If I were so inclined, I would go to war for this coin. It is pretty well graded, and rarer than a lot of the Morgans that people shell out big money, for a lesser coin: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1896-US-Mor...193739?hash=item464aa75fcb:g:VQQAAOSwZ8ZW6ucf
Those pictures are quite deceptive - I wouldn't recommend buying from those pics. In the pictures, the coin looks like a 67. There is a reason it is graded 63. You just can't see it.
Same coin in pictures from earlier sale on GreatCollections http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/332412/1896-Morgan-Silver-Dollar-NGC-Proof-63-CAMEO
You got that right , I have a Barber half that from most pics looks like an easy 65 or 6 . Now don't get me wrong I love that Barber but like this Morgan is graded a 63 by PCGS . It has some album rub only visible from a certain angle . Probably just like this coin . Though I'd still like it in my collection . There's always reason why a great looking coin is graded 63 .
Lot of obverse hairlines. The 63 grade accurate I don't love it as its too dipped white for my tastes but that's just me
If it'll make you feel any better, Morgandude11, that one is just the beginning for what might be the single finest year of Morgan Proof mintage.... 1896 NGC PF69UCAM* http://coins.ha.com/itm/proof-morga...cameo-ngc/a/1188-5787.s?hdnJumpToLot=1x=0&y=0
I would, as long as I could also acquire the Jack Lee 1896-S MS69. That would give me the two single highest graded Morgans. And then I woke up.
Proof surfaces are highly susceptible to hazing and light scuffs with anything more than dust blowing over it from an open window. I wouldn't say from those photos that a cleaning occured. My guess is the 63 grade comes from early hands holding it and how it was stored
I'd rather have one that isn't dipped white and doesn't have a fingerprint on it. The blast white PR69 is off-putting as well. Sometime within the past year, I saw a colorful toned proof Morgan that was graded 68ish, probably with a star. Can't remember what the exact grade or date was, but it didn't matter. Monaco had it in their case. It was surreal -- almost looking like CGI, but it wasn't. That's the proof Morgan to go to war over. Well, that and a legitimate 1878 Rev. of 79 proof. Sadly, as both are way out of my league, I'll probably save up for a decent looking PR64 some day.
I'd like to see that messy. Most all toned morgan proof I've come across are dark except for that one angle with only a degree or two of tilt tolerance to see the color
Greens, pinks, purples -- mesmerizing. I'd like to see it again, too, but it's not on Monaco's website, so who knows where it ended up. I think it was an 1886.
Don't forget guys a 63 is not a perfect coin.Again,IMO this is not a bad looking 63 coin....at least not from looking at the pics.
