To be honest, I have several coins that have failed CAC that I think deserve stickers. I do not let it bother me at this point, I have accepted that John's opinion is just that, an opinion. He is a great guy, I have chatted with him several times. We just have different thoughts on grading my favorite series. For example, my personal standards on PL/DMPL are far tougher than his. I have seen many PL and DMPL in old holders before PCGS and NGC standardized attribution that I would not touch with a ten foot pole, and yet they sticker. As a 15+ year specialist in Morgans, I trust my eye over his despite the weight his name carries.
The market pays a premium, therefore I submit, personally. I have also learned a LOT from chatting with him about US type and the stuff I submit. I cannot suggest getting a membership, submitting some stuff, and chatting with him about it enough. You will learn something unless you're already a professional caliber grader or dealer.
I will wrap this one up early since nobody has gotten it right, and I doubt anybody will. Gold CAC and very deserving, in-hand. Up next is another crescent Morgan. PCGS MS65. If anybody else would like to offer something up just let me know!
Rd. 1: 1921 MS 65 Green CAC Morgan--> Yes: 4 vs No: 3 Rd. 2: 1835 AU 50 Green CAC 50c--> Yes: 2 vs No: 8 Rd. 3: 1939-S Oregon MS 65 Gold CAC 50c--> Yes: 10 (8 Green and 2 Gold) vs No: 0 Rd. 4: 1838 AU 58 Green CAC (Gold $5)--> Yes: 1 vs No: 5 Rd. 5: 1908 MS 63 Green CAC (Gold $20)—> Yes: 5 vs No: 1 Rd. 6: 1885-CC MS 63 PL Green CAC Morgan--> Yes: 8 vs No: 1 Rd. 7: 1946-S MS 66 Green CAC Walker 50c--> Yes: 7 (6 Green and 1 Gold) vs No: 1 Rd. 8: 1885-S MS 62 NOT CAC Morgan--> Yes: 5 (4 Green and 1 Gold) vs No: 1 Rd. 9: 1830 EF 45 UNKNOWN CAC 50c--> Yes: 10 vs No: 1 Rd. 10*: 1899 MS 65 BN UNKNOWN CAC 1c--> Yes: 4 vs No: 5 Rd. 11: 1942 MS 65 Gold CAC 50c--> Yes: 4 (4 Green and 0 Gold) vs No: 2 Rd. 12: 1940-D MS 67 Star UNKNOWN CAC 10c--> Yes: 3 vs No: 4 Rd. 13*: 1884-O MS 61 Gold CAC $1--> Yes: 9 (4 Green and 5 Gold) vs No: 0 Rd. 14: 1827 AU 55 CAC 10c--> Yes: 1 vs No: 7 Rd. 15: 1851 MS 66 CAC 1c--> Yes: 5 vs No: 4 Rd. 16: 1919-S MS 65 Green CAC 10c--> Yes: 12 (11 Green and 1 Gold) vs No: 0 Rd. 17: 1922 MS 65 NOT CAC Peace $1--> Yes: 10 vs No: 1 Rd. 18: 1851 Au 58+ CAC 1/2C--> Yes: 0 vs No: 6 Rd. 19: 1839-O AU 53 NO CAC 50c--> Yes: 6 (5 Green and 1 Gold) vs No: 3 Rd. 20: 1920 MS 65 NO CAC 25c--> Yes: 4 vs No: 6 Rd. 21: 1862 PF 64 CAC H10c--> Yes: 5 vs No: 1 Rd. 22: 1869 PF 63 Gold CAC 10c--> Yes: 7 (5 Green and 2 Gold) vs No: 0 Rd. 23: 1834 XF 45 CAC $5--> Yes: 2 vs No: 5 Rd. 24: 1835 XF 40 CAC 25c--> Yes: 8 (7 Green and 1 Gold) vs No: 2 Rd. 25: 1876 MS 62 Not CAC 50c--> Yes: 7 (6 Green and 1 Gold) vs No: 1 Rd. 26: 1853 MS 64 Not CAC 10c--> Yes: 7 vs No: 0 Rd. 27: 1913 MS 62 CAC 2.5 Gold--> Yes: 1 vs No: 5 Rd. 28: 1835 AU 58 CAC 10c--> Yes: 3 vs No: 7 Rd. 29: 1908-S MS 64 CAC 1c--> Yes: 9 vs No: 2 Rd. 30: 1913-D MS 66+ CAC 5c--> Yes: 10 vs No: 0 Rd. 31: 1829 AU 55 NOT CAC 5c--> Yes: 11 vs No: 1 Rd. 32: 1851 MS 61 CAC 2.5 Gold--> Yes: 4 (3 Green and 1 Gold) vs No: 2 Rd. 33: 1936-D MS 66 GOLD CAC 5c--> Yes: 3 (3 Green) vs No: 2 Rd. 34: 1941-S AU 55 NOT CAC 10c--> Yes: 11 (2 Green and 9 Gold) vs No: 0 Rd. 35: 1924 MS 66 CAC 25c--> Yes: 3 vs No: 4 Rd. 36: 1936-D MS 67 Texas UNKNOWN CAC 50c--> Yes: 8 vs No: 1 Rd. 37: 1928 MS 66 Oregon UNKNOWN CAC 50c--> Yes: 9 vs No: 0 Rd. 38: 1893 MS 64 Isabella CAC 25c--> Yes: 2 vs No: 9 Rd. 39: 1820 AU 58 CAC 10c--> Yes: 3 vs No: 7 Rd. 40: 1881-S MS 65 CAC $1--> Yes: 7 (3 Green and 4 Gold) vs No: 0 Rd. 41: 1940 PR 66 CAC 50c--> Yes: 7 vs No: 0 Rd. 42: 1824 AU 50 CAC 50c--> Yes: 8 vs No: 1 Rd. 43: 1937 Texas MS 66 CAC 50c--> Yes: 5 vs No: 2 Rd. 44: 1903 PR 63 NOT CAC 50c--> Yes: 9 vs No: 1 Rd. 45: 1857 MS 64 CAC 10c--> Yes: 2 vs No: 6 Rd. 46: 1828 MS 62 CAC 10c--> Yes: 8 vs No: 1 Rd. 47: 1958 MS 67 FBL CAC 50c--> Yes: 1 vs No: 9 Rd. 48: 1902 PR 64 NOT CAC 50c--> Yes: 3 vs No: 4 Rd. 49: 1832 AU 58 CAC 1/2c--> Yes: 5 (1 gold) vs No: 4 Rd. 50: 1902 PF 61 CAC 25c--> Yes: 4 vs No: 2 Rd. 51: 1953-D MS 66+ FBL CAC 50c--> Yes: 3 vs No: 4 Rd. 52: 1880 MS 64 CAC $1--> Yes: 3 vs No: 2 Rd. 53: 1882-CC MS 62 CAC $1--> Yes: 5 vs No: 1 Rd. 54: 1892 MS 64 Columbian CAC 50c--> Yes: 5 vs No: 0 Rd. 55: 1895-O VF 20 CAC $1--> Yes: 1 vs No: 6 Rd. 56: 1880-O MS 64 Not CAC $1--> Yes: 11 vs No: 0 Rd. 57: 1954 PF 65 CAM Gold CAC 50c--> Yes: 7 (7 Green and 0 Gold) vs No: 1 Green CAC on coin and deserves it: 21 Green CAC on coin and doesn't deserve it: 14 Gold CAC on coin and deserves it: 1 Gold CAC on coin but should only be Green: 5 Gold CAC on coin but should not sticker: Failed to sticker but deserves a sticker: 9 Failed to sticker and should not sticker: 2 Unknown sticker status and deserves a sticker:3 Unknown sticker status and does not deserve a sticker:2 Note: if we don’t know the status of a coin before the reveal and more people say green CAC for a gold CAC coin, then it will go in the area of “Gold CAC on coin but should only be Green” ....see round 3 as the example case * Rd. 10 was 4-4...I interpreted that CircCam would consider it a no (based on a similar example), which swayed the overall vote to a lean towards no. Rd. 13 was tied between green and gold at 4-4...I interpreted that geekpryde would consider it a gold
Back to the 1879-S Morgan, I'm a bit worried by the scrapes on the cheek, but I have seen more severe examples sticker at 65. So I'll say YES to a Green
I'll say no on the 1879-S Morgan, mainly due to the deep mark on the cheek. Now all of you can say bean now that I took the pressure off!
I think my post disappeared. Here is the Morgan. I completely agree with the sticker here. A lovely coin plus an OGH. @Lehigh96 You are up!