How would you grade this Morgan?

OBV:
http://s1262.photobucket.com/user/russ1709/media/1893_S OBV_zpsedqmqfxi.jpg.html?sort=4&o=1

REV:
http://s1262.photobucket.com/user/russ1709/media/1893_S REV_zpsjqmofp33.jpg.html?sort=4&o=0

 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_coin_grading_scale

 

Perhaps VF35

 

I'd second that - at the most!

 

The REAL question would be- why hasn't the coin been submitted for authenticity.... Any raw key date Morgan scares the baheebee geebees outta me... The rim between 4 & 5 o'clock on the reverse is sorta odd looking but I can't really see very good on my phone

 

I would say that this is an VF to XF rating
There is nice details on the coins, and also nice rims on the coin!
I also collect coins such as Morgans, and Peace.

Anthony H

 

+1 for sure...... from the op images I can't decide if it real or not.

 

Me neither, but if I was in the market for a '93s Morgan I would buy one pre-slabbed as opposed to ascertaining a grade on here
Sorry olero, but if u purchased this coin raw then you broke one of the top 3 rules in the hobby.... With that said, I hope it's real, and if it IS, then you dodged a $4,000 bullet

 

Vf 30. Not 100% sure if real but actually looks like it's got a decent shot at it

 

To answer the Thread Title question: Very Carefully

1. Determine if it's authentic
2. Then proceed

Can't really tell from the photos, but since this is "THE" Key Morgan AND it's not been graded, I would be HIGHLY suspicious of it's authenticity. Without in-focus pictures, I can't make a determination; however, the arrow feathers just don't look right to me for one thing.

 

Look for the rabbits ears. There's only one obverse die for this date/mm. http://www.vamworld.com/1893-S+VAMs

 

i agree, it's not we are talking about a $40 to 60 dollar coin, this one looks like it could be a 4 thousand to up to 6 thousand dollar coin. Or way less to worthless if it has problems or is fake, respectively. Get it professionally graded.

 

If we hurry there is more than 10 available. I was curious how everyone would responded.
If it wasn't a key date would your opinion been the same?
Link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/252114645599?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

And for your entertainment pleasure:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAGIC-TRICK...648273?hash=item3ab3343cd1:g:loQAAOSwAodWExyw

Or even this:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=MORGAN+&_sacat=14012

 

You knew this coin has to be a fake before you posted the question, correct?

 

What do you think?

 

I'll grade it F for Fake, but I'm not confident enough to go all out and grade it VF (Very Fake)!

 

Now that we know what was the tells outside of the key date?

 

Next you'll tell us that this is fake.... the coin, I mean...

 

It would really help if you would just post photos to the board instead of the photobucket links. Threads like this can be interesting exercises, but when all some have to work with is a quarter-sized blurry photo... even so the date position appears off, which is an automatic final nail in the coffin for this supposed date/mint (one obv die only).

 

I always get this error when I try to post to this site:
http://s1262.photobucket.com/user/russ1709/media/Clipboard01_zpsz2euie6n.jpg.html?sort=4&o=0