Guess the grade on my Morgan 1893-O

dollardude · June 18, 2004 10:08AM

Thank you, Rare Coins of New Hampshire, for this original piece, which is the scarcest of all New Orleans mint Morgans. Okay, don't laugh, as this is an upgrade for me from another piece that came back bodybagged by PCGS as "tooled". Yes, I realize the picture is not the best, but what do all of my fellow coin nerds think?

Russ · June 18, 2004 10:10AM

VF35.

Russ, NCNE

K6AZ · June 18, 2004 10:14AM

It's a VF, and if I was going to take a stab at the numerical grade, 30.

Wolf359 · June 18, 2004 10:15AM

VF-35.

razorface1027 · June 18, 2004 10:18AM

VF-20

dollardude · June 18, 2004 10:20AM

Thank you everyone. It was sold to me raw as VF20 or VF25. I think she's VF20. Let me tell you, this date was TOUGH to find in original condition! I'm just glad I got one that I think can be graded by PCGS or NGC.

Placid · June 18, 2004 10:27AM

23. If Jon graded it then it's graded right.

K6AZ · June 18, 2004 10:29AM

I think you are being a bit tough on it, I'm almost sure that will go higher, either 25 or 30. And you are right, the 93-O, along with the 95-O, is very tough to find in nice, circulated condition unmolested. I went through a couple that had been cleaned before I found this one:

Placid · June 18, 2004 10:30AM

53

K6AZ · June 18, 2004 10:32AM

Cheater!

coinkat · June 18, 2004 10:32AM

I think that VF20-25 is alittle harsh, especially for what looks to be an original coin. VF30-35 is my opinion.

Wolf359 · June 18, 2004 10:34AM

It certainly looks better than VF-25 to me. Those O mints were weakly struck, so the remaining details can fool you. For example, what if it was completely flat struck originally? A touch of wear and it looks XF.

dollardude · June 18, 2004 10:44AM

Thank you everyone! Perhaps I was a bit tough. She probably is VF+. I'll eventually send her in for grading.

K6AZ, that is an AMAZING 1893-O! Congratulations on such a nice coin for a very tough date!

coinkat · June 18, 2004 10:47AM

nice coin K6AZ...

K6AZ · June 18, 2004 10:52AM

You know, they are very hard to find in problem free AU. What is funny is I had two drop in my lap at the same time, the 53 pictured above, and a nice 50 which I wound up putting on eBay. It lasted about three hours on eBay.

Back to your coin dollardude, I really suspect PCGS would grade it at least 25, with a good shot at 30. That coin does not have enough wear to only grade 20, there is too much feather detail in the eagle's right wing.

clw54 · June 18, 2004 11:02AM

EF40

As always, I'm posting this without reading the other grades first.

nwcs · June 18, 2004 11:10AM

VF

coinkat · June 19, 2004 1:04AM

Originals are hard to locate in HIGH VF to AU.

numonebuyer · June 19, 2004 1:12AM

How about some comparisons.

VF-25

VF-30

VF-35

EF-40

coinkat · June 19, 2004 1:16AM

I am not wild about the ef40 example... the 30 and 35 examples are quite nice and quality coins for the grade

numonebuyer · June 19, 2004 1:19AM

<< <i>I am not wild about the ef40 example... the 30 and 35 examples are quite nice and quality coins for the grade >>

How about this EF-40?

Guess the grade on my Morgan 1893-O

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