Just got this back from NGC

In all fairness...it's a CC coin which always helps a little. I would say that 65 is a little high...but it is certainly less marked that the OPs 1879.

 

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It's my coin...and I wouldn't give it an MS65. I'll be interested to know what they gave the OP's coin (if he ever tells us!!). If it got a high grade, I won't be surprised.

 

Crack yours outta the GSA slab and send it to PCGS and it would get a 64.


Anyway, here's a 63 Morgan of my own for comparison.

 

No fair!! That's an OGH!

 

Had a 1850's quarter with nice luster come back as AU58 with damage like that. Apples-oranges, sure, but hoping you didn't get the same deal.

 

Still a 63 and I paid 63 money for it... does have a gnarly bag mark running underneath the end of the E to the P of E Plurb.

 

It doesn't look too bad in the pictures. I like the toned luster where the light hits it!

 

I'm going along with this. Merc Crazy is only a little crazy. I'm guessing the scratch was fatal.

Sorry...at least it wasn't a "special" Morgan.
Lance.

 

Sure is a purdy coin.

Only cost me $40.

 

(...waits patiently for the OP to spill the beans...) :yawning::zzzzzz:

 

ms 61-62

 

Having handled a good number of Morgans (mostly in PCGS slabs though) I'd guess it will come back in the MS-63 range.

 

Ms62

 

I'm going for MS63 due to the fact of the pronounced scratch on Liberty's cheek. Lovely coin and I am very partial as I collect Morgans also.

 

Thanks for all the guesses. It came back as....

Uncirculated and Improperly Cleaned! (though sold to me as a 63 by a highly reputable dealer).

Why did I get it slabbed? I just like knowing it's what it's advertised as. 18 bucks isn't going to break the bank. This submission was one of 8 or 9 coins so no big deal.

I guess the lesson is, cleaned coins ain't easy to see with the naked eye.

 

Wow, Cleaned?? Sure fooled me!!!! Well, it's a nice coin nonetheless....

 

Even harder in pictures - pictures can make the coin look cleaned. The question is do these pictures truly reflect the way the coin looks? The luster does look off in the pictures. I know in some cases it can be extremely difficult in hand. I do know that in the right light two graded coins placed around a cleaned coin will make you say - how did i miss that cleaning.

 

I would guess at MS-62 because of the scratches, but otherwise it looks like a nice coin.

 

since the ogh was a 63 i guess im gonna have to change my grade before i even say it to a 62.

 

I submitted this 79-S to PCGS hoping for a MS64PL. They graded it MS63PL. The more I look at it, the more I think they were maybe right about the obverse, but I'd swear the reverse is MS65. (Sorry the pics are a little dark, I'm still working on my camera skills).