GTG: 1882s Morgan

Go for it. No poll, just grade and opinions:

 

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Ms66

 

Kinda what I was thinking with these pictures … MS66*

 

66+

 

That is no less than 67. The reverse is free of any marks that I can see. The marks on the obverse to me seem more like some mottled toning vs bag marks. The cheek is very clean.

My personal grade would be 67+ as I feel it would CAC as a 67. Although a 68 wouldn’t surprise me if it is as clean as I think it is.

 

I'm in the MS67 camp, too! ~ Chris

 

The photo is a bit blurry, but from what I can tell, there are no major marks or hits.
I'd be willing to guess MS 68

 

We match again!

 

I'm going to guess MS-66. It's my kind of 66 as in I would buy it pretty fast. Her chin and the field in front of her nose look like it could be what is holding it back from a 67, that and it's a common date Morgan. I do really like it though.

 

I was able to locate another photo of this coin. Hopefully @Morgandude11 doesn’t mind me posting it. The photos in the OP definitely seem like Heritage photos. These are much more clear.

 

Those photos look Like a 67. slight grazes on cheek maybe?

 

I'm at a 66

 

Maybe a 67 with the toning.

 

I am glad you found the better photo. Obviously it is not my coin, so I could not get a better photo, myself. There is a story that goes with this coin, and it is interesting.

 

I would be at the superb gem level, 67. Wasn't for that graze on the cheekbone, I think it would be a 68 or higher.

 

The first photo was heavy on the contrast and light on the focus and made it very hard to grade. The second set of photos really let this coin shine and it is a very high grade indeed. That said, I have owned a few MS68 Morgan Dollars in my time and they both had a very distinctive luster profile on the cheek that this coin doesn't have. For that reason, I am saying it just missed.

MS67+

 

67

 

Wow. 66+/67

 

I’d say 67, maybe a little better. Very nice.

 

Pre-reveal backstory: As I said, it is not my coin (I wish). It came from the registry set of a very wealthy Morgan collector that I know. He decided to break up his set, and it is for sale now. Before he owned it, the coin was part of Mike Casper’s 3rd highest Morgan set. He sold the set, including this coin to a very wealthy doctor, who sold it to my friend. It is in a newer holder, but not a regrade—an older, less attractive holder was replaced. I don’t know why it does not have a Casper pedigree.

So, there is the backstory. Any more guesses?