Beautiful shining morgan dollars white silver coin luster surface

Please check it out on the scans below and let me knows of what you think later there

 

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It looks Uncirculated. Pretty baggy, I'd call it a MS-61 MS-62 on the high end. Not worth submitting to PCGS or NGC if that's what you were asking.

 

MS61

 

Liberty's cheek is considered a very grade sensitive area, this one shows a lot of contact. I agree with 61, maybe 62 if the luster is great.

 

MS-60, too many marks on the obverse and a few on the reverse.

 

this coin is a prime example of why a high AU coin can be nicer than a low MS coin...

 

Ms-61 a bit too many bag marks

 

too many marks for me i would say 60-61 max but those marks take away appeal which is what i look for when i want a coin

 

These silver coin to be graded as mint stake uncirculated condition which at low grade because those marks on the surface

 

You are right and fully agree with you there

 

Not MS. That is a lightly circulated coin. Looks like an AU 58 to me. Cap and feather tips have a slight bit of wear.

 

Thank you for your participation there

 

A slider.

 

You might check out my 1881-O specific site and look at the grades all lined up. I have almost 700 of them arranged from Poor through MS65MDPL. My impression from your images is low MS to high AU but without the coin in hand it is hard to tell.

http://www.1881o.com/all-coins.html

 

I might agree with your assessment except that the New Orleans Mint was famous for poor and weak strikes, lots of overpolishing of dies, and poor storage conditions. If the wear is there then it is an AU, but I have seen worse in MS slabs.

This coin is also very lightly clashed so it has had a dubious start to life.

 

I am well aware that some of the dates (Misconception that all of the New Orleans strikes are weak; in fact, some dates have very nice strikes) have weak strikes. It is more than that--I see obvious signs of circulations that makes it an AU coin. Look at the classic high points of the coin--I see definite rub in the cap and hair on the obverse. Having seen thousands of Morgans exactly like that, I would say a high AU, but not a MS coin. It takes more than a good strike to make a MS coin. This coin not only shows bag marks, but slight examples of having been handled lightly.

 

I did not mean to imply that all NO coins were weakly struck, only that Mint conditions and management were not always the best and they did produce some coins that I believe were not up to the quality of others. Also their storage conditions were not great with excessive heat, humidity, hurricanes, etc.

My experience tells me that without a high resolution professional photo condition is difficult to determine. This coin PCGS rated as an MS62 and it has lots of bag marks, some scuffing in the obverse fields, a really banged up obverse device, and flat breast feathers that might be weak strike or wear. The eagle's right wing shows similar overpolishing to his coin.
http://www.1881o.com/20778874_62_57.html

If I saw this one raw I probably would have rated it much lower. I like to have the coin in hand before passing final judgement. I still think low MS or high AU, but that is what makes this a fun hobby.

 

No comparison between the two. The MS 62 is baggy, because of storage, not wear. It is also a considerably better strike. I would have known that as a MS coin immediately. Your coin isn't particularly baggy, but it has very slight rub wear, and is a lightly circulated coin. It is not MS, but AU.

 

Then I will yield to your knowledge and experience.

Have a good day.