Could anyone help me assign a grde and value for this morgan. I know its a vam 17 If it looks funny around mm or eye.i tried using two light soures apologies for pics.
Looks like a nice AU-58 , but may be MS-60 if all those scratches are being amplified by the pics . I have a MS-60-61 no wear but lots of hits . You can check the price here . Nice pickup .http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/prices/mordlr/pricesgd.shtml Rusty
There are alot of scratches thats for sure and i think it is made worse by the surface. The xoin in hand is bery reflective and almost PL
Looks like it has a touch of wear. Given that, and the scuffed up look, I'm gonna market grade it AU53.
I agree with merc but it is tough due to all the scratches plus good luster present.i should stick to my gut.
trust......You want to hear something i am in no means a rich person yet I enjoy finding a treasure rather than buying it at a coin shop. Im 28 years old and in no way close to your age but i know what you are saying. truthfully i think you should ask your parents or yourself buy a morgan dollar redbook get better at recognizing things like cleaned coins and if a coin is genuine or not along with many other issues. after that search antique stores or pawn shops because in my opinion where i live many of the "gold and silver buyers" know less about coins and grading them. You will find a nice piece if you look hard enough. usually my scores are mint pieces with heavy tone that people think is dirty used coins.
