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Here's one Morgan that will make you cry...(1889 CC)

UtahCoinUtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭
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This was sent to me recently. I suggested burying in the back yard.

Someone tried to scratch off a spot....

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    cone10cone10 Posts: 1,021
    That sucks... I'll give you 50 bucks and give it a proper burialimage
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    AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 25,034 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oh my, oh my





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    BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Gee, that sort of looks like a lead dollar.
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    hammered54hammered54 Posts: 755 ✭✭✭
    ahh. it'a buff out.... nice die crack though.
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    MikeInFLMikeInFL Posts: 10,192 ✭✭✭✭
    That's sad to see.

    It reminds me of a slabbed coin (seated dollar IIRC) I considered that had the same problem.

    The coin is still a cool coin, and I think that "burying it in the yard" is a bit harsh, but certainly its value has gone down as a result of the alteration.

    Thanks for sharing....Mike
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    golfer72golfer72 Posts: 3,588
    Looks like a nice coin to me. That spot is barely noticeable. How much do you want for it?
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    silverpopsilverpop Posts: 6,933 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice die crack on the front, the spot doesn't bother me at all

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    adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭
    Okay. Comes naturally.

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    barbershopperbarbershopper Posts: 1,201
    A Heritage description would call it a "unique die polish mark". Probably bring $2500.

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    morgandollar1878morgandollar1878 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That kinda hurts.image
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    Wolf359Wolf359 Posts: 7,666 ✭✭✭
    If that's the only problem, I think PCGS should/would silently net grade it down a point or two and slab it AU50.
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    fcfc Posts: 12,805 ✭✭✭
    are you positive that is a scratched area and not something else?
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,520 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A good coin doctor could smooth out that small area and the grading services would never notice that there was tooling there.

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    UtahCoinUtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>are you positive that is a scratched area and not something else? >>



    Yeah, in hand it's very obvious that someone tried to scratch off what looks like some pvc.
    I used to be somebody, now I'm just a coin collector.
    Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
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    mustanggtmustanggt Posts: 2,692 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I will gladly take that abomination off your hands... I run a CC burial reservation, it will rest in peace once it arrives. Cheers, RickO
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,520 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've seen this many times. There's a small carbon spot and some idiot takes a needle and tries to scratch the spot away. The TPG's consider this to be tooling and will genuine holder a coin for this reason.

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