I bought a cheap morgan today

USMoneylover · October 25, 2011 10:25AM

I picked up this coin today at my local B&M. My pictures don't show the peripheral colors very well....I thought the white streak through the hair on the forehead was pretty neat. Figured I couldn't go wrong for 30$!

magikbilly · October 25, 2011 10:38AM

Hi,

hard to tell from the images but it appears it may once have been cleaned? IDK, it looks more dull the the tone would account for?

Eric

hammered54 · October 25, 2011 11:08AM

really ? cleaned ??. .........is that always the first thing someone has to say?.... oh! it sure looks like a old time cleaning on that one.....

TwoSides2aCoin · October 25, 2011 11:23AM

For the money you can't go wrong. You got real money

braddick · October 25, 2011 11:25AM

Struck out of alignment just a bit.
Nice!
I know it can't be, but sure looks like a proof, kinda, sorta.

fastfreddie · October 25, 2011 11:31AM

Looks nice for $30! Is that you 500th post give away?

USMoneylover · October 25, 2011 11:59AM

I agree, it is struck out of alignment. It does possibly look like it could be PL, but I am no Morgan expert

Here is another set of pics with my little P&S camera backed up a bit and my lighting angle changed, still doesn't show it all off, but a little different look anyway. As for being cleaned, I don't see any hairlines with my 5 or 10x glass.

magikbilly · October 25, 2011 12:03PM

"really ? cleaned ??. .........is that always the first thing someone has to say?.... oh! it sure looks like a old time cleaning on that one....." - hammered54

Well, you can never tell - sometimes someone goes off topic completely....

Thanks for the new pics OP

Eric

Pokermandude · October 25, 2011 1:25PM

Looks like secondary toning to me, especially in the new pics. Not necessarily cleaned/damaged by a past cleaning, but it certainly looks like someone tried to improve it at one point. Maybe a dip that wasn't rinsed well enough?

Justlooking · October 25, 2011 5:09PM

I'd buy that for $30. Cool pickup.

DorkGirl · October 26, 2011 12:19AM

$30 is a great price for a nice looking Morgan!

al410 · October 26, 2011 1:26AM

I like the looks of that coin and for $30.00 you couldn't got wrong.
AL

cheezhed · October 26, 2011 1:33AM

That coin has a lot going for it for $30.

Well done.

ricko · October 26, 2011 1:39AM

$30 for a Morgan is a good buy.... too tarnished for me though. Cheers, RickO

SamByrd · October 29, 2011 2:32AM

I wonder if the coin lived in a leather wallet or purse for a long period of time. Nice coin.

DRUNNER · October 29, 2011 3:04AM

My initial thought was the same as Pat's on the proof, but I realize after the second pix it might have just been photo effects. Still, a coin I'd grab all day long for $30, which is the point of your post and well-taken. We'll never know the history of the coin but I like the crust no matter how it was formed.

Well done on the pick-up.

Drunner

relicsncoins · October 29, 2011 3:30AM

Not bad.....I bet it has some nice blues in that toning when you tilt it a bit.

USMoneylover · October 29, 2011 6:55AM

Thanks for the kind words...I snapped one more set of pics with the coin on a bit of a tilt, which shows off some more of the colors. Some of them change depending on the direction I tilt it, but this will be my last effort! The yellow tones in the hair is pretty nifty too!

TwoSides2aCoin · October 29, 2011 7:35AM

Even if the coin is not appreciated for it's eye appeal, or cost... it's got a better chance of appreciating over time both in eye appeal and in value just being left alone.

I bought a cheap morgan today

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