Hi All From all the coins my grandmother left me, this is probably the "best" in terms of collector value / slight rarity. To me it looks spot on with the MS 61 in the Photograde app - Am I close / on target?
Also- trying to wrap my head around the whole VAM thing - so if you see anything on here, please let me know and explain what the giveaway is. There seems to be a ton of variations in just the "O" mintmark
Only the best VAMpires are able to attribute their specimens without going totally bonkers. It's unfortunate that the Van Allen/Mallis book, Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan & Peace Dollars never made it past the Fourth Edition because it only listed about 1,800 of the approximately 4,000 varieties that now exist. However, the book does contain a load of technical data that has remained unchanged for decades. Chris
It could go either AU or MS61/62... the question is, does the coin show any wear? You may want to have a look here: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/how-to-grade-morgan-dollars-768394
She's had a hard life bouncing around in a $1000. Bag of Morgans....this could go Au./low MS. I'm in the low MS group but again it could fall on either side of the line.