GTG 1892 Barber 25c - My first slabbed coin

@brokecoinguy I'm glad to hear you are happy with the coin. That really is all that matters. I hope you like it even more after you have it in hand.

My first slabbed coin was a modest $50.00 purchase for a common date Morgan Dollar. It is an 1888-O graded MS-63 by ANACS in their first generation ANA holder. Just prior to buying it, I had read A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars by Q. David Bowers. When I saw the coin, the chapter covering the manufacturing process came to mind, more specifically the rolling of the strips of metal to thickness and then pulling the strips of metal through a drawing bench to achieve exact thickness. This process would at times leave lines in the metal from scraping against burrs in the edge of the drawing bench. These lines are known as planchet striations. This particular 1888-O Morgan had a very weak strike. The result of this coin not receiving a full strike left evidence of the planchet striation lines on both the obverse and reverse of the coin. The color induced by the ANACS slab also played a role in my choosing to become the next owner of this coin. In my eye's it just spoke to me.

This is one of those coins that looks like wear rather than just a weak strike. The difference is the original mint luster is present everywhere and is not broken at all.

 

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@jtlee321 Wow, well that really is a beauty! I'm a sucker for toned silver and that thing has some great colors. I'd have to say you certainly had more thought behind your purchase than I did! But I love the reason behind it, not buying it for just the coin but also for the story.