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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 88576, member: 1892&quot;]Morgan factoid: This is the single-highest pre-1921 mintage (over 21M) in the series.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d agree with GDJMSP with one caveat. I know from frustrating personal experience that it&#039;s difficult to accurately picture the eagle&#039;s breast feathers - if the detail shown in the pics is correct, it&#039;s XF45 territory. If there&#039;s more feather detail than shown, especially in today&#039;s rabid Morgan market, it&#039;d reach AU50.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one for comparison from my collection which (IMO) grades MS - note the fairly weak strike near the ear. The picture doesn&#039;t accurately show the breast.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://members.arstechnica.com/x/superdave/1889_Obva.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://members.arstechnica.com/x/superdave/1889_Reva.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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