Guess the grade--1899-O Morgan Dollar

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  1. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    Guess the grade of this 1899-O Morgan Dollar and provide you reasons for your grade.

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  3. CamaroDMD

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    I'd say it's an MS-66*. The fields are very clean on both the obverse and the reverse. For a New Orleans coin, the strike is very good. It does not have the typical mushy strikes of an "O" Morgan. I feel there are too many small nicks for it to grade any higher. I give it a "*" because the toning adds nice eye appeal and because it does have such a good strike.
     
  4. rhoggman

    rhoggman New Member

    Well if you went by the ANA's standards it would not even grade MS65 because of obverse prime focal area contact marks, but I'm sure it got a MS66.

    Personally I think it is a very PQ 64. The reverse has only a couple faint visible markings. Overall I think this would be a nice coin to own, as I am sure the market would favor it more than me.

    Maybe it is the lighting, but is seems strange to me that the coin has a kind of even sheen across the fields and the devices. Also I am a fan of nicely toned coins, but the contrast of this toning is too sudden for me, and it kind of detracts from the beauty.
     
  5. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    I have posted an alternate photo of the coin that has different lighting and contrast for you.

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  6. bqcoins

    bqcoins Olympic Figure Skating Scoring System Expert

    Its a MS64/5 coin. But I personally am distracted by the unpleasant album toning on the coin. Although I usually like toned coins, that one is not one of my favs.
     
  7. 900fine

    900fine doggone it people like me

    By today's standards, I bet it's in an MS66 slab.

    There are few if any outright gouges. All the flaws look like minor luster grazes to me, and they usually look worse in photos than in hand. A large coin has to get some latitude with really minor grazes like those.

    Beautiful coin. Great lustre.
     
  8. rhoggman

    rhoggman New Member

    The toning looks much more subtle in the new photo.... I would still have to say MS64 due to the hits on Ms. Liberty's face.

    I would not be overly surprised if it was graded MS65, but I would tend to think they were forgiving of one negative aspect because of the quality of another aspect(luster/ strike).

    If this coin was graded MS66 I would have to say it is over-graded.
     
  9. rzage

    rzage What Goes Around Comes Around .

    Nice clean coin tech. grade MS-64 , market MS-65 .
    rzage
     
  10. Irespire

    Irespire Senior Member

    Beautiful. MS-64 * IMO, probably in a 65 or 66 * holder.
     
  11. ML94539

    ML94539 Senior Member

    65 or 66, probably 66
     
  12. Bedford

    Bedford Lackey For Coin Junkies

    circa 2006/2007 ANACS MS65

    Nice coin - I like the tone alot.
     
  13. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    Wow, are you sure you didn't cheat with that guess, how did you know it was ANACS---2007?

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    Good Job!
     
  14. Bedford

    Bedford Lackey For Coin Junkies

    You never know who used to own the coin ....;)
     
  15. Arizona Jack

    Arizona Jack The Lincoln-ator

    LOLOL
    Right on Budgood, now wheres the " We're not worthy We're not worthy" smily?
     
  16. Coinfreak~24

    Coinfreak~24 Active Member

    sweet nice coin!!!
     
  17. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    That is too funny. Since you used to own the coin, what do you think of ANACS grade of MS65? Agree, disagree, overgraded, undergraded? You have seen it in hand, what is your opinion?
     
  18. Bedford

    Bedford Lackey For Coin Junkies

    Well,I didn't own it but I know who did . I did have the opportunity to see it & give my opinion before.I thought that it was solid for the grade but did think that if it were in a pcgs slab it would have been graded a 64.It is a beautiful coin & the pictures don't do it justice.Although you do a darn fine job with your pictures.
     
  19. tdec1000

    tdec1000 Coin Rich, Money Poor :D

    64 You got to be kidding!!!
     
  20. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    My opinion is that it is accurately grade and is a solid MS65 even though I paid MS66 money for the coin because of the toning. The luster and eye appeal are outstanding and this coin's surfaces are cleaner than any MS64 that I own.
     
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