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Morgan dollar, better date, AU or Unc?

logger7logger7 Posts: 9,080 ✭✭✭✭✭

The seller called this a high end AU, I was thinking Unc., what do you think?


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  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,423 ✭✭✭✭✭

    High end AU, the hairlines/friction on the face and neck would make it difficult to call BU.

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  • Elcontador1Elcontador1 Posts: 101 ✭✭✭

    Wear on the hair above the ear and on the eagle's breast. AU. You could argue weak strike on a New Orleans coin, but not one from San Francisco. Something's also going on on Miss Liberty's face. All of those small horizontal lines on the coin would prevent me from buying it, because I'd be afraid of a no grade due to a possible cleaning.

  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,828 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would be at 58.

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    AU-58.

    There are breaks in the frost on the cheek and the Eagle’s breast feathers.

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  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,004 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 12, 2020 7:02PM

    I agree with the high AU. Wear on the cheek

  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,097 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That area from about 5:00 to 9:00 on the lower half of the obverse is telling me it is an AU.

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  • amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    AU

  • vplite99vplite99 Posts: 1,374 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Possible MS-60 candidate, but prob. not BU

    Vplite99
  • relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 8,113 ✭✭✭✭✭

    AU dipped.

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  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    AU

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    AU... wear on hair and eagles breast most obvious....Cheers, RickO

  • KliaoKliao Posts: 5,697 ✭✭✭✭✭

    AU

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  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @vplite99 said:
    Possible MS-60 candidate, but prob. not BU

    Agreed - 60 to me too.

    this one would be cool to circle back here post grading.

  • logger7logger7 Posts: 9,080 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The coin blasted off on ebay last night, over $400, glad I didn't win it.

  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭✭

    AU58.
    Very good date.

    When in doubt, don't.
  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @logger7 said:
    The seller called this a high end AU, I was thinking Unc., what do you think?


    The seller was right.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,784 ✭✭✭✭✭

    AU58, but decent looking in my opinion...

  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sounds like an honest seller- many would scream CH/GEM BU!!11!1ONE1
    I agree with high AU

    Collector, occasional seller

  • logger7logger7 Posts: 9,080 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 13, 2020 1:07PM

    @ChrisH821 said:
    Sounds like an honest seller- many would scream CH/GEM BU!!11!1ONE1
    I agree with high AU

    Or use the type of language that was a total turn off to me years ago when I browsed the noisey screaming all cap headlines on ebay:

    SACRIFICE!!! GEM BU, PQ+++ MONSTER NEAR DMPL!!!

    When the coins were AUs with some problems, they would be SUPER SLIDER!!! CH UNC!

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