I was browsing Morgan dollars for the heck of it, when I came across this one. For the money, it has to be one of the finest in existence, if not the finest. But for the time being, I am quite satisfied with my very lovely MS-64.
Wow!!! Maybe a mechanical error that no one bothered to catch? That is insane to be in a 64 holder. It looks like a lock 66 shot at a 67.
Based on the photo, I'm at MS68, based on your comments, I think it is PL as well. PS, for me this coin is a low end MS68. While the check is clean, there are two rather significant marks on the cap that would often limit the grade to MS67. There is also another minor tick in the cap further up and to the right of those marks. That said, when viewed holistically, those marks seem to disappear and the coin presents as an MS68.
I think I might be misunderstanding. This is not graded MS-64 right? Your talking about being happy with an MS-64 you currently have? If I am wrong, then I would like to revise my guess to MS-67+ due to the hit's on hat below the cotton leaves. I don't think it's a PL though.
These are just so superbly struck at that Mint at that time they take your breath away when the condition and state of preservation is this superb. MS68. On the "PL" designation some of you are giving it, I'm seeing just a very high-grade MS surface, whether or not they give it the nod.
We won't see him until after an expert consensus is reached, or the grade is posted. I'm at 66 (not PL), going with TypeCoin's hint at "finest for the price," considering you can have one of those for ~$200. And this ain't no $200 coin.
I also think it's a 66 coin if only Ed was here to teach us how to grade properly, He may be in the library right now going through the many grading journals.
Ouch. I did not notice those. I was focused on the cheek and the fields. I probably would have picked them up in hand. I'm about ready to redact my statement about being the finest for the price.