1881-s Morgan dollar

What's the grade and what's it worth? It's pl in person.

 

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looks to me like its been cleaned, but i am most likely wrong.
if not cleaned then a MS-60-64 ish.

(i am again most likely wrong on that one to, but pretty close if anything.)

 

It's a honest original coin but with the mirror like surfaces. it's hard to get a pic and looks as if it was cleaned. And you're in the ballpark with the grade as it was sold as BU and I've had people says MS-62ish but I wanted a second opinion

 

Judging from the lack of luster, I'd say it has been improperly cleaned.

Chris

 

The coin is cleaned if it wasn't I would grade it at MS63 there is too many marks on the cheeks and field to be a 64

 

i was right! i thought it looked clean! do you know what this means?? im becoming a coin geek! yes!

 

No! It means that now you can wash my car.

Chris

 

I respect your opinion but I still say it is not. I admit it looks so in the pic but my dealer flat out told me it was original and he would never lie to me and if he really truly did I will be switching dealers.

 

say whaaa?

 

we are saying from the pics it looks cleaned. try scanning it. that will help out a lot.

 

This is actually a very very lustrous coin but the pics don't do it justice.

 

Even dealers can make mistakes, but I could be wrong. Would you take it out of the airtite and take new photos from directly overhead?

Chris

 

Scans have a tendency to mask luster. It's not the best method for taking photos.

Chrs

 

Sorry but I'm not sure what that exactly means...could you explain?

 

I just put a new pic up there but forgot to put the reply

 

it is not a sure thing to be certain that it is not cleaned you need to learn how to identify cleaned coins. maybe this article will help click here

 

+1!

 

It has the cartwheel affect.

 

I could sorta see it in your second pictures of the coin. Looks like you got yourself a solid MS63 Morgan. A ms62 would have more bag marks on the cheek and probably a few more roll marks. You also have to determine if the strike of the coin is good as well as luster and eye appeal. All of those factors combined leave me to believe that this Coin is a MS63 some may argue ms62 but the luster and strike will bring it to ms63