This should be fun: GTG 1880 S Morgan Dollar

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  1. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    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.

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  3. Noah Finney

    Noah Finney Well-Known Member

    Awesome Coin!!! I would like that for my collection
     
  4. Evan8

    Evan8 A Little Off Center

    MS-68+ PL? That is, if this is the coin im thinking of.
     
  5. jtlee321

    jtlee321 Well-Known Member

    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.
     
  6. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    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.
     
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  7. Noah Finney

    Noah Finney Well-Known Member

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    longshot Enthusiast Supporter

  9. jtlee321

    jtlee321 Well-Known Member

    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.
     
  10. heavycam.monstervam

    heavycam.monstervam Outlaw Trucker & Coin Hillbilly

    Ill say its graded 68PL
     
  11. eddiespin

    eddiespin Fast Eddie

    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.
     
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  12. baseball21

    baseball21 Well-Known Member

    That's how I read it, that his 64 is different than the one pictured
     
  13. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    Alright, where's that Ed Wood guy when we really need him?

    I'm at MS66PL.
     
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  14. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    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. :)
     
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  15. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    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. :stop:
     
  16. IBetASilverDollar

    IBetASilverDollar Well-Known Member

    My god for a second I read it as you bought it in a 64 holder and I was horrified.

    MS68 to me
     
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  17. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

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  19. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    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. :nailbiting::oops:
     
  20. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    That is correct. This is the coin to which I was referring:

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  21. baseball21

    baseball21 Well-Known Member

    I get the impression this coin is probably in a 65 holder but no higher than 66
     
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