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I would also have said 63, but I was unsure about PL. Your last set of photos looks like maybe it just missed PL. I’m not sure if they were giving stars on coins with one side PL back then or not, but I wouldn’t argue with it if it had one. Very nice!

 

I would have hung a uey for that one as well...Well played..

And it's a no line fatty to boot....where's Jet Lee? @jtlee321

 

I most often have to play late in the game because I live in Arizona and don't get Coin Talk on my screen until about 4 minutes ago...But I 'm at 63PL on this one.

 

With all the Mark's on the Obverse, I'm surprised it got a 63, but why wasn't it a Proof? Not PL, but a Proof.
,,,,,,,just trying to learn here .

 

That is a mint state coin (MS) not proof (PR)
It does have a bit of a proof like appearance.

 

I'm aware of what MS stands for, my friend.
I hope that didnt come across the wrong way.
I just saw that it had a very shiny surface and an S MM, which I THOUGHT meant that it was a proof.

 

At this time, proofs were all minted in Philadelphia (with a couple of very special exceptions). It wasn't until the 1970's when proof manufacture moved to San Francisco.

As for the shininess, the dies were sometimes polished before striking coins. They have these mirrored surfaces - they aren't proof, but they sorta look like proofs. Hence the term, prooflike.

A true proof coin will have a special striking, and the details will be much sharper than on this coin. The rims will also have a square edge, which is distinct in hand (harder to capture in pictures.).

 

Wouldn't the rubs in eagles wings and chest. Stop it from proof like. Not good at grading Morgans.

 

Yeah i only can guess on the rim. TPG is no better then my guess. If you ask me

 

I agree with the grade

 

The star started in 2001 and expanded to Morgan Dollars in 2002.
This slab dates somewhere between 1989 and 1992 (per info from Conder101).

 

Buy the slab not the... wait, I must be mixing up something ;-)

I think the rev has prooflike qualities, but the obv prevented a PL designation. It’s an old NGC no-line fatty, you could try to resubmit it or cross it if the label is important to you.

 

I think I like it just the way it is one day I might but the old holder is sweet so I might leave it