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Message:: [QUOTE="ddddd, post: 8669662, member: 22377"]The idea is that a straight grade would be worth a lot more. The next best 1890-S toned Morgan that I’ve seen (PCGS ms 64+ without CAC) recently sold for $1,880 on Legend. This one is likely a 63 or 64 (if it ever could get graded) and has much nice color. It would beat the result of that coin and could bring moon money if a few motivated Morgan toned collectors battled for it in an auction. As it stands in the details holder, many consider it not worth much more than a  generic UNC details example. I value it in the 750-1K range (but ownership adds a bit of bias; I’ve had two offers for it that were several hundred below my minimum range). As previously mentioned, I tried grading it twice: once at PCGS and once at NGC. My grading fees have already approached a bit over $100 (both gradings were at shows, where I’ve heard people have better luck: the PCGS one was fairly pricey at ~70 while NGC was more reasonable at ~30 due to a special offer they ran at the ANA show). Someone suggested trying Anacs as well. I’m not sure since they can be even more conservative (although that might be in terms of grade rather than color). I could also try PCGS or NGC again but I’m hesitant to spend the money on their costlier services (plus have to wait a long time with the current long turnaround).[/QUOTE]