thoughts on this 1891-O dollar?

Baley · September 10, 2011 12:52AM

Another coin in a friend's inheritance, what do you think?

BAJJERFAN · September 10, 2011 12:56AM

Nice except for the weak or nearly worn out die strike.

coinkid855 · September 10, 2011 1:00AM

MS63/64. Nice coin, albeit with a weak strike!

-Paul

DennisH · September 10, 2011 1:03AM

Typical bad strike. Coin looks tremendously mark-free, though. Photos suggest it might be anything from a sweet AU58 to an MS64 than didn't make MS65 due to strike. Lots of possibilities here.

Is that a partial E tilted to the left under the eagle's 2nd and 3rd tailfeathers? It's a very rare VAM if it is.

lordmarcovan · September 10, 2011 1:03AM

Pretty. The obvious luster caught my eye immediately, whereas I didn't notice the weak strike until the previous posters had pointed it out.

LeeBone · September 10, 2011 2:16AM

I think it`s worth a trip the Slab Factory

ziggy29 · September 10, 2011 2:19AM

If there are no luster breaks I'd say 63, limited by the common bad O-mint strike of that era (and by the rapid value increase over 63).

seanq · September 10, 2011 3:10AM

<< <i>Typical bad strike. Coin looks tremendously mark-free, though. Photos suggest it might be anything from a sweet AU58 to an MS64 than didn't make MS65 due to strike. Lots of possibilities here.

Is that a partial E tilted to the left under the eagle's 2nd and 3rd tailfeathers? It's a very rare VAM if it is. >>

That's the first thing I looked at the the first question I was going to ask as well.

Sean Reynolds

Steve27 · September 10, 2011 3:11AM

Nice coin with a typical O-mint weak strike, which I would blame on the annealing furnace rather than the die.

johnny9434 · September 10, 2011 4:03AM

its got nice color to it

MFH · September 10, 2011 5:03AM

Looks like a nice coin - good color - lots of luster;
I don't collect the series - so if everyone tells me
that the strike is poor - I'll have to take their word
for it.

I'm looking for an 1891-O in PCGS 63 to go with
the Phila one I have of 1891 [ Grandmother's birth year ].

blu62vette · September 10, 2011 5:47AM

<< <i>Typical bad strike. Coin looks tremendously mark-free, though. Photos suggest it might be anything from a sweet AU58 to an MS64 than didn't make MS65 due to strike. Lots of possibilities here.

Is that a partial E tilted to the left under the eagle's 2nd and 3rd tailfeathers? It's a very rare VAM if it is. >>

I thought I saw that too.

coinkat · September 10, 2011 6:37AM

if it is an E reverse die clash, this would be among the finest known

Baley · September 10, 2011 9:03AM

Thanks for the comments so far, I don't think there's a strong E under the tail as shown in the VAM web pages, but there may be a trace of a clash, I will have to get the coin back and take better pictures. There are die cracks connecting the tops of most of the letters in UNITED and STATES

Is it one of the VAMS maybe? and if so, about what is something like this worth in 62, 63, and 64?

Thanks, Morgans aren't my thing although I do have a few of them

seanq · September 10, 2011 12:12PM

<< <i>if it is an E reverse die clash, this would be among the finest known >>

So my PCGS FA-02 example isn't in the condition census?

Sean Reynolds

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