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DMPL CC MORGAN question, pics included
dollarfan
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hello, i received this 1882 CC morgan graded MS62 DMPL today. I bought it immediately when i saw it as i thought it was severely undergraded. i failed to notice the rim ding on the upper obverse. ALSO there is something weird going on with the 2 in the date 
your thoughts are welcome and i posted a 63 dmpl and a 64 dmpl that i both feel are accurately graded for comparison. please opine and thanks!
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here is a 64 dmpl
here is a 63 dmpl
ooops and reverse of OP 1882 dmpl
Would need to see pictures of the reverse of your coin to make an accurate evaluation. However, the obverse of your coin does appear to have very clean fields. I think the grade is held back by the scratches across the face. I don't see the rim ding you are referring to. From the obverse alone, I think it is accurately graded at MS62.
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The rim ding is in about the 1 o'clock position. Are you seeing 3 pics in first post? I may have posted wrong. Also the reverse is posted in post right above yours
The "2" in the date has me stumped
The thing that disturbs me are the many
scratches / hairlines on the face. Possibly slide marks. This coin is nowhere near MS 63 and surprised they did not grade it MS61. I also see the rim ding.
I would call it a C Coin (low end 62). It is is in no way undergraded. Look how the 78-CC 63 DMPL just blows your 62 away!
I would suggest you take the ANA grading course and review the grading photos provided by our hosts.
Almost or all the money has probably been squeezed out of the OGH Hobby which has been going on for decades. What seems left to me are for the most part avg quality to low end pieces. You CANT make generalization about TPG holders! It’s the coin not the holder.
At a recent show setup at looked around the bourse for PCGS OGH coins. Probably looked at a dozen not a one was undergraded imo plus the sellers asking high retail money.
Thanks for the reply any ideas on the 2 in the date. And how does the OP coin compare to the other examples
I also saw the scratches in the pics. I can't see them in hand. Trying to find my magnifier
The "2" is perfectly normal and matches every other 1882 dollar. I would suggest that you take the time to look at CoinFacts and compare the coins before you buy them. Use your free resources.
I think the grade is fair based on your pictures, although the fields look a bit weak for DMPL.
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I'm also starting to wonder if the RIM DING I'm seeing isn't part of the holder?? Do these old rattlers have little prongs??
The marks on the face look to be slide-marks and those, alone should limit the grade to (approximately) the assigned grade. MS62 looks accurate to me.
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Thank you! Are you able to see the closeup picture of the "2" in the first post (separate pic) I was hoping you would reply so I could ask what you think about it
Thanks for the reply. In the pics are you not seeing the "block" at the bottom. ? Of the digit?
i have probably 40ish mint state grade 1882 carson citys and none have this thing going on with the "2"
sir, i posted the closeup of the date "2"
Sorry, I can’t tell what that is.
Take a deep breath and relax - you’ve already posted to this thread more than a dozen times. Maybe someone else will have an answer for you.
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I think that it was silently net graded as MS62, the coin has a great strike but the hairlines on both sides should have resulted in a details grade, and might if this was being graded today. MS62 is fair to almost generous and it is not a coin I would ever consider cracking.
Yes the rattler holder did/does have small prongs to hold the coin, however, the photos indicate this MS62 does have some minor rim damage at around 1pm on the obv.
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I think the 2 has a contact mark on it as I think see pushed up 'metal' horizontally across the bottom or just above the actual bottom the 2.
The cheek slide marks or hairlines that you say you don't see in hand is probably because of lighting. Try tilting the coin around until they show up. You could probably do the same thing in a photo and make the slide marks disappear in a photo.
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On the 2 your photos are not clear enough to tell exactly what is going on. It could be a hit and displaced metal and/or a die fill and part of the 2 is missing. Best to keep the photos to the subject coin. It get confusing with so many different photos. Most of the members do not need an example to compare grading.
I’m still not seeing anything different with the two. Best of luck with trying to get an answer.
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minor die chip I think. 62 looks about right to me.
bob
Grading standards for DMPL’s have changed and lots of DMPL’s graded 30 years ago would not grade as such today.
I see what you mean about the 2. It appears as if the base of the 2 has been pushed upward and not in line with the base of the other numbers in the date. The base of the 2 also appears thicker than the base of other 1882-CC coins I've looked at.
I agree with the current grade. Slide marks are what appears to be across the face and that is a shame as it was nice looking upgrade without them.
Jim
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As noted above, slide marks as severe as those will limit the grade. Overall a nice looking coin though.
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The 1882 looks like a 3 under the two to me,,, JMO
Thanks for sharing
Just got this back from PCGS. Graded 63 DMPL for comparison.
The grade looks accurate IMO based on the pictures. The 2 appears to have a 'hit' by the base, but would need better pictures to ascertain that opinion. Cheers, RickO