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<p>[QUOTE="rotobeast, post: 1019709, member: 8671"]99.9% sure.</p><p> </p><p>The rim is sharp and there is great eye appeal, in hand.</p><p>In these pictures, I was trying to capture the toning.</p><p> </p><p>The 1904 Proof was a bit of a freak.</p><p>The die polisher made the mistake of polishing the devices, instead of the fields.</p><p>(Fields still look nice, with shine.)</p><p>This gives an sparkle-like luster to those devices.</p><p>Shifting in the light, the eagle feathers give off a look of diamond-cut jewelry.</p><p>Unfortunately, they polished away too much in ceartain areas of the coin.</p><p>(This MAY be why they only minted 650.)</p><p> </p><p>For example, hair above the ear......</p><p>[ATTACH]99434.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information is available in Mr. Bowers' book on Morgans.</p><p> </p><p>The history of the coin was that it was in a "coin-cabinet" face down on the felt.</p><p>So, there are some minor marks on the obverse.</p><p> </p><p>Some fleebay listings for comparison......</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1904-PROOF-PF-Morgan-Dollar-Nice-NCS-Graded-/390222731443?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item5adb1658b3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1904-PROOF-PF-Morgan-Dollar-Nice-NCS-Graded-/390222731443?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item5adb1658b3" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1904-PROOF-PF-Morgan-Dollar-Nice-NCS-Graded-/390222731443?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item5adb1658b3</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1904-proof-morgan-dollar-lightly-circulated-650-minted-/230529903637?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item35aca72c15" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1904-proof-morgan-dollar-lightly-circulated-650-minted-/230529903637?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item35aca72c15" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1904-proof-morgan-dollar-lightly-circulated-650-minted-/230529903637?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item35aca72c15</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rotobeast, post: 1019709, member: 8671"]99.9% sure. The rim is sharp and there is great eye appeal, in hand. In these pictures, I was trying to capture the toning. The 1904 Proof was a bit of a freak. The die polisher made the mistake of polishing the devices, instead of the fields. (Fields still look nice, with shine.) This gives an sparkle-like luster to those devices. Shifting in the light, the eagle feathers give off a look of diamond-cut jewelry. Unfortunately, they polished away too much in ceartain areas of the coin. (This MAY be why they only minted 650.) For example, hair above the ear...... [ATTACH]99434.vB[/ATTACH] The information is available in Mr. Bowers' book on Morgans. The history of the coin was that it was in a "coin-cabinet" face down on the felt. So, there are some minor marks on the obverse. Some fleebay listings for comparison...... [URL]http://cgi.ebay.com/1904-PROOF-PF-Morgan-Dollar-Nice-NCS-Graded-/390222731443?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item5adb1658b3[/URL] [URL]http://cgi.ebay.com/1904-proof-morgan-dollar-lightly-circulated-650-minted-/230529903637?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item35aca72c15[/URL][/QUOTE]
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