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<p>[QUOTE="Morgandude11, post: 2551433, member: 37839"]Yes, it is close, but no cigar for PL. I agree, solid in grade, with the + very viable. The extreme brightness and contrast of the coin made it very hard to photograph, as SuperDave suggested above. Morgans are big to begin with. Getting a good light on it tends to accentuate contrast--the blacks look really cameo, even if they aren't. The frost can come off as strike issues, when they aren't there. So, I agree--a hard coin to photograph. Had it been older, it probably would have made the grade for PL, but it is definitely borderline NOT prooflike by today's tougher standards. In my experiences, NGC is very tough on PL designations today--sometimes, given the individual grader, tougher than PCGS at times.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin is beautiful, Cascade. Great combination of a crystal clear, almost mark free obverse with that champagne tone on the reverse makes for a totally stunning coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Morgandude11, post: 2551433, member: 37839"]Yes, it is close, but no cigar for PL. I agree, solid in grade, with the + very viable. The extreme brightness and contrast of the coin made it very hard to photograph, as SuperDave suggested above. Morgans are big to begin with. Getting a good light on it tends to accentuate contrast--the blacks look really cameo, even if they aren't. The frost can come off as strike issues, when they aren't there. So, I agree--a hard coin to photograph. Had it been older, it probably would have made the grade for PL, but it is definitely borderline NOT prooflike by today's tougher standards. In my experiences, NGC is very tough on PL designations today--sometimes, given the individual grader, tougher than PCGS at times. Your coin is beautiful, Cascade. Great combination of a crystal clear, almost mark free obverse with that champagne tone on the reverse makes for a totally stunning coin.[/QUOTE]
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