Can someone give a grade on these morgan dollars.

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by jamesmorgans10, Mar 28, 2010.

  1. jamesmorgans10

    jamesmorgans10 Junior Member

    I have an 1882s, a 1881o, and a 1889, i also have a pcgs 1898 ms64 and a 1885 ms65.
     

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  3. jamesmorgans10

    jamesmorgans10 Junior Member

    Here is the back of that last coin from the previous post

    Here you go, the back of the third coin.
     

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  4. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    You'd do a lot better if you would crop your pictures down to the size of the coin.
     
  5. maulwoof

    maulwoof Junior Member

    Keep in mind grading is subjective, especially w/o a magnifying glass. The grading services use up to 60x power microscopes to see individual nuances on both sides and they don't always please every eye that looks.
    Having said that, and with the limited pic quality, although not bad, I would give my 2 cents as...
    1882s- No real significant wear on the reverse breast feathers or wings and tips, full obverse LIBERTY and nearly clean lines, slight wear on rims both sides, minor bagmarks in fields. Luster is always a part of the grade and cannot see from the pics, so ballpark -- AU50-55 (+/- 5 pts)
    1889O- Visible wear at ear and hairline above, obverse/reverse rim wear, dings and flattening, some interesting stuff going on reverse @top of letters U,N,I, visible rim dings, wing feather abrasions & breast feather wear, arrow tips not sharp (common for New Orleans mint, known for soft or weaker strikes -- AU50 (+/- 5 pts) - ballpark
    1889P- Visible wear hairlines and ear, obverse/reverse rim wear w/small dings/dents, wear on reverse breast feathers, wing feathers & tips w/noticeable horizontal abrasions across both wings -- XF45 - AU50 ballpark

    Original luster would add to these morgans, but I cannot see from the pics, the fields look pretty clean. A range of 5 or 6 pts on any subjective eye grading is good to keep in mind, and many others will see them different than I.

    Most of us a are little reluctant to grade due to the subjective nature, pic quality, and different eye appeal from one person to the next
     
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