Nice one! My first thought was AU-58. I think I see some wear on the cheek and above the ear. If it was another mint, I'd even go lower, say a 55 or so.
I would say MS60. Given the fact that New Orleans Morgan Dollars are well known for their weak strikes this is a very nice example from that mint. I would definitely say no lower than 60.
Very nice! that has a very nice luster! I see that they put it in wrong, interesting. I'd go 62, (saying that that is a weak strike) but that could be wear. I'd say 62/63 (has great eye appeal in my mind) but then I'm beggining to guess that there might be wear there, so AU55/AU58. Very nice peice. Phoenix
nice Nice luster, I would say if it's unc i would say MS 63 if not Au 58. Very nice coin though.:high5:
Pictures are always tough, but I have seen 1885-O Morgans with similarly weak strikes in MS-65 holders. This date seems to have a lot of poorly struck pieces. I would say that this coin is an MS-63.
Lock 63 IMO. I could see a 64 simply because it is blasty for an o-mint. I personally like it as a 3.
O mints are infamous for weak strikes. Personally, I don`t abide by the "this mint gets this grade, that mint gets another grade. I grade Morgans strictly on the "MINT STATE" condition of the coin, no matter what mint it came from. "WEAK STRIKE" softness in the hair above the ear has NOTHING to do with the MINT STATE wear and abrasion on a Morgan or any other coin. Weak Strike may affect your buying opinion based on eye appeal and marketability. This is my opinion. If you want to grade Morgans on other than wear and abrasions, then you have to base grading on the best of the best struck Morgans, which happen to be the most common and cheapest Morgans, the 1880S and 1881S. By this reasoning, all these super struck and luster S mint Morgans should grade 2 MS grades higher. .......... My avatar is an 1880S. It is a dead PL65. Only graded as an NGC MS64. I welcome other opinions..........
Bz, Good points on the whole different mint/ different strike issue. But this looked AU to me only because of the shadow on Liberty's cheek and the shadows on the edge of the cap. This looks like wear. I really didn't even look at the area above the ear as much. It could be the picture's lighting angle that casts these shadows too. I'd have to see this coin in hand. -flier
pcgs ms 63...i agree with them..coin in hand..no luster breaks..thanks for looking..sorry couldn't figure out the rotate w/o losing pic quality
