GTG - My first PCGS Morgan dollar (1879S)

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Shall we have a more professional, expert numismatist tell us his opinion as to whether or not it is details graded or not. Calling "Coinwild".


Seriously though, I think they let this one go w/o details grade. The scratch is barely noticeable.

 

We'll see at the reveal. I certainly wouldn't have bought it myself, either way!

 

I agree it should be details, but this one is a GTG, not our opinions, correct ? Many times they aren't the same at all. As you well know.

 

Ideally, my grade should be pretty much the same as the TPG grade. If I'm consistently off, I'm not going to be very successful in the hobby. That's the problem I've had with my official experiment, people are trying to psych themselves out and figure out their grade vs. the TPG grade. It should be the same!

 

Only works if your "standards" have lightened up, as the TPGS has ("allegedly".)
I really hate to use the word standard at all anymore.

 

Barely noticeable?

Surely you jest. Although my eyes are very bad the scratch was the first thing I saw. I would call it huge and right across the face in fact I thought perhaps it was could be some scarface type variety as I'm not a Morgan collector.

 

Are we sure the supposed "scratch" is actually a scratch? Photos of PL and DMPL coins can be very misleading in that respect.

 

Yes, I was jesting, and don't call me Shirley.

 

It just sold, maybe still up. This would be a very nice coin without the almost concentric circular marks on her. Face is pretty clean otherwise.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1882-S-1-PCGS-MS64-PL-OGH-Old-Green-Label-Holder/392380528773

 

I was hoping there would be some explanation for the circular marks that I could come up with.

Nope.

Those are just incredibly distracting marks and should not have straight graded.

This is a case where, there's a reason it's still in an OGH.... because nobody should straight-grade that today.

 

64PL

 

That image sure makes it look like a staple scratch. If it is not as pronounced as the TV glamour shot makes it out to be I'm guessing the reverse falls short of PL at today's standard. MS64 if not details.

 

I really, really want to know the grade now See how hugely far off I am.

 

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Hey everyone.
Sorry for not adding additional pictures, it just escaped my mind at the time.
So the PCGS grade came out as Genuine, UNC Details - Scratched.
I think w/o the scratch it could have made a PL grade, though its hard to tell when it's in a slab like this one (can't put it up to a book like I usually do).

Here's another pic of it.

 

The obverse looks fully prooflike. I'm not so sure about the reverse.