Guess the Grade Morgan $

I think this one is undergraded...what do ya think?

 

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In the Red book of Morgan Silver Dollars, QDB states that the 1892-CC was, for the most part, well-struck, but there are exceptions which should be avoided. This specimen may be one of those that should be avoided. Liberty's ear, the hair above the ear and the eagle's breast appear to be weakly struck. If that is the case, then I don't think it would garner better than MS64 or low-end MS65.

Chris

OT! This is another of the wide-bodied threads that I won't be returning to.

 

The surfaces of the coin look very clean and are most certainly MS65 material. My question is about the luster. The photo leaves me with the impression that the coin is rather lifeless. Also, are there slide marks on Liberty's ear? I can see either of those two issues easily bringing this coin down to MS64 and possibly MS63. I think it should reside in an MS64 holder.

 

I'll go 65. Very clean cheek and fields. Nice coin (even though it has a somewhat weak strike).

 

It would help to know what it was graded to give an opinion as to whether it was undergraded.

 

It's pretty clean, but I think the weak strike holds it to a 64. I wouldn't be surprised to see it in a 65 holder, though.

 

I could easily see that as a 65 - IF it has the luster. From your pics, I would call it about 50/50

 

It's an MS65. I'm bad at these grades above 63...raider34, you da man!

 

I,am kind of surprised by that grade because the coin has very little luster !

 

Does that make it look any better? All I did was to set the white and crop it.

 

NICE Crop!

 

High end 64. Could be 65.

Tough to tell luster however.

 

Is that a die crack from ED in UNITED and all of STATES? I have one that has that as well. Weak strike was mentioned but the CC is what gave it the 65 over 64. If that were an 1881 S it would be in a 64.

 

Die Crack and a slant date. This one graded MS65.

 

Did you buy it raw or slabbed?

 

Slabbed