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<p>[QUOTE="Paddy54, post: 24482474, member: 19250"]Let me start the ball rolling with this statement....how can you grade a coin as such using the same system as an 1880 S Morgan?</p><p>Now ducking the Whoa Paddy's coming at me think about it. An 1880 s morgan isn't on par with some better date Morgans. </p><p><br /></p><p>The op coin is one of two known rpd for the series. The rpd 001 1855/855 </p><p>Mintage 139,000 </p><p>Working dies obv 3 rev 3</p><p>I grade the op specimen at 62/63 </p><p>As the mintage and survival rate should definitely be a part of the grading process.</p><p>Not saying that if the op coin was the highest know specimen it be given a 70... but it should be graded on a curve.</p><p>As the saying goes show me another? The same or better than...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Paddy54, post: 24482474, member: 19250"]Let me start the ball rolling with this statement....how can you grade a coin as such using the same system as an 1880 S Morgan? Now ducking the Whoa Paddy's coming at me think about it. An 1880 s morgan isn't on par with some better date Morgans. The op coin is one of two known rpd for the series. The rpd 001 1855/855 Mintage 139,000 Working dies obv 3 rev 3 I grade the op specimen at 62/63 As the mintage and survival rate should definitely be a part of the grading process. Not saying that if the op coin was the highest know specimen it be given a 70... but it should be graded on a curve. As the saying goes show me another? The same or better than...[/QUOTE]
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