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Grade Revealed: 1880-S Morgan Dollar -- PCGS MS-64

StuartStuart Posts: 9,831 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I invite you to guess the grade of my new 1880-S Morgan Dollar.
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Stuart

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  • dizzyfoxxdizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭
    I'm going with MS-64 DMPL and very image
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    65PL
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  • JrGMan2004JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭
    PL, DMPL, and Cameo are often so hard to tell from a picture... that is something that one really needs to see in hand to judge... your picture is also a little small, and not very crisp... it kind of muddles some areas where hits might be hiding... that being said, I took a guess at 64PL
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  • dwsswsdwssws Posts: 2,166
    Stuart, knowing your affinity for 64 grades I will say 64 PL possible Dmpl ( can't tell from pic)image
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  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,831 ✭✭✭✭✭
    George: I have subsequently added this Link to High Resolution Photos to give you a better look at the Morgan.

    Stuart

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  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    65PL from here. All disclaimers apply. image
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    With bigger pics, I'll go to 64PL
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  • anablepanablep Posts: 5,160 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'll say 63 PL, and a very attractive one at that!
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  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,831 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As a hint, intended to help -- The coin looks much better in hand than in my photo.

    The photo was taken at the most disadvantageous lighting angle, accentuating the minor contact mark flaws much more than how the coin appears in person.

    I had to examine the coin with a 5x loupe to clearly see the contact marks -- they are that light and minor.

    Stuart

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  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,003 ✭✭✭✭✭
    63 PL
  • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭
    64+pl
  • FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭
    64PL
  • DickyBetzDickyBetz Posts: 3,825
    MS63PL
  • MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    I think there are too many marks for anything higher than a 64- the prooflike fields are nice!
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  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    I'm thinking 64PL although it could be DMPL.

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  • claychaserclaychaser Posts: 4,406 ✭✭✭✭
    Did any notice it's also a clashed die? You can see Liberty's nose in the field just to the left of the eagle - that's not a bag mark !
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  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,313 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I voted 63 figuring that's what you scarfed up this MS64 coin for.image

    No way can I discern PL to DMPL from a photo.

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  • GeminiGemini Posts: 3,085 ✭
    64 PL
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  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,831 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ClayChaser: I examined the coin to check the mark that you were referring to in your post, and it is in fact a contact mark. There do not appear to be any clashed die marks on this specific coin.

    Stuart

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  • claychaserclaychaser Posts: 4,406 ✭✭✭✭
    It's on my left, or the eagle's right - kind of a triangle shape. Hey, if it's a bag mark, how about you sell it to me? Sure is a nice coin. Text


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  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,831 ✭✭✭✭✭
    For the Sunday morning shift. I'll post the answer later today.

    Stuart

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  • MORGANHUNTER2MORGANHUNTER2 Posts: 4,473 ✭
    Knowing you stuart- it is most likely a 64pl- but I had to vote it as a 63pl- to many marks in the field to warrant the 64, and it looks like it just missed the dmpl mark.

  • ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭
    I went with 64PL, but I tend to grade more conservativley(sp?) then others.


    Nice coin Stuart.


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  • HobbyistHobbyist Posts: 215
    From the pics on my monitor, I said 63PL. Could be better in hand. Can't imagine it being lower.
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  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,831 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks to all who participated in this latest edition of "Guess the Grade". This coin is graded as PCGS MS-64, although she looks very close to PL with moderate cameo contrast between strong Semi-PL fields and satiny frosty devices.

    The coin looks much better in hand than in my photo. which was taken at the most non-flattering and disadvantageous lighting angle, accentuating the minor contact mark flaws much more than how the coin appears in person. I had to examine the coin with a 5x loupe to clearly see the contact marks -- they are that light and minor.

    This is exactly the type of "look" that I seek to find in MS-64 graded Morgans.

    Stuart

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