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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2238956, member: 1765&quot;]Not a chance.&nbsp; AU58 or cleaned.&nbsp; The hairlines look fairly random, but I can&#039;t tell for sure.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>O mint Morgans were well struck from 79-81, then they started going downhill. 79-O and 80-O typically have this look of a good strike and few bagmarks, but lots of little hairlines and weak luster.&nbsp; Be <b>very careful</b> with toned coins of these dates, as the toning will hide these lines.&nbsp; At the ANA show, I looked at a raw 80-O someone showed me.&nbsp; Toned obverse, looked gorgeous, no marks.&nbsp; Then I pulled out my loupe and told them MS62 because of the little hairlines.&nbsp; They showed it to me again at the Long Beach show.&nbsp; It was in an ANACS 62 holder.&nbsp; Gem coins from these dates are few and far between and priced accordingly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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