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<p>[QUOTE="toned_morgan, post: 10714157, member: 97258"]So I got the results of my five-coin submission to NGC... not what I wanted. Of the five Morgan's, two came out as what I expected, and the other three were disappointing. </p><p><br /></p><p>The first is a toner, I'm not too mad but I just expected higher than a 63.</p><p><br /></p><p>The next two are what really broke my heart. The first is an 1882, I didn't expect a high grade so I accept the 62 that NGC gave it, but I was certain on a PL designation. Here's a video of it, and it turned out to just get a plain MS62. What do you think, I would have said definite PL, the fields reflected well over 6 inches clearly which is the PCGS guideline for PL designation.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tuOzrW6W6yI" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tuOzrW6W6yI" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tuOzrW6W6yI</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The second 1882 is 1000% a DMPL, and NGC robbed me of it. It is so mirrored that I actually could not measure far enough to find the point where the mirrors were out of focus. I could read my entire computer keyboard, an entire foot long ruler, I could see the details of my hair when I held the coin. Safe to say it is extremely mirrored. So much so that no photo can get the slightest trace of visible luster in the fields. NGC's photos are resemblant of a true DMPL, my photos are the same, and in hand it is ridiculously reflective. Grade-wise, I agreed with a 63 as it's quite a nice clean coin, but I believe that it deserves a DMPL designation. What do you think?</p><p><br /></p><p>My photos (I kept the lighting position and camera settings exactly the same as I did for a normal Morgan with luster, and I could not get an ounce of luster out of the coin)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1524551[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1524552[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1524550[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here's NGC photos, even they couldn't get any luster at all. It almost looks like a proof from their photos (I'm exaggerating obviously, but you see what I mean)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1524553[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1524554[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I might just be in deep denial, but I find this unfair as I don't know how a DMPL could be any more reflective than this coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="toned_morgan, post: 10714157, member: 97258"]So I got the results of my five-coin submission to NGC... not what I wanted. Of the five Morgan's, two came out as what I expected, and the other three were disappointing. The first is a toner, I'm not too mad but I just expected higher than a 63. The next two are what really broke my heart. The first is an 1882, I didn't expect a high grade so I accept the 62 that NGC gave it, but I was certain on a PL designation. Here's a video of it, and it turned out to just get a plain MS62. What do you think, I would have said definite PL, the fields reflected well over 6 inches clearly which is the PCGS guideline for PL designation. [URL]https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tuOzrW6W6yI[/URL] The second 1882 is 1000% a DMPL, and NGC robbed me of it. It is so mirrored that I actually could not measure far enough to find the point where the mirrors were out of focus. I could read my entire computer keyboard, an entire foot long ruler, I could see the details of my hair when I held the coin. Safe to say it is extremely mirrored. So much so that no photo can get the slightest trace of visible luster in the fields. NGC's photos are resemblant of a true DMPL, my photos are the same, and in hand it is ridiculously reflective. Grade-wise, I agreed with a 63 as it's quite a nice clean coin, but I believe that it deserves a DMPL designation. What do you think? My photos (I kept the lighting position and camera settings exactly the same as I did for a normal Morgan with luster, and I could not get an ounce of luster out of the coin) [ATTACH=full]1524551[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1524552[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1524550[/ATTACH] Here's NGC photos, even they couldn't get any luster at all. It almost looks like a proof from their photos (I'm exaggerating obviously, but you see what I mean) [ATTACH=full]1524553[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1524554[/ATTACH] I might just be in deep denial, but I find this unfair as I don't know how a DMPL could be any more reflective than this coin.[/QUOTE]
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