It's taco Tuesday, for some of us. What does that hafta do with a Morgan ? You can buy one, with a silver dollar !! Disclaimer: I'm not advocating that you use an UNC silver dollar to buy a taco!!
What is going on with the cheek? The fields look nice enough for an MS-65, but if those are marks on the cheek, then MS-64 is the best I can see.
64+ all day long. The abrasions smack dab in the focal areas and that one under the eye is almost a gouge plus the weak strike Philly style limit it to sub 65
"Gougey" on lower cheek on obverse and over "God" on reverse, but otherwise really nice fields on both...64 if you caught the graders on a good day.
I'm in at 64. The cheek gouge is too prominent (although it could be a lamination and we're being tested ) even though it's the only argument the coin has against MS66. If PCGS called it 65 I wouldn't ridicule them as much as I usually like to. Spend a bit more time with 1887-P's - they seem particularly prone to it - and you'll learn the white stuff on the lower cheek is as-struck. Not part of my grading opinion.
That is correct @SuperDave , I have looked at a ton of '87Ps (for the biggie vams).... Over 50% seem to have that same cheek issue. (Die wear? Dies spaced too far apart??) I cant remember why this date & MM is plagued by this.... Which is precisely why I purchased THIS coin for my collection: Big reveal in 1 hour STAY TUNED
'Twas a weird year for Philadelphia. Look at the bottom of the neck on this one (from my earliest days of coin photography): And it had the speckling too.
What the heck is that??? Grease?? I've never seen that on a Morgan before... Sorta remind me of a Peace dollar... That's not a crack is it??
ms64 Congrats to: everyone! You are definitely on top of your game today! If you had a taco you get bonus points