I lean towards circulated coins, and like ones with character. I recently picked up this 1878 CC from David Kahn, the light areas correspond almost exactly to the remaining mint frost. Guess the grade if you are so inclined.
Decent looking coin. Sorry, I'm not inclined to comment on Photo's for grading at this time. Who's David Kahn anyways?
I'm not comfortable with the position of the mint mark CC, therefore no comment on the grade, good luck.
No guess. I am convinced that grading heavily toned Morgans is sorcery, witchcraft, and one must be a member of a cult to learn the secrets that the TPGs use for grading guidelines. Just a hunch, based on your comment about liking circulated coins, it's not UNC.
AU58. The toning is not awful, but it's not my cuppa tea, either. You're right that it has some character.
Thanks for all the comments and guesses! As noted above, it came from David Kahn, a dealer out of Maryland, who runs a couple of weekly auctions on eBay and is very respected in the biz.
That grade seems to be a little low to me, its for sure at the vey least a 53 or even a 55 in my opinion based on what I see in the photos.
@SensibleSal66 . David Khan is a dealer with a reputation for offering better grade coins; in particular classic US coins. If you sign up for his newsletter you will get very detailed reports. Like most dealers 50 % of his newsletters are hype for his company but he does also tend to do lengthy reports on various coins shows, market trends, and his views on coin collecting today. I usually set aside a good half hour to get through one of his newsletters. I have never purchased a coin this way, but he is also suppose to have a rather large presence on E-Bay. James
Forgot about the CC Morgan. 1878 is my all time favorite date when it comes to CC Morgans. I cannot see any wear with the lighting and the toning in this case. I will guess MS-62 but I am more than willing to accept there is some slight wear under all that and it is a 58 + Star or whatever enhanced marker you like. james
