Opinions on grade/authenticity?

basestealer · January 25, 2007 10:35AM

I've got three to show. Can anyone tell me their opinions?

TomB · January 25, 2007 11:10AM

My opinion is that I do not trust the toning at all on the Morgan dollar, am suspect of the color on the Oregon and have no real gut reaction to the quarter eagle. Please keep in mind that I also believe the images to have been overexposed and this makes interpreting them especially difficult. I also realize that at least one is an active or recently active ebay auction.

jmj3esq · January 25, 2007 11:16AM

IMO the Morgan looks AT and probably MS63. The Oregon looks 100% original and 100% NT and could be MS65 or higher. I have no idea about the Quarter Eagle. I cant grade them or authenticate them.

Artist · January 25, 2007 11:18AM

FWIW:

Morgan = Slider, AT
Oregon = MS63, possibly dipped and retoned - toning might be NT, but is not that attractive IMHO
Indain 1/4 Eagle = Slider 58-61, either harshly cleaned or harshly photographed.

clarkbar04 · January 25, 2007 11:20AM

#1 - AT. IMO the light yellow/blue color by the rim on the obverse only appears on AT toned coins. Only time I have ever seen it was on an AT coin I used to own.

#2 very nice

#3 no idea

JRocco · January 25, 2007 11:21AM

I am going to shoot in the same direction Tom did.
I find that Morgan to be just plain bad---real bad
The rims on the Oregon have me a little scared so I can not assume NT---on this one I would trust my gut and walk away from that commem
The gold is too hard to tell from this pic. I assume all 3 coin pics were taken with the same blue cloth background-yet the pic of the gold shows that the image has been so altered that you can barely see any more blue and it almost looks black---not good enough to tell squat about the coin.

AU58WALKERS · January 25, 2007 11:22AM

2.5 hours to go

basestealer · January 25, 2007 11:26AM

I was thinking the commemoratives (Oregon) looked legit, like album toned coins. I noticed the seller has a lot that all appear this way (he says from an album collection) and then other coins that weren't from this lot that look treated. It was my gut that the Oregon was the real deal. Hmmm. It's getting pricey, maybe too pricey to take a chance.

TomB · January 25, 2007 11:28AM

As has been mentioned, if the rims on the Oregon are accurate then I would run away from the coin.

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