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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 3941166, member: 5233"]LOL, thanks for the shout out.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm at MS63 on this one. You might get a bump to MS64 but I think there are too many hits on the cheek. I do not see any wear. O mint Morgans get a bad reputation for poor strikes but when you dive into the series you find that O mint Morgans have a far larger range of strike qualities than the other mints. There are years (like 1880) where nicely struck coins are common and there are years (like 1892) where they are almost unheard of. So...each year needs to be looked at on its own merits.</p><p><br /></p><p>1885 is one of the years with a very wide range. Full struck examples exist and can be found if you look for them...but also very poorly stuck coins exist. I wouldn't say either is overly rare. I would put this coin in the better struck camp but certainly not fully struck. However, in my opinion, the strike is not good enough in a year where fully struck coins aren't that rare to justify a grade bump. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, I'm at MS63 with this one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 3941166, member: 5233"]LOL, thanks for the shout out. I'm at MS63 on this one. You might get a bump to MS64 but I think there are too many hits on the cheek. I do not see any wear. O mint Morgans get a bad reputation for poor strikes but when you dive into the series you find that O mint Morgans have a far larger range of strike qualities than the other mints. There are years (like 1880) where nicely struck coins are common and there are years (like 1892) where they are almost unheard of. So...each year needs to be looked at on its own merits. 1885 is one of the years with a very wide range. Full struck examples exist and can be found if you look for them...but also very poorly stuck coins exist. I wouldn't say either is overly rare. I would put this coin in the better struck camp but certainly not fully struck. However, in my opinion, the strike is not good enough in a year where fully struck coins aren't that rare to justify a grade bump. So, I'm at MS63 with this one.[/QUOTE]
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