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Message:: [QUOTE="jgrinz, post: 592511, member: 10129"]The bad strikes of the "O" Mint Morgans is because the dies were spaced farther apart than than other mints. In this case the metal from the planchets did not flow into the deepest recesses of the dies. A Lot of the "O" mint morgans ended up with flat areas in the center of the coins both on the obverse and reverse ( hair and breast feathering). You can find nice breast feathering and hair lines but they would have been one of the first punched off the presses. My collection, I look for first punches, and do not let the holder say what belongs in my collection. Of certified dates the 1891-o seems to be the worst of the bunch. I have seen closer candidates for worse though <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]