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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 11-06-2009, 03:37 PM   #1 (permalink) mattnichols Junior Member   Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10 My Mood: 1889 morgan dollar can someone help me grad this morgan. Attached Thumbnails       11-06-2009, 07:29 PM   #2 (permalink) Vess1 ANA# R3152287     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,701 My Mood: You would need much larger pics with more light to even attempt to grade it. I can't see any of the details or possible contact marks. __________________ When the well's dry, we know the worth of water. - Benjamin Franklin   11-06-2009, 07:34 PM   #3 (permalink) mattnichols Junior Member   Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10 My Mood: hop this helps Attached Thumbnails       11-06-2009, 08:16 PM   #4 (permalink) raider34 Morgans Morgans Morgans     Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,022 My Mood: It's too hard to tell from the pics, but it looks AU-MS. The maximum pic size on CT is 250 kb, I bet your pics are larger then 250 kb so CT is auto shrinking them. If you want to post pics larger then 250 kb try uploading them on a photo hosting site like photobucket, and link the pics from there. __________________ WINS# 801 http://www.banknotebank.com/?collection=raider34 My WWII Paper Money Collection   11-06-2009, 08:29 PM   #5 (permalink) mattnichols Junior Member   Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10 My Mood: <a href="http://s588.photobucket.com/albums/s...rent=ct001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/s...hols/ct001.jpg" border="0" alt="1889"></a> <a href="http://s588.photobucket.com/albums/s...rent=ct002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/s...hols/ct002.jpg" border="0" alt="1889 b"></a>   11-06-2009, 08:34 PM   #6 (permalink) raider34 Morgans Morgans Morgans     Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,022 My Mood: Here you go: __________________ WINS# 801 http://www.banknotebank.com/?collection=raider34 My WWII Paper Money Collection   11-06-2009, 09:25 PM   #7 (permalink) Morgan1878 For A Few Dollars More..     Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Once Upon A Time in the West Posts: 391 My Mood: With the itty-bitty wear I see, I'll go with AU-58.. __________________ Learn how to handle hot things. Keep your knives sharp. And above all, have a good time-Julia Child   11-06-2009, 09:29 PM   #8 (permalink) Vess1 ANA# R3152287     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,701 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan1878 With the itty-bitty wear I see, I'll go with AU-58.. You don't think the wing tip could be just weakly struck? I'm just throwing it out there. I would think for the wing tip to be that worn that other areas would have more wear and it would have more scratches. The breast feathers look pretty sharp to me. Although it's a dark pic. Here's an AU-58 with better wing tip detail than this one. But look at how scratched up the fields are compared to this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/1889-S-MORGAN-SI...item45edea2261 I'm betting the one posted here just has a weak strike at the wing tip. __________________ When the well's dry, we know the worth of water. - Benjamin Franklin Last edited by Vess1; 11-06-2009 at 09:37 PM.   11-06-2009, 09:48 PM   #9 (permalink) raider34 Morgans Morgans Morgans     Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,022 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Vess1 You don't think the wing tip could be just weakly struck? I'm just throwing it out there. I would think for the wing tip to be that worn that other areas would have more wear and it would have more scratches. The breast feathers look pretty sharp to me. Although it's a dark pic. Here's an AU-58 with better wing tip detail than this one. But look at how scratched up the fields are compared to this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/1889-S-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR-1-NGC-AU58-NICE-BU-COIN_W0QQitemZ300344287841QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins _US_Individual?hash=item45edea2261 I'm betting the one posted here just has a weak strike at the wing tip. Imo I don't think it's from a weak strike. I don't think I've ever seen just the tip weakly struck like that, but that doesn't mean it can't happen. But the wing tip, plus the other luster breaks, I would have to say AU. __________________ WINS# 801 http://www.banknotebank.com/?collection=raider34 My WWII Paper Money Collection   11-06-2009, 11:51 PM   #10 (permalink) Morgan1878 For A Few Dollars More..     Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Once Upon A Time in the West Posts: 391 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Vess1 You don't think the wing tip could be just weakly struck? I'm just throwing it out there. I would think for the wing tip to be that worn that other areas would have more wear and it would have more scratches. The breast feathers look pretty sharp to me. Although it's a dark pic. Here's an AU-58 with better wing tip detail than this one. But look at how scratched up the fields are compared to this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/1889-S-MORGAN-SI...item45edea2261 I'm betting the one posted here just has a weak strike at the wing tip. Itty bitty wear in hair above the ear, also breast feathers, not so sure about right wing tip. Would also say that I tend to be a "hard grader" and as I've said in some of my other posts, grading a coin from photos is "iffy" compared to grading "in hand". It's been also mentioned on other threads, and I believe it as well, that certain AU coins have better eye appeal than some MS coins because although there may be a little wear, there is better luster and fewer bag marks. This coin could very well be in that category. __________________ Learn how to handle hot things. Keep your knives sharp. And above all, have a good time-Julia Child   11-07-2009, 06:58 AM   #11 (permalink) furham Member   Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 120 My Mood: If I owned it and it was graded at AU 55-58 I still wouldn't take less than MS money for it. IMHO it's a beautiful coin. __________________ Randy   11-07-2009, 10:28 AM   #12 (permalink) mattnichols Junior Member   Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10 My Mood: thanks thanks all of you for your input Iam still learning how to grade coins. Do you think that the ding at the top of the coin would hurt the grade.   11-08-2009, 03:34 PM   #13 (permalink) desertgem Senior Errer Collecktor     Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,497 My Mood: I think it is on the AU side also, Probably AU-58. Typical Morgan sold by most Coin world type of advertiser as BU or MS-63 when it is really a slider ( trying to slide into the Uncirculated label). Jim   11-08-2009, 04:10 PM   #14 (permalink) CoinKeeper Keeper of Coins     Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 510 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by desertgem I think it is on the AU side also, Probably AU-58. Typical Morgan sold by most Coin world type of advertiser as BU or MS-63 when it is really a slider ( trying to slide into the Uncirculated label). Jim Agreed, a beautiful AU-58 that I would get over almost any low-MS coin. __________________ All silver and gold is kept in a bank safe   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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