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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 3597952, member: 1765&quot;]82-S isn&#039;t as common in PL or DMPL as 80-S and 81-S, but it&#039;s a unique date in that many have very deep fields.&nbsp; The curvature of the fields on some of the dies after polishing was more dramatic than you can typically find on other dates.&nbsp; As a result, the fields on these coins are more &quot;dished&quot; and have a very deep look to their luster.&nbsp; If you can find one of these in MS66-67, they&#039;re really cool, and would definitely fit your requirements for eye-appeal.&nbsp; For long-term value, 82-S is a very common date in high grade, so I would cherrypick not only for quality, but also for the characteristic curved fields.&nbsp; You&#039;ll need something that&#039;ll impress a future buyer of an otherwise very high population coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want a &quot;sexier&quot; date, I would consider 98-S or 99-S.&nbsp; These are available very well struck (although 98-S can come weakly struck), as do most S Morgans.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing to watch is the distinction between well-struck and highly detailed.&nbsp; Many 80-S, 81-S, and 82-S are very well struck from dies that were used to strike over 500,000 coins.&nbsp; A die is supposed to last for about 125,000 strikes.&nbsp; Under magnification, the very fine detail is not as good as you might expect from a well-struck coin, since the dies are worn.&nbsp; The SF mint also would repolish the dies and continue using them, so you can&#039;t always equate DMPL with fresh dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you do go for a 99, be sure to seek out one that&#039;s high end for the grade, as the relatively high populations will make a mediocre one difficult to sell down the road.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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