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<p>[QUOTE="rld14, post: 476687, member: 16133"]First 10 or so I looked at on the 'Bay... I'm like water tonight, went to the path of least resistance (Easiest and laziest place)..</p><p><br /></p><p>Well struck (And advertised as such)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/HARD-STRIKE-PCGS-MS-65-1887-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR_W0QQitemZ270313679660QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item270313679660&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/HARD-STRIKE-PCGS-MS-65-1887-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR_W0QQitemZ270313679660QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item270313679660&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/HARD-STRIKE-PCGS-MS-65-1887-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR_W0QQitemZ270313679660QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item270313679660&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1308|301:1|293:1|294:50</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Ditto</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/HARD-STRIKE-PCGS-MS-65-1887-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR_W0QQitemZ280291430854QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item280291430854&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/HARD-STRIKE-PCGS-MS-65-1887-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR_W0QQitemZ280291430854QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item280291430854&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/HARD-STRIKE-PCGS-MS-65-1887-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR_W0QQitemZ280291430854QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item280291430854&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1308|301:1|293:1|294:50</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Lousy strike..</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/BEAUTIFUL-1887-PCGS-MS64-CATS-EYE-BLUEISH-RAINBOW-EYE_W0QQitemZ170285992508QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item170285992508&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1307|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/BEAUTIFUL-1887-PCGS-MS64-CATS-EYE-BLUEISH-RAINBOW-EYE_W0QQitemZ170285992508QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item170285992508&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1307|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/BEAUTIFUL-1887-PCGS-MS64-CATS-EYE-BLUEISH-RAINBOW-EYE_W0QQitemZ170285992508QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item170285992508&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1307|301:1|293:1|294:50</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Weakish</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-Morgan-1-NGC-MS-64-PL-All-White-Proof-Like-NR_W0QQitemZ260325493844QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item260325493844&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-Morgan-1-NGC-MS-64-PL-All-White-Proof-Like-NR_W0QQitemZ260325493844QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item260325493844&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-Morgan-1-NGC-MS-64-PL-All-White-Proof-Like-NR_W0QQitemZ260325493844QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item260325493844&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Weak Hair</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-TOP-100-MORGAN-DOLLAR-VAM-12-GATOR-EYE-MS66-PCGS_W0QQitemZ310106014354QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item310106014354&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-TOP-100-MORGAN-DOLLAR-VAM-12-GATOR-EYE-MS66-PCGS_W0QQitemZ310106014354QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item310106014354&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-TOP-100-MORGAN-DOLLAR-VAM-12-GATOR-EYE-MS66-PCGS_W0QQitemZ310106014354QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item310106014354&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And again</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR-PCGS-MS63_W0QQitemZ250337642163QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item250337642163&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR-PCGS-MS63_W0QQitemZ250337642163QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item250337642163&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR-PCGS-MS63_W0QQitemZ250337642163QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item250337642163&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Weakly struck, lacking full hair detail</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-Morgan-Dollar-NGC-MS64_W0QQitemZ250325754219QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item250325754219&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-Morgan-Dollar-NGC-MS64_W0QQitemZ250325754219QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item250325754219&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-Morgan-Dollar-NGC-MS64_W0QQitemZ250325754219QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item250325754219&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50</a></p><p><br /></p><p>DMPL, Green Holder, bad strike..</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-MORGAN-DOLLAR-SILVER-PCGS-MS64-DMPL-DPL-PQ_W0QQitemZ300278366733QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item300278366733&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-MORGAN-DOLLAR-SILVER-PCGS-MS64-DMPL-DPL-PQ_W0QQitemZ300278366733QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item300278366733&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-MORGAN-DOLLAR-SILVER-PCGS-MS64-DMPL-DPL-PQ_W0QQitemZ300278366733QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item300278366733&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Weak strike</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-Morgan-Silver-Dollar-PCGS-MS-63-Lightly-Toned_W0QQitemZ110324758457QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item110324758457&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-Morgan-Silver-Dollar-PCGS-MS-63-Lightly-Toned_W0QQitemZ110324758457QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item110324758457&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-Morgan-Silver-Dollar-PCGS-MS-63-Lightly-Toned_W0QQitemZ110324758457QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item110324758457&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Pics are lousy but appears weakly struck</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-MORGAN-DOLLAR-MS63-PCGS-LAVENDER-OBV-REV_W0QQitemZ330292432987QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item330292432987&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-MORGAN-DOLLAR-MS63-PCGS-LAVENDER-OBV-REV_W0QQitemZ330292432987QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item330292432987&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-MORGAN-DOLLAR-MS63-PCGS-LAVENDER-OBV-REV_W0QQitemZ330292432987QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item330292432987&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So assume that #10 is actually a well struck coin, that's 7 out of 10. I just took the first 10 listed and linked to them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Did the same thing on Teletrade, went 365 Days back and opened the first 10 I saw. Almost every one weak in the lower hair area.</p><p><br /></p><p>Strong</p><p>Weak</p><p>Weak</p><p>Weak</p><p>Weak</p><p>Weak</p><p>Weak</p><p>Weak</p><p>Strong</p><p>Weak</p><p><br /></p><p>Then you throw in that the 1887-P was the fifth highest mintage of the series, the top 3 being the '21s, and you assume that Philadelphia was just cranking them out as fast as possible. You know, big huge rush to get them made so they could rot in the basement of the treasury for 80 years <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rld14, post: 476687, member: 16133"]First 10 or so I looked at on the 'Bay... I'm like water tonight, went to the path of least resistance (Easiest and laziest place).. Well struck (And advertised as such) [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/HARD-STRIKE-PCGS-MS-65-1887-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR_W0QQitemZ270313679660QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item270313679660&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50[/url] Ditto [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/HARD-STRIKE-PCGS-MS-65-1887-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR_W0QQitemZ280291430854QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item280291430854&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50[/url] Lousy strike.. [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/BEAUTIFUL-1887-PCGS-MS64-CATS-EYE-BLUEISH-RAINBOW-EYE_W0QQitemZ170285992508QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item170285992508&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1307|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50[/url] Weakish [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-Morgan-1-NGC-MS-64-PL-All-White-Proof-Like-NR_W0QQitemZ260325493844QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item260325493844&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50[/url] Weak Hair [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-TOP-100-MORGAN-DOLLAR-VAM-12-GATOR-EYE-MS66-PCGS_W0QQitemZ310106014354QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item310106014354&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50[/url] And again [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR-PCGS-MS63_W0QQitemZ250337642163QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item250337642163&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50[/url] Weakly struck, lacking full hair detail [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-Morgan-Dollar-NGC-MS64_W0QQitemZ250325754219QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item250325754219&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50[/url] DMPL, Green Holder, bad strike.. [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-MORGAN-DOLLAR-SILVER-PCGS-MS64-DMPL-DPL-PQ_W0QQitemZ300278366733QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item300278366733&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50[/url] Weak strike [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-Morgan-Silver-Dollar-PCGS-MS-63-Lightly-Toned_W0QQitemZ110324758457QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item110324758457&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50[/url] Pics are lousy but appears weakly struck [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-MORGAN-DOLLAR-MS63-PCGS-LAVENDER-OBV-REV_W0QQitemZ330292432987QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item330292432987&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50[/url] So assume that #10 is actually a well struck coin, that's 7 out of 10. I just took the first 10 listed and linked to them. Did the same thing on Teletrade, went 365 Days back and opened the first 10 I saw. Almost every one weak in the lower hair area. Strong Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Strong Weak Then you throw in that the 1887-P was the fifth highest mintage of the series, the top 3 being the '21s, and you assume that Philadelphia was just cranking them out as fast as possible. You know, big huge rush to get them made so they could rot in the basement of the treasury for 80 years :)[/QUOTE]
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