B.L.21

Perfect, thank yall!

Hello yall, I’ve tried to look this up but cannot find the same exact coin,medal, can anyone help?

Thanks for any assistance.

dang, well ill have to keep learning! thanks for all the help! And yes, military.

Hey yall, been a while (just got back from a deployment) 

I ended up purchasing this Morgan and a few others, looking to see if i am getting better at this! I compared it to other photos and graded it at MS62? am I even close?

Again, thank you all for your assistance, and patience!

Hello all,

had a few questions.

first is this real, I compared to others and it looks genuine.

second, am I right that is looks cleaned?

third, with the 3 spots on the reverse, would it be worth sending for grading?

as always, thanks for any assistance.

On 5/13/2020 at 12:54 PM, JKK said:

Don't forget to differentiate between bag marks/dings and wear. A fully uncirculated coin can have terrible bag marks. One good cue to circulation is the fields: even a short period of circulation will litter them with thousands of microscratches, which even low mag can bring out. I rarely say this on here, but I think you might well be undergrading based upon how you categorize the contact marks. I'd take very good looks at the fields and see if they have the motley microscratch collection of circulated coins.

I looked and moved them around to see the fields...I don’t see those micro scratches. I have MS 62 NGC certified Morgan’s I’ve been comparing them to...they appear nicer so I’ll assume they’re 62’s. 
 

Also, JKK...you’re awesome...I’ve got both those websites saved and printed off the first one about grading...thank you so much!

My best guess is Vam 11a...which I know is wrong...best I could match 

1 hour ago, Just Bob said:

Want to have some fun? There are a gazillion VAMs for this year and mint mark. Go to VAMWorld and see if you can figure out which one yours is. (Hint: First determine if it has a 16 berry or 17 berry reverse. That will narrow your choices considerably. And, disregard everything below the "Formerly Listed" heading. Those numbers are not valid anymore.Reading that will only cause confusion.)

LINK HERE - Good luck!

Challenge accepted...

8 minutes ago, Greenstang said:

Yes, that is a die crack. A die crack will be raised.. If it is incuse, then it would probably be a scratch.

It can't be a cud as a cud involves the rim where a portion of the Die has broken off.

 

Awesome, thanks! Would it add any value to this? I read some die cracks can..otherwise I’m thinking this is just an AU coin.

Hey all, wondering if this is a die crack or not? I did look on coinworld website to read and try understand more about a die crack vs a cud...however, being very new to this; I can say I’ve got no idea 😂.  Any assistance or reading material about it would be great.

On 5/11/2020 at 6:55 PM, JKK said:

Here's some more information. Note the importance of determining whether a mark is in a prime focal area, secondary focal, or outside focal areas. If you overpaid, and I think you may have somewhat, consider the extra a form of tuition because it caused you to learn just how you should have evaluated them. You'll do better next time.

  Thanks,  after looking...I put the 1921 at AU55 the 96 and 85 at AU 50 due the wear on the obverses, mainly the cheeks. I’ll use these guides in the future, much appreciated.

2 hours ago, JKK said:

It's hard to tell from those pictures. Also, there's the thing about teaching a man to fish vs. giving him a fish. Here is a good site showing the high points (where you would expect wear and/or strike weakness) of the Morgan design. Examine yours, under mag if necessary, to see if the high points have wear (a simple magnifying glass can tell you a lot). What looks like wear could also be detail that did not strike up fully. Note that, while you would not grade most coins with magnification, you would use it to ascertain questions like this, seek evidence of cleaning, and/or investigate damages and varieties.

 Nice, thanks for that link...sadly from I see and compare to...I may have over paid a little... I’ll definitely use that link prior to buying another Morgan lol...as always, much appreciated for the input and assistance.

So i got these three in a group buy...am I correct in thinking there AU type coins with the wear on them? I paid just under $100 for the three...

Awesome guys, thanks for the info! Y’all helping me understand this stuff so much more...much appreciated 

Morning all,  been trying to find out if the rim ding ( above OF on reverse) would stop this coin from being MS? Sorry for all the random questions, like always, any info is always appreciated.

changed the topic instead of creating a new one, thanks for all yalls help!

On 5/6/2020 at 9:34 PM, JKK said:

Doesn't look right, especially the MM. I'm not intimately familiar with the issue, but something seems off. I suspect non-authenticity or alteration, perhaps someone got cute and tried to adhere a CC mint mark to a regular 91.

 Thanks! 

Sorry, for the image... I tried to rotate it 

Hey y’all...

hope everyone had afoot cinco de Mayo.... looking for any help on this 1891 CC (grade, value, etc)

like always... and help is always appreciated.

39 minutes ago, kbbpll said:

There are people who collect the older slabs, so a chip would reduce the extra value, but of course if you reholdered it, any older slab value is gone. Post a picture of the slab to check that aspect of it.

Thanks for the replies...I’ll hold off in case I have another issue lol...much appreciated 🤙

NGC holder

Hey guys, dropped one of my slabbed coins and the corner chipped...does that reduce the value?

On 2/4/2020 at 9:43 AM, Kirt said:

For the two 1889s, I don't think so. The second has a pretty significant ding right on her jawline, a prime focal area so it wouldn't come close. The first seems better but you'd need to get to MS65 to clear the $100 threshold that many use to determine if a coin is worth slabbing. I am not good at grading over 58/60 but I'm confident the first 1889 would not hit MS65.

The 1921 is extremely common, sorry to say. Again, you'd need to clear MS65 to be in that $100 range according to our host's price census. The coin has too many dings and scratches on the cheek to be near that grade. On the reverse there's a large something between "we" and "trust". It is most likely a ding, but if it is raised check the VAMs on VAMWorld (http://www.vamworld.com/wiki/1921-P_VAMs) just to be sure. I didn't see anything but I also am not spending huge amounts of time scrolling through all those VAMs. Most aren't recognized by the TPGs, so even if you have a VAM you'll need to be sure it is recognized -- and worth sending in.

 

Thank you!