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<p>[QUOTE="tmoneyeagles, post: 614625, member: 17557"]Camaro,</p><p><br /></p><p>You can see a strike difference in my 83 and 84 O minted morgans...</p><p>One is a little stronger than the other, that being the 84 O</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]49782.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]49783.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This was a great post, and you have taught me a great deal about morgans, in private conversations, and on the forums</p><p>You are a great teacher, and this post only proves it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The "O" minted new orleans dollars, are not all weakly struck, but speaking for the majority, yes, they are a weakly struck coin, the CC and S minted coins, have stronger strikes, GENERALLY speaking, I'm not saying every CC will have better breast feathers than every O, but speaking generally, and looking at it, from a wider standpoint, yes the O is the weakest struck, and CC and S are strongest. But yes, there are some years, in which finding a well struck piece can be easier than others, just today, my last day of my trip in fredericksburg Texas, I found an 1882 O morgan I wanted, it was MS63 NGC, but I decided not to get it, not just because of the price ($58, with some toning, so not all that bad) but because the strike was fairly weak, and from one angle scratches look weird, almost like the coin had taken a bath in something! lol But my main point was on that coin, it looked soft, almost like wear, but no wear on the coin, and I agreed with NGC's grade, but it was not getting bang for my buck, that is for sure <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Great Post![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tmoneyeagles, post: 614625, member: 17557"]Camaro, You can see a strike difference in my 83 and 84 O minted morgans... One is a little stronger than the other, that being the 84 O [ATTACH]49782.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]49783.vB[/ATTACH] This was a great post, and you have taught me a great deal about morgans, in private conversations, and on the forums You are a great teacher, and this post only proves it ;) The "O" minted new orleans dollars, are not all weakly struck, but speaking for the majority, yes, they are a weakly struck coin, the CC and S minted coins, have stronger strikes, GENERALLY speaking, I'm not saying every CC will have better breast feathers than every O, but speaking generally, and looking at it, from a wider standpoint, yes the O is the weakest struck, and CC and S are strongest. But yes, there are some years, in which finding a well struck piece can be easier than others, just today, my last day of my trip in fredericksburg Texas, I found an 1882 O morgan I wanted, it was MS63 NGC, but I decided not to get it, not just because of the price ($58, with some toning, so not all that bad) but because the strike was fairly weak, and from one angle scratches look weird, almost like the coin had taken a bath in something! lol But my main point was on that coin, it looked soft, almost like wear, but no wear on the coin, and I agreed with NGC's grade, but it was not getting bang for my buck, that is for sure :) Great Post![/QUOTE]
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