How would you grade this Morgan? (Grade revealed in first post.)
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I always thought that a 66 should be a super coin and a DMPL should have nice clear fields, IMHO this is a 65PL.
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<< <i>i would give it a MS65PL. realllllll nice. >>
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PCGS does give out 66's, correct??
I recall when I first got here I graded a coin 59...............heared a lotta snickering going on after I made that
statement.
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Shot at 67DMPL.
Nice coin for sure.
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I think you have a good question. According to the experts, PL/DMPL is dependent upon the quality of the reflectivity of the surfaces and not the CAM/DCAM appearance. Additionally, I agree that the fields look hazy.
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CG
I'd tilt and rotate the coin in the light, and I'd look closely at the coin.
I might use a 7x loupe to examine the highpoints of the design,
and I'd try to evaluate it's overall appearance and grade it
versus the various grades of Morgan dollar that I've seen before
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I might use a 7x loupe to examine the highpoints of the design,
and I'd try to evaluate it's overall appearance and grade it
versus the various grades of Morgan dollar that I've seen before"
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<< <i>There were 25 bids on it, currently at $3201; evidently, somebody out there likes it. >>
I like it, too -- just not as a 66DMPL. I like it as a 65PL and arguably as a 66PL. I don't see DMPL on this one.
IMO, this is an example of buying the holder instead of the coin, which could result in overpaying by a factor of 5.
<< <i> I always thought that a 66 should be a super coin and a DMPL should have nice clear fields, IMHO this is a 65PL. >>
Those surfaces look like a mid 66 to me. However, I wonder if the coin hazed, turing a DMPL into a PL!
<< <i>IMO, this is an example of buying the holder instead of the coin, which could result in overpaying by a factor of 5 >>
How can you tell mirror depth from a photo? Its hard enough to tell whether a particular coin with good reflectivity is PL or DMPL when you've got the coin in hand. You just can't do it from that photo.
CG
<< <i>How can you tell mirror depth from a photo? Its hard enough to tell whether a particular coin with good reflectivity is PL or DMPL when you've got the coin in hand. You just can't do it from that photo.
CG >>
True, especially given that the image looks like a scan. The scan can make the coin look hazy when it really is not. For that kind of dough, I would need a return privilege to confirm that the coin is indeed DMPL.