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<p>[QUOTE="Morgandude11, post: 8222724, member: 37839"]Ok, this is a strange one. Those of you that said 66+, and those who said 67 are both right. How so? When I owned it the first time, in 2016, it was in an NGC 66+* holder. Then, I sold it to a dealer in California.</p><p><br /></p><p> Evidently, he submitted it for crossover minimum grade 67 to PCGS. It got the upgrade, as you can see below. Recently, I rebought the coin, as it was one of my all-time favorite Morgans. The color, in hand, is really beautiful, with very even light golden toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>I rebought it as a 67, for much more money, but having sold my 1893s this past year, it was not a hardship. 1898o is rare in 67 grade, as there are only 346 graded by PCGS, and none higher. As was pointed out, it is a weakly struck date. This coin is comparatively well struck. I am sending it to Albanese, to go for a green or gold bean, to vindicate the grade, and to make up for the star grade that it had for color, and high eye appeal.</p><p><br /></p><p>OK, here it is in the holder:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1444435[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Morgandude11, post: 8222724, member: 37839"]Ok, this is a strange one. Those of you that said 66+, and those who said 67 are both right. How so? When I owned it the first time, in 2016, it was in an NGC 66+* holder. Then, I sold it to a dealer in California. Evidently, he submitted it for crossover minimum grade 67 to PCGS. It got the upgrade, as you can see below. Recently, I rebought the coin, as it was one of my all-time favorite Morgans. The color, in hand, is really beautiful, with very even light golden toning. I rebought it as a 67, for much more money, but having sold my 1893s this past year, it was not a hardship. 1898o is rare in 67 grade, as there are only 346 graded by PCGS, and none higher. As was pointed out, it is a weakly struck date. This coin is comparatively well struck. I am sending it to Albanese, to go for a green or gold bean, to vindicate the grade, and to make up for the star grade that it had for color, and high eye appeal. OK, here it is in the holder: [ATTACH=full]1444435[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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