Why isn't this a MS 65?

It's definitely different. I call it my blood Morgan because it looks like blood splattered on the left and pooled on the right. I can see how some people might find that unappealing! Lol

 

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Ugly??? Perhaps not your taste, but ugly? No way. The coin has eye appeal for sure.

 

Decent toning....but never a 65.

 

Doug is probably pretty close if not right on. The date and mint can make a big difference. I have seen a lot of other date/mint combinations that looked a lot worse make the 65 grade, but for an early S mint? They tend to come too nice so in order to make the grade they have to be really clean.

 

Absolutely. 1881s and 1882s coins are held to a higher standard, given the high mintages, high survival rates, strong strikes, and abundance of beautiful examples for those dates. Those coins have to “work harder” to get a gem grade, than other common dates.

 

I understand it has eye appeal for you. It just doesn't do it for me, and as I noted, IMHO.

 

63 with ugly toning, imo. Probably no one on here will agree with me, which is why I put imo.

 

65 its not

 

Not a chance. To many dings. And the toning doesn't hide any of them

 

Count me as one who loves that crimson toning. Did you send this one in yourself? eBay purchase?

 

eBay purchase. There's a seller I've talked to a few times who is a really nice guy. He had this coin up and there were really bad photos. When I looked it up there were true views and and I was instantly all in lol The seller submitted it from an old ICG holder which was marked 66+. (I know, I know it's not a Gem and ICG is bad). I got lucky I snagged it before anyone else did because you rarely see this crimson red on a Morgan!

 

I found the listing on eBay. I can’t imagine why he didn’t use the TrueView image. He may have left money on the table. I too would have bought it at his asking price. Crimson is rare on any coin. You’ve got something special here. It’s really a unique look because there are no other colors present- just crimson and silver. I really dig the contrast. My favorite color on a Morgan is a deep, iridescent emerald green.

 

Oh for sure, this is one of two coins I got recently that I wouldn't let go for even 3x what I paid! Love them ha if you ever get an emerald green one you should post it here for sure.

 

I have an 1887 with lovely green peripheral toning. You can see blue as well in the TrueView image, but in-hand it looks purely green.



Then, there's the green color as seen in The Moose Morgan.....



Or even the Green Meanie Morgan.....

 

I like the red Morgan. But it’s a nice 63. The toning hides the baggy Cheek

 

Like this one. Probably shouldn’t have sold it

 

WOW. How long did you own it, @Mainebill? That’s a dream Morgan for me.