A question about slide marks on a Morgan.

[MAULEMALL]

A very nice coin but if you look at the scans you will see the problem.

[MAULEMALL]

A very nice coin but if you look at the scans you will see the problem.

How does this affect the grade.You can hardly see them with a loupe but my Friggin scanner picks up EVERYTHING....and makes it look like it was drug across the road.

 

 

Any who......This is the reverse

[CarlWohlforth]

I don't know. It doesn't look too bad to me. I have some proof Barbers that have heavy slide marks, much more obvious than yours. The Half was otherwise gem but graded 62.

[BillJones]

Slide marks are a pain in the tail because they were caused by a numismatic storage device. For whatever reason collectors view that as a bigger sin than the much more obvious bag marks.

 

I'd say that you coin is an MS-63. The color is not that bright, which would take it out of the MS-65 category even if the slide marks were not there. I'd say that the slide marks cost you 1 grading point.

[proofs03-migration]

I guess I wish I knew which area you have a concern over. There are several area's of the coin that have scratch, wear, soft strike, and bag marks. I don't see any luster left which is ok. Are you asking for a grade or which problem gives you concern? The coin is not a bad one at all, just some minor detail from 100 years of age. I'll take it.

 

Steve

[Oldtrader3]

No offense intended (please), but your scans are so large and take so long to load sometimes, that I have mostly stopped looking at them. The large size also distracts me from judging the coin in the visual context that I normally would look at a coin. Despite a problem with some cataracts, I can still see coins well enough that 1.5 to 2X magnification is sufficient for larger coins, or maybe 3X to 4X for a much smaller coin.

 

These are just constructive suggestions and you certainly can ignore my comments. Bigger is not always better. In fact, someone gave me the same advice when I started posting pics on this site.

[James_OldeTowne]

(((You can hardly see them with a loupe but my Friggin scanner picks up EVERYTHING)))

 

Maulemall, try turning your coin 90 degrees, then scan it again. That may help attenuate the marks.

 

I have a gorgeous 1818/7 bust half in stock encapsulated by ANACS as UNC DET cleaned net AU-55. In actuality, it isn't cleaned. It has slide marks exactly like what you're showing, mistaken for wiping, I guess.

 

James

[James_OldeTowne]

Also, I have seen coins certified as high as MS-65 (appropriately, in my opinion)with slide marks, but not higher than that.

[Beijim]

I guess I wish I knew which area you have a concern over.

 

Look on the cheek, chin, and front neck. There are numerous horizontal slide marks visible in the image.

 

Beijim

 

[BigAl-migration]

That's the biggest slide mark I've ever seen (underwear excluded)...if it is in fact a slide mark. Never before seen one going exactly west-east either. Seems like all the ones I've run across travel in the SW to NE direction; from the 3rd star left of the date towards the 'N' in "UNUM" (see attachment). I'm no expert, so I'll chalk this one up to the "learn something new everyday" category. Nice coin. I wouldn't recommend dipping that sucker, seems like luster grazes become 10X more noticeable after a bath.