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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Meat man, post: 26797862, member: 135271&quot;]Who doesn’t like a nice Morgan dollar. They’re some of the most beautiful and iconic of all US coins. Thankfully they’re also among the most plentiful, even in mint-state grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>So which one to choose? I hunted through thousands trying to find the right one for my collection and budget. Blast white has a certain appeal, but I like good toning, particularly colorful rim toning; not too much, but enough to give some color and contrast.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m really happy with this one. Not only does it have that flashy tone, but it also features dazzling mirror-like surfaces – enough to have earned it a DPL designation from NGC and a PL from PCGS. (both MS63)</p><p><br /></p><p>I spent literally hours trying to capture the full beauty through the plastic but finally had to give up. You’ll have to watch the video to get a real sense of how it looks in hand!</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1710637[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><i>[ATTACH=full]1710636[/ATTACH] </i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>UNITED STATES OF AMERICA</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>AR Dollar (38.1mm, 26.73g, 6h)</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Dated 1886. Philadelphia mint</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Obverse: Liberty facing left, wearing Phrygian cap, wreath, and diadem inscribed LIBERTY; E·PLURIBUS·UNUM above, 13 stars around; date below</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around eagle facing with wings outstretched, head left, holding olive branch and arrows in claws, wreath encircling; * ONE DOLLAR * below</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Mintage: 19,963,000</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>In PCGS encapsulation, graded MS63PL.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>All in all, it’s a nice ending to a recent run of bad luck I’ve had with Morgans. This is actually the second one I bought recently – the first one ended up stolen in the mail. Thankfully, the package was insured and I got my money back. Still a shame, though. And as a matter of fact I wasn’t sure I’d ever get<i> this </i>one, either…it was lost in shipping for about a month before a missing mail report miraculously managed to flush it into the open again. Hey – all’s well that ends well!</p><p><br /></p><p>In hand:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[MEDIA=youtube]tHa2JEPGIK0[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Some more photos highlighting the bright blazing colors:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1710641[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1710642[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS photo:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1710638[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><i>Thanks for taking a look! Feel free to comment and/or post your own Morgans, favorite toned coins, etc. </i><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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