How would you grade this Morgan?

I recently bought this coin and decided to see if any of the grading guides I have or are online agree with the CH BU grade. None of them show this grade designation, so I thought I would bring it before the friendly neighborhood experts here to see what they have to say!




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Nice die crack through 'States Of' (reverse).....I'd put it at '64 with a shot at '65.

 

Few marks, clean cheek. Agree with MS-64.

 

Well used die. Another crack on the reverse through DOL.

 

Saw that after I pulled the 'post' trigger.........

 

Nice looking and only a few bag marks. Nice die cracks on the reverse. Well worn does will keep this at a 64.

 

I'm at 63.

 

I just knew I liked what I saw when I saw it. Not only did the coin shine but the price was affordable. I had planned on getting two coins but the dealer didn't have any of the ones I wanted to fill holes. Even so, he gave me $5 off the price he had on it.

Now what's the deal with the grade? If you noticed, it was graded choice BU and I can't find that grade even listed very many places. But I am encouraged by the estimates all of you gave.

 

MS-63 here

 

Okay, I need to ask how you tell a die crack from a bag mark. I have heard others here talk about them but I guess I didn't pay much attention. Where, exactly, on the DOL do you see the evidence?

 

I would say CHoice Beautiful. Nice find.

 

Though the terminology has changed through the years, I believe Choice BU
generally means MS63 range today.

Choice = 63
Very Choice = 64
Gem = 65

I'm at 63 on the OP's coin.

 

Excellent way to show this. Because I my serious numismatic learning was done in a previous generation, the Choice and Gem BU designations are somewhat more meaningful to me.

 

I grade the coin 'a keeper.' Put in a nice capsule to keep it looking so nice!

 

I will do that. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

This is a good example of die cracks. Note the lines running thru the date. Click on the images for a better look.

 

Okay, so it looks to me like die cracks are usually raised on the coin?

 

Yes. Here is one you can really see.

 

Thanks, that really clarifies it for me.

 

"Choice" became MS-63; "Gem" was MS-65.