It says MS67 but it looks more like 63? It's also got a green star and CAC!

I don't have any MS66 or MS67 Morgans in my collection and was just window shopping when I came across this. Anyone else have comments, thoughts? It isn't what I'd expect from an MS67 Morgan.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1880-s-NGC-...108?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58bd7f912c

What do you think?

 

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I think the entire slab is scratched and that's what makes her look bad. Look at the right edge of the holder, scratches are clearly visible there.

 

It's also got a green star and CAC!

The green star was put there by the seller

 

Basically what micbraun said. But I also don't think it's worthy of a 67. I expect near perfection out of an 80-S. IMHO you have to take the date/MM into consideration.

 

I got a green star in kindergarten a long......long time ago.

 

I'm hoping it's the pic and a bad slab . But just going by the pic it's a 63 at best . CAC has stickered some ugly coins .

 

What is a green star?

 

Something you get in kindergarten........

 

That's a mighty fine Morgan, but for me after MS65 the grading gets difficult. It's at least a MS65, maybe a MS66.

 

Looks better than MS63, but it doesn't look like a 67 or even a 66 to me. I hope one of the posters who suggested scratches on the slab is correct. If not, it is an embarrassment to CAC and NGC.

 

Daaaaaammn. I didn't know kindergartners were into collecting Morgans (or afford them!).

 

I skipped kindergarten, but when I was that age, mint state Morgan Dollars were running about $10 or so each. That doesn't sound too bad if you give your kids an allowance (but granted you wouldn't be buying choice, gem, or better material).

 

I got gold stars in kindergarten, but I digress.

All kidding aside, I can see the slab is very scratched - but I'm trying to look through that, and it really looks bad. I'm just really shocked at this one.

 

It's probably a combination of a bad image a scratched slab, but it also suffers from what I consider 1880-s grading. They are just too common in high grades and seem to get a bump up here and there just because. If this were a grade that would have shifted the value tremendously like some other dates, no way it gets a 67.

 

A pain in the butt to find in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

(I hope someone appreciates this reference!)

 

According to NGC's price guide, there are exactly four MS67 morgans that are valued at under $1,000. They are the 1879S, 1880S, 1881S, and the 1882S.

 

That green star reminds me of this silly yellow star that's on the slab of my 1904-O. I was specifically hunting for a rainbow toner dated 1901-1904 for my type set, and, because the obverse was nicely toned, I asked what the star meant. Turned out it was there to remind the dealer that both sides were toned! I ended up buying that coin. Sometimes, it pays to ask what the sticker means.

 

Geen18; That was for attendance.

 

I would want to see the coin in hand, but playing the guessing game with that picture I would put it 64 or so. Just my opinion.