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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1680091, member: 24633"]..........Morgans!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have posted the photos of two Morgans. One is an 1885-O graded by NGC, and the other is an 1898-O graded by PCGS. For the sake of discussion (not argument, please!) I would like you to give me your thoughts on what they would grade and the reasoning for your estimates. This is not intended to be a discussion about which grading service is better. It is meant to be a learning experience for educational purposes only. I will reveal the actual grades given to these coins at a later time.</p><p><br /></p><p>You will note some scuff marks in the toning of the 1885-O, but they are not scratches on the coin. Also, the 1898-O shows full detail in the breast feathers, but the PCGS slab is scuffed such that it makes the detail appear weaker than it is. The black mark in the field between the eagle's wing and the righthand wreath is on the coin and I have no idea what it may hide, if anything.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]251519.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]251520.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]251521.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]251522.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1680091, member: 24633"]..........Morgans! I have posted the photos of two Morgans. One is an 1885-O graded by NGC, and the other is an 1898-O graded by PCGS. For the sake of discussion (not argument, please!) I would like you to give me your thoughts on what they would grade and the reasoning for your estimates. This is not intended to be a discussion about which grading service is better. It is meant to be a learning experience for educational purposes only. I will reveal the actual grades given to these coins at a later time. You will note some scuff marks in the toning of the 1885-O, but they are not scratches on the coin. Also, the 1898-O shows full detail in the breast feathers, but the PCGS slab is scuffed such that it makes the detail appear weaker than it is. The black mark in the field between the eagle's wing and the righthand wreath is on the coin and I have no idea what it may hide, if anything. Chris [ATTACH]251519.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]251520.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]251521.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]251522.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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