Grade this 1894-O Morgan Dollar

Grade? Estimated auction value?

 

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F15 damaged, harshly cleaned.

 

I'm guessing those notched-away places around the rim in the obverse image are something that was done to the image, not something that was done to the coin, right?

 

I would go with F-15, but I do have one F-12 that looks similar.

http://www.1881o.com/all-coins.html

I might go with F-12 because of all the surface abrasions

 

Cleaned, Fine Details, a "good" year but a poor example, unfortunately. I would not personally do more than double the melt value for it (not that I'd be in the market) - an NGC AU Details, Cleaned example sold at Heritage a few days ago for $65.

 

I'm in the Fine details harshly cleaned camp.

 

But that's not wear. F15 cleaned looks right to me on this poor girl.

 

The commonly accepted practice for details coins like this is to not assign an actual number. F-12 or 15 doesn't really matter - it generally falls into the "Fine" range.

 

Didn't mean to imply wear, just damaged enough for a downgrade. I certainly agree with the cleaning analysis. The details to me look borderline F-12, but that is what makes this interesting. Or maybe I am just an old guy with bad eyesight!

 

this coin is not gradable because it is damaged

 

I see what you're saying, now. Sometimes I forget we're grading for the market.