Options
1881 Morgan GTG -Revealed
may
Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭✭✭
Here’s a recent purchase of mine for my Morgan set (almost done!). It’s maybe the most lustrous I’ve after seen in person, about 7-8 cartwheels at once. Really caught my eye and I just had to get it.
“Details” shot
“Luster” shot
Get to guessing!
1
Comments
I'll go 66
64
Mr_Spud
I’m going MS65. Looking on my phone, I can’t tell if the reverse has a scratch or it’s the case.
65
65
65
To me, it looks more like an 1881-S than an 1881.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
65+
Student of numismatics and collector of Morgan dollars
Successful BST transactions with: Namvet Justindan Mattniss RWW olah_in_MA
Dantheman984 Toyz4geo SurfinxHI greencopper RWW bigjpst bretsan MWallace logger7 JWP BruceS bigjpst
JWP PROMETHIUS88
64 RGDS!
The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.
BOOMIN!™
Wooooha! Did someone just say it's officially "TACO™" Tuesday????
Retiring at 55, what day is today?
65+
Collector
Over 100 Positive BST transactions buying and selling with 57 members and counting!
instagram.com/klnumismatics
65
64+
65 PL
MS64
64
DPOTD-3
'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'
CU #3245 B.N.A. #428
Don
64
Other than the mintmark, how can you tell?
That and the date on the obverse convinced me.😉
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
64
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
64 crowd, yup.
PCGS 65
Ms-66
Good job and thanks for the guesses everyone, I think I only saw one correct one. The coin has a unique semi-pl effect on in cheek. Which probably threw some people off.
Considering that the first reply - from @Rc5280 - was the only correct guess and there were 17 incorrect ones, what was the “good job”? 😉
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
I didn’t think the ratio was that bad!
Well good job for participating, not sure why I said that.
Congrats on your purchase! Nice coin. The 1881-S is known for being lustrous and well struck from what I've read.
Your presentation reminded me of one of my '81-S coins ⇊
Believing the mark on the reverse center as being on the holder, and owning a comparable example had led me to my guess...
.
Beautiful coin you got there, and congrats for the good guess!
My jaw just about dropped when I first saw this coin, or just high grade 1881 S Morgan’s in general. Such a pretty strike, with incredible luster.
Not an attack, but I would suggest that the photo quality threw people off. While it was better than we usually get on here, it was no Trueview or GreatPhoto.
Understandable, my phone is new and should take good photos but the dark color really messed up everything, making static and just a drop in quality. I do have a DSLR camera I could try.
Based on your original photos, I would’ve said 64 and would never have dreamt of 66.
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
I’ll try to include a video next time when I don’t have professional photos. The compression from uploading it to the forum makes it really hard to tell what’s a mark and not a mark.
I wouldn't blame "forum compression." People upload trueviews and they look fine.
I’m not sure it could be something with my phone as I put it into a program to crop it. On the original photos, I can zoom in and see good detail. Whatever it is, you’re right as it’s on my end.