Grade Opinions Please - 1879 Morgans

MS-63 if not bagged for the scratch.
VF-20
AU-53
EF-45 to AU-50
Nice group of coins.

 

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Ahhhhh, yes.
That's what I was hoping for.
Five opinions.
I can make some reasonable consensus out of that.

 

Okay, I looked at the 1879 and the mark on the cheek.
There's good news and bad news.

First, the Bad News:
It was definitely NOT caused by the Mint.
It didn't happen when another coin hit it in the collection bin.
It didn't happen in a Mint bag.
No evidence of reeding on either side of the nick.

Now the Good News:
It doesn't look NEARLY as bad in hand as it does in the image.
It was accentuated by the lighting setup I use.

I'd send it in to NGC just to see what they'd say except the coin isn't valuable enough.
It would be a waste of money.

 

I'll take a stab: the 1879 looks high AU to me (unless what I perceive as loss of luster is incorrect, in which case about MS62-63)

1879-cc: VF20

1879-O: AU53

1879-S: xf

 

ms61
vf20
ms61
au50