1879S Morgan - die break?

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  bsshog40 Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 29, 2008 10:35AM

  Looks like some sort of die crack. Also looks about MS63PL.

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  AUandAG Posts: 25,032 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 29, 2008 10:38AM

  Yes, does look struck through. Take a look at the O in Dollar on the reverse. Another struck through thread?
  Maybe these dies just got the repolish and wipe down thus leaving the rag threads. That would account
  for the PL surfaces as well.
  Nice pick up.
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  cheezhed Posts: 6,319 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 1, 2008 12:59AM

  For the day crowd...

  Many happy BST transactions

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  cmerlo1 Posts: 8,041 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 1, 2008 1:13AM

  It looks raised in the photo, and if it is, it can't be a struck-thru. Looks more like a die crack or scratch...it may be a VAM, but I didn't see it on VAMWorld. That doesn't mean it isn't there...it may be that the scratch or crack is a die marker for a VAM...

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  cheezhed Posts: 6,319 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 1, 2008 3:55AM

  Yes, it is raised.

  Many happy BST transactions

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  techeff Posts: 2,285

  March 1, 2008 4:03AM

  If it's raised it's not struck through. I'd say a very nice die crack. Here's a pic of a ST wire. As for the grade, I'd go 65. The strike is real good...
  
  

  

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  TorinoCobra71 Posts: 8,094 ✭✭✭

  March 1, 2008 8:05AM

  64PL
  
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