What grade do you think this 1893-O received?

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by Kozmo70, Jun 27, 2020.

  1. Kozmo70

    Kozmo70 Active Member

    21968614-9825-4574-846E-AB821099388E.jpeg CC04D50B-08A2-4330-B0B3-7D278A6838B2.jpeg This coin has decent eye appeal and nice luster. What grade would you give this beauty?
     
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  3. bradgator2

    bradgator2 Well-Known Member

    Lovely and expensive. Nice reverse clash. AU55-58.
     
  4. Long Beard

    Long Beard Well-Known Member

  5. kanga

    kanga 65 Year Collector

    Odd.
    As a technical grader I'm normally the one that posts the lower grades.
    Looking at this coin several times BEFORE I looked at others' opinions I came up with MS-63 with a shot at -64.
     
  6. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    I'm confused by the AU grades. True, the obverse shows considerable chatter, but I'm not sure that really equates to wear severe enough to knock it down to AU. I'm with MS61.

    (inb4 OP surprises us all with an astounding MS66+)
     
  7. Morgandude11

    Morgandude11 As long as it's Silver, I'm listening

  8. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    I'm thinking 62, but I haven't really kept up on my Morgan grading since I sold my collection about 7-8 years ago. ~ Chris
     
  9. bradgator2

    bradgator2 Well-Known Member

    Well, to my very un-expert opinion.... this area circled in red seems to have a break in luster and looks like slight wear to me. But weak strikes definitely trick me. It’s hard without being able to rotate the coin.

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  10. Morgandude11

    Morgandude11 As long as it's Silver, I'm listening

    Look at the fields. I see wear marks that are not typical bag marks on the obverse. I almost said AU details, because of marks that looked slightly like cleaning on the obverse fields. I think they are wear, as they are not concentric, like cleaning marks.
     
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  11. Beefer518

    Beefer518 Well-Known Member

    I'm thinking 58, but if the TPG was feeling it on that day. a 62, only cuz 60/61 seem to be pretty uncommon grades.
     
  12. bradgator2

    bradgator2 Well-Known Member

    I agree. We are similar in guesses.
     
  13. longshot

    longshot Enthusiast Supporter

  14. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    I'm at a MS-63. I'm not seeing wear, just bag marks.
     
  15. LRC-Tom

    LRC-Tom Been around the block...

    I don't see actual wear. But the light marks that we see don't resemble bagmarks. They more resemble what light circulation might cause I vote AU-58 based on that.
     
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  16. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    This is one of the more divisive ones yet. I love it.
     
  17. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    Obverse photo makes it look cleaned and retoned to my eye, but from the way things are worded and the way the discussion's gone, I guess I'm wrong.
     
  18. messydesk

    messydesk Well-Known Member

  19. ksparrow

    ksparrow Coin Hoarder Supporter

    Always tough to read luster on photos. I'll guess 62.
     
  20. ddddd

    ddddd Member

  21. kanga

    kanga 65 Year Collector

    Rats, I'm headed for bed.
    Have to wait 'til tomorrow for the answer.
     
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