Grade my new Morgan

I don't see that coin going MS. Theres too much wear in the hair details above the ear, the forehead and the lower curls on all the high spots. T$'s may qualify with similar looking features, but the key difference is his is an O mintmark, in which slightly weak strikes are expected. I say AU.
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The pics are too dark to grade this coin. I would say AU-55, looks like wear in the fields. Try taking a picture in the sunlight, if can't, try doing it in a brightly lit up area.

 

Alrighty... Time for a P mintmark

 

I can't tell if the area above the ear on this coin is wear or a weak strike. The pictures aren't clear enough. These pictures don't allow you to access the luster across the surface of the obverse to see if there is a luster break above the ear.

That said, I am going to go on intuition and say this coin is in fact MS. The reason I say that is the 1900 issue is know to typically have a weaker strike. Not overly weak, but on the weak side. So, a coin looking like this is common for MS 1900 examples. So, I knowing that I'm inclined to say this is a MS coin.

The original pics make this coin look very clean but the later pic shows some bag marks and dings. Because of those marks I'm going to call this a MS63 at best.

 

My opinion, fwiw, is that it is MS (best I can tell from the photos) with the typical weak strike for the issue. There seems to be significant chatter in the fields and on the cheek, so I think MS63 tops, MS61 bottom.

 

This coin is definately MS. The cheek looks very clean so I say ms65. That one is a candidate for PCGS/NGC grading! Send it along with several other nice coins!

 

I can't tell if that's wear or a weak strike. If it is wear, AU-58, it's a stunning AU coin. If it's a weak strike, your coin would never get a 65, and it might be tough to squeeze a 64 out of it. Due to the fact that is is a Philadelphia morgan, which usually have stronger strikes for that date.