Please grade my Morgan

coindaughter · August 27, 2002 9:53AM

I have an idea (I'm learning!), but I want to confirm. What do you think? There is a tad of toning on the star on the right. The plastic holder has a hole there, I think. I'll be putting this on Ebay soon.

By the way, what do you think of my digital photos?

Obverse

Reverse

Edited to say THANK YOU! and fix the linkage.

Russ · August 27, 2002 10:00AM

MS63. Please note, however, that I have no idea what I'm talking about.

Russ, NCNE

Placid · August 27, 2002 10:02AM

64-65 if it's MS. I was going to say 63 but the reverse looks so good

Is the reeding on the edge nice and deep?

You should get a premium for the reverse if it look's like the picture. It looks like it would be very colorful in real life.

Post a link when you put it on eBay.

TRADERBOBZ · August 27, 2002 10:03AM

what happened to the last pic (reverse) ??
anyway
ebay ms-65
pcgs ms-62 rubs
ngc ms-64
pci ms-65
acg pr-55

coindaughter · August 27, 2002 10:09AM

It is MS. The reeding, from what I can see, is deep. The pix were taken on different days, that is why the lighting looks different. She looks better in person. The camera magnifies everything, sort of like those awful magnifying mirrors. Yikes!

Placid · August 27, 2002 10:10AM

I might bid on it. Put a link when/if you put it on eBay.

ldhair · August 27, 2002 10:17AM

That lady needs a new holder. MS-63 if no rub or staple damage.

Beatlemen · August 27, 2002 12:39PM

MS62

cacheman · August 27, 2002 12:42PM

Obverse; The neck gash kills her, lustre break along her chin through the point of her nose, and, along her brow as well as the cheek hit doesn't help either.......Reverse better but carbon spot on the rim at 3:30.....MS 62

doereme · August 27, 2002 1:28PM

MS63...

prooflike · August 27, 2002 1:35PM

MS 62 - that gash on the neck is killer! Is that a little slash on the chin?? Super weak strike takes away from eye appeal.

nwcs · August 27, 2002 10:47PM

I'm going for MS-63, assuming the line on the neck isn't a deep scratch but only a light one that disrupted the luster. Same with cheek. Otherwise a strong MS-62.

muenzen · August 27, 2002 11:36PM

Jack The Ripper got ahold of her. MS-62

dorkkarl · August 28, 2002 3:22AM

net au-50!!! i believe the coin is cleaned. it is white, except for dirt embetted between the letters on the rev. coindaughter, be careful w/ this one! you might want to check for hairlines. not trying to slam the coin or anything, just trying to give an honest, objective opinion.

. . . . . . wait a minute . . . . your dad's name is'nt harold, is it??? nah, russ would've caught that

K S

jhar · August 28, 2002 3:46AM

Nice pics. You may want to work on a way to add more light. The pics look a little dark to me.

Now to the grade. I would put this coin at MS63. The reverse looks real good, but the obverse has a few too many big bag marks in the key areas for my tastes. Secondly the coin has a soft strike to it. A lot of Orleans mint Morgans have the weak strikes. If the luster is as good as I'm guessing I'm pretty close on that grade. It's hard for me to really grade a coin with just a picture or a scan. I can't get a feel for the overall eye-appeal of the coin from a picture.

stman · August 28, 2002 7:59AM

<< <i>MS63. Please note, however, that I have no idea what I'm talking about.

Russ, NCNE >>

Russ, Start having a little more confidence. You are coming very close.

But it's always good to be cautious. And also jumping out there first shows your willing to learn if you guessed way off.

stman

coindaughter · August 28, 2002 9:23AM

Thanks, everyone. Dorkkarl, I looked carefully at the coin thru a magnifier with good light and I don't detect any hairlines.

Thanks again!

Please grade my Morgan

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