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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 1690966, member: 37839&quot;]I am not David Bowers, but I do know a lot about Morgans over the years.&nbsp; It looks from those pictures to have been cleaned.&nbsp; Lots of common date Morgans are either cleaned, or overdipped to the point of destroying luster.&nbsp; It was the thing to do with them years ago, and if they are bright and shiny, you can bet with almost 90% certainty that a coin that old and made of silver was at the very least, dipped.&nbsp; That one shows evidence to my eye of having been rubbed or polished--the hairlines are a giveaway.&nbsp; Dealers have thousands of common date cleaned Morgans, that unsuspecting customers buy as MS, but in actuality, had they been left toned, they would still be MS, and not mechanically altered by cleaning.&nbsp; BE suspicious of MOST bright, shiny raw common date Morgans that have that bright, but lusterless look--it hides the bag marks that true uncirculated Morgans normally have.&nbsp; Below is the picture of the same date in a gem grade coin--note the NATURAL luster, and although there are bag marks, there are no hairlines.&nbsp; Bet that this one is a true MS 64-65 (graded as a 65), and was dipped many years ago, and is retoning.&nbsp; Compare this to your coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]255430.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]255431.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]255432.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]255433.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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