opinion on this morgan? :(

this is why i dont buy morgans there pretty coins but i dont realy collect them i needed a good looking one for my 20th\21st century album last two coins i needed were peace and morgan then my first album i started would be finished. most the coin in this album are au/bu and have luster i saved 100 from taxes a couple of months ago for this show im pretty happy with all the other coins that i got for my other albums. but the $45 i payed for this morgan

 

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Looks like altered surfaces.

 

Definitely cleaned-- the circular pattern indicates a mechanical cleaning-- such as whizzing or buffing. Worth melt. I will bring up my caveat again on newbies only buying Morgan Dollars from reputable dealers( and certified).

 

Definitely NOT die polish lines, as those surfaces look quite different. This coin has been cleaned and altered.

 

he is reputable a slap wont fit in my album and im not going to try and break one open if i ever decied to collect morgans then i would buy slabbed

 

It doesn't appear to be very hard to crack them out. People do it all the time...

 

It definitely looks polished but I wouldn't consider it worthless. Keep it as a momento to remind you that in the coin world, if something seems to good to be true, it probably is!

 

Bravo! Could not have said it better myself. If one wants a Dansco Album of Morgans, crack them out of legitimate holders, or learn to grade and recognize cleaned coins (far more important, as everybody needs to learn to grade). Cleaned coins are not valueless, but are a major devaluation in terms of cash and collector value.

 

Cleaned and polished i see as to different things. Polished seems to be done to rip off a buyer plus it beign altered. If it was just slightly cleaned id be ok with it. But knowing all this i dont want it in my album anymore. The dealer must jave gotten in this way. I know the dealer personaly and he wouldnt intentionaly do this

 

WRONG. It is never okay to clean a coin. It is fine to dip a coin LIGHTLY, if you have experience in doing so. However, dipping often yields results that can be worse than the original coin. Dipping is used to get rid of ugly toning--the question is, what is hiding beneath the original surfaces?

 

Wasent saying. Its ok to clean. I was saying id rather have a lightly cleaned coin over a polished one

 

It looks dipped to me, from the first pics. Over dipped I should say. If you get a chance, spend some time looking at unc graded Morgans, in hand. Observe the light, reflection, etc. This coin would look much different in comparison. In those close up pics it looks abrasively cleaned, or polished if you want.

 

The surfaces are not natural at all, especially with the striations/hairlines. It has either been harshly cleaned and/or polished.

 

That baby looks DMPL and absolutely beautiful....I think you scored BIG TIME!!!!!!!










































































....April Fools

On a serious note, for $50 you can chalk it up as a $30 lesson learned. Don't worry about it, but let your dealer know how you feel and see if he will buy it back for $40 and then it's only a lesson learned for $10.


Erik