2 old ANACS Morgans

thoughts?
1879-S MS65
1879-O MS62

 

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I think the first one is nice , a MS65 . I was a little distracted by the 2nd ones toning . I thought MS62 as well .

 

It looks more like crud on the 79-O rather than toning. Maybe that is why it only got a 62.

 

Both look awesome

 

Nice in the old soap holder's there's nothing wrong with coins certified by other grading companies besides ngc or pcgs.

 

The second should be 63. Nice coins.

 

clash on reverse of the 79 o, i think. i like clashes

 

And you can barely see it on her neck on the obverse.

 

The reverse is holding the 79-O back from a 63. The obverse has above average luster for a 79-O. The 79-S looks like a generic 79-S in 64-65, slightly PL surfaces.

 

I think the 79-O could go to at least a 63 and maybe better.

 

Nice coins

 

They got it right in my opinion. Nice Morgan's, thanks.

 

Nice coins. Surprised by the "S" got a 65. The marks on the cheek are distracting to me but maybe it's just the photo. Either way, both are nice.

 

I like em as a 64pl-s and a 63-o

 

Both seem correct to me. The '79-O could have been 63 were it not for the reverse as already mentioned.

 

Could those of you who don't like the reverse on the O-mint elaborate a bit?
Generally the reverse won't pull the grade down on a Morgan unless it's really out of whack with the obverse.
Is it the borderline ED on the rim or something more?

 

The reverse will almost never help a grade, but it can hurt it. From the static pictures, all I can go on is first impression eye appeal and luster, which didn't strike me as being as nice on the reverse as it is on the obverse. The very dark toning on the rim (caused by the holder, BTW) does play a part in that for me.

 

They were tough o the 79 O