Nice job if you got that for a lowball bid. Very attractive and by all appearance original. I could use a few accidents like that. Guess I need...
If it's cleaned that isn't apparent from the photos. I think the wear is c/w about a vf25 technical grade though .
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I agree with 58; great looking FE cent!
and it looks to me like something has been "photoshopped" out of the left obverse field
I pitch my tent in the 30 camp...
Great looking coins, everyone! You all have an eye for originality.
You could out it as a fake even if the photos were blurred; it has a type 2 reverse which wasn't used until 1875....
That dig above the head looks like one of those "trefoil" test marks we see on trade dollars, just smaller.
Link to the thread on the PCGS forum: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1003342/pcgs-certifies-1st-known-1878-s-specimen-morgan-dollar
Yeah, this one is kind of tough, partly due to the low xf grade so the doubling is hard to see. Usually you look for the ropes on the bale, but...
and a 77-P DDO. [IMG]
Ok , I'll pick up the trade dollar flag! 1878-s DDR, 1877-S DDR (on STATE, EPU and ribbon) and 1876-cc DDR[IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
NIce photos. Like others, the surface don't look normal to me, sort of porous, esp on the obv. details, I think around xf40.
I'm going with G-06. I just think there is too much wear on the head for a VG. Rev has more detail, but usually the obv carries the grade. I like...
Good educational thread! What really sticks out to me are the messed up dentils on the fake, like on fake trade dollars. Nice view of the edges too.
Just based on what looks like not too much luster on the obv, I'll say AU50. Cleaned? don't think so, certainly dipped with that reddish toning...
Looks like something out of an Edgar Allan Poe story.
cleaned, looks genuine, I think about 35 t o40 on the details.
I'm glad this thread continues to be useful! Thanks for the comment. 'Course if your neighbor had a 71-s TRADE Dollar, the date is kind of a tip...
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