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1891 Morgan $1 QUIZ
boyernumismatics
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Hi all. I thought I would put together a little quiz like thread here for you all to jog your minds and to see who can hit the nail on the head.
I recently purchased this 1891 Morgan at a coin show in Biloxi, Mississippi over the summer. It was in an old binder a guy had just sitting on his table. He had quality stuff, but didn't know what to think about this one. He had a relatively low price on it, so I said what the heck and picked it up just for kicks and giggles. I brought it over one of my long term dealer friends to see what he had to say about it, and he gave some insight. I decided to cough up the $100 for it to go to PCGS under Regular-Mint Error. I got it back a few weeks ago.
Throw out your best guesses as to what it graded and I'll post the results later.
Here are some pictures:
I recently purchased this 1891 Morgan at a coin show in Biloxi, Mississippi over the summer. It was in an old binder a guy had just sitting on his table. He had quality stuff, but didn't know what to think about this one. He had a relatively low price on it, so I said what the heck and picked it up just for kicks and giggles. I brought it over one of my long term dealer friends to see what he had to say about it, and he gave some insight. I decided to cough up the $100 for it to go to PCGS under Regular-Mint Error. I got it back a few weeks ago.
Throw out your best guesses as to what it graded and I'll post the results later.
Here are some pictures:
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Louis Armstrong
bob
I looked it up in the cert verification so I won't post my "guess." Too bad you can't see the mintmark. It would be even cooler if it's an 1891-CC.
Good job with the trial and error for the missing number on the cert verification.
I did tons of VAM research on this coin before sending it in, and the coin aligns with VAM 9b from the Philadelphia mint. That's why it's slabbed as a Philly coin.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
I'll say it's an AU 55 - Struck Thru ( wood, would be my guess !)
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Don't have a view on the damage.
I thought about that Sean but look at the surrounding letter devices. If this was a strikethrough it was more solid than viscous and something that solid would have left more "hard" edges and wouldn't have let the devices form as fully as they did. If it was more viscous the R woudnt have abruptly stopped at the lower serif under the pressure of the strike. Its a tuffy for sure but I'm sticking with lamination. If I'm wrong I'm wrong.
Chris, I would guess that the material was either wood or cloth, based on the texture of the planchet. It could also have been struck through a separate piece planchet scrap, but one that was not ever attached to this coin. Basically I do not think the surfaces are indicative of a lamination. However it happened it's a cool looking piece and a nice buy.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
1891 AU55 Reverse Lamination.
A few of you had it down packed on the lamination error and a few of you had the AU55 part down. Put those two together and the winners of bragging rights are:
messydesk
mvs7
Thank you all for playing along. I feel like this could be a learning experience for us all...it sure was for me! For a $45 initial investment, I can't go wrong.