Just received from teletrade 1899-O Morgan(larger images/adjusted white balance).....opinions please

Oney · May 18, 2005 10:47AM

I bid on this 1899-O Morgan dollar on a recent teletrade auction. It came in an older PCGS holder (doily) I think it is called. It looks like a definate upgrade candidate so I cracked it out and I am about to send it to PCGS. Any thoughts about the grade?

Teletrade pics!

K6AZ · May 18, 2005 10:50AM

It's rough to tell. Do you have some larger images?

Louis · May 18, 2005 10:51AM

65

Oldnewbie · May 18, 2005 10:51AM

I know NOTHING about grading Morgans, but that's a clean coin IMHO. 66/67ish? The die crack on the reverse is cool.

Oldnewbie · May 18, 2005 10:52AM

As I said, I know nothing.

It sure is a bunch cleaner than the few CC's I have in 65 though. From the photo at least.

Oney · May 18, 2005 10:54AM

Larger images for K6AZ!

Russ · May 18, 2005 10:54AM

Luster looks excellent. Seems to be pretty free of bagmarking. Decent strike. I'll WAG MS65, shot MS66.

Russ, NCNE

Russ · May 18, 2005 10:55AM

PS: Very cool die crack on the reverse.

Russ, NCNE

ziggy29 · May 18, 2005 10:58AM

Looks at least a solid 65 to me. Love the die crack in the legend!

K6AZ · May 18, 2005 10:59AM

I just looked at it in my editing program. It's a solid 65, with a shot at 6 depending on how the marks on the neck appear in hand.

ss350camaro · May 18, 2005 11:00AM

I'd guess MS65 - 66 if your pics are accurate.

It looks very clean.

Nice Morgan !

Wolf359 · May 18, 2005 11:02AM

64 to me.

anablep · May 18, 2005 11:24AM

66

Nice coin!

Oldnewbie · May 18, 2005 11:26AM

<< <i>64 to me. >>

The 64 Carson City Morgans I have look like someone took the mint bag and beat out their rugs with them.

Oney · May 18, 2005 11:28AM

Adjusted the white balance....now much closer to the color of the coin!

Myqqy · May 18, 2005 11:33AM

Looks like a solid 65 to me, with some very nice die cracks.....

messydesk · May 18, 2005 11:33AM

65. 10% shot at 66, but the neck has me thinking probably not.

ziggy29 · May 18, 2005 11:35AM

<< <i>Adjusted the white balance....now much closer to the color of the coin! >>

I'm hesitant to judge doctored photos, but if this is really closer to the coin, I'm betting you bought it as a 65 and you think it will go 6?

If the last updates to the picture -- doctored as it is -- is truly much closer to how the coin looks in hand, I'd think you have a pretty decent shot at 6, and *very* little chance that it will come back lower than 5. It all depends on whether it's worth a crackout to you for the chance.

Oney · May 18, 2005 11:38AM

Thanks Ziggy......the photos are not doctored. For some reason the white balance on my camera was set at -3 giving it a yellowish tinge. The WHite balance is now set to 1 where it should be.......thanks for the good thoughts. I did buy it as MS65!

K6AZ · May 18, 2005 11:42AM

Brian, I've found the best white balance setting on the D70 is to use the preset metering using a piece of plain printer paper for the metering.

Oney · May 18, 2005 11:52AM

Thanks Eric...I have it set to A...to make adjustments. Could you explain what setting you are talking about and how to make the adjustment you speak of. Thanks!

kryptonitecomics · May 18, 2005 12:17PM

<< <i>Luster looks excellent. Seems to be pretty free of bagmarking. Decent strike. I'll WAG MS65, shot MS66.

Russ, NCNE >>

K6AZ · May 18, 2005 12:20PM

<< <i>Thanks Eric...I have it set to A...to make adjustments. Could you explain what setting you are talking about and how to make the adjustment you speak of. Thanks! >>

Brian, page 52 of your D70 manual.

Oney · May 18, 2005 12:23PM

Ah...RTFM...Thanks again!

K6AZ · May 18, 2005 12:24PM

I figured that would be easier, and save me a lot of typing!

Oney · May 18, 2005 2:28PM

Thanks Eric!

Monstavet · May 18, 2005 3:19PM

That seems like a pretty good strike for a 99-O, too. Maybe a bit soft on the reverse over the breast, but not too bad over the ear.

JustBustDimes · May 18, 2005 3:20PM

Ms 66

Elcontador · May 18, 2005 4:26PM

Brian, the coin has lots of eye appeal, and for a New Orleans coin, the strike is better than most I've seen. I also like the die crack and the coin's clean surfaces.

Question - how serious is what appear to be milk spots to the viewer's lt. of the mintmark, and the apparent discoloration on Miss Liberty's face in back of her mouth?

Eric would know better than most what it would take to get a New Orleans Morgan into a 6 holder. I could help with one from Carson City, but not New Orleans.

coinlieutenant · May 18, 2005 5:54PM

The coin is a 66 IMO

Just received from teletrade 1899-O Morgan(larger images/adjusted white balance).....opinions please

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