be conservatively graded...at least by today's TPG
standards. Would agree with Colonel Jessup on this one. How could you deny a 65 grade with somewhat weak breast feathers to a nearly flawless 87-0 that would otherwise
grade MS67 or better? The standard can't be so severe such that no coins qualify for a 65 grade. If that's what we're after then let's call most pristine mint state D and S
Buffs from the early to mid 1920's as MS63-64 as that's technically what they are. We could do the same thing for most bust halves and call 90% of the current uncs as AU.
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I do not think that coin would grade MS65 >>
You must be a heck of a grader if you can grade from a picture like that. That picture is fuzzy. Why not send it for cross over at same grade first.
To answer your question, however, the 1887-O is known for soft strikes. Super strong strikes are not common for the date/mint.
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That's why I said I don't think it would grade MS65 based on the pics provided.