1880-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Please help grade

[solomonschest-migration]

Hello everyone. How are you? I bought this coin for $75 @ auction and need help grading it. What do you guys think?

 

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[mtnstyne]

Emelda, just seeing red X's instead of pictures.

[solomonschest-migration]

will fix

[mtnstyne]

From the pictures I would say it has nice detail but the surfaces look a bit muted for the year. It could just be the angle or lighting.

 

I would say MS65 maybe MS66.

 

I love when I get to go first....

[solomonschest-migration]

I have a bad aim with a camera. But I agree with you! It has two bag marks on the obverse and two on reverse. Thank you for your expertise.

[$ilverHawk]

1880-S is known for having a sharp strike. Hair details and area over the ear are not sharp. Nice clear fields. Don't see any hits in focal areas. MS63 possibly 64.

 

Carl

 

Edited to add: I bet this coin looks better in hand than the pics show.

[cpm9ball]

1880-S is known for having a sharp strike. Hair details and area over the ear are not sharp. Nice clear fields. Don't see any hits in focal areas. MS63 possibly 64.

 

Carl

 

I'm with Hawk. The eagle's breast feathers seem rather weak, too.

 

Chris

[rrantique]

Emelda, just seeing red X's instead of pictures.

 

I am thinking MS63

 

Your photos cropped----below

 

[solomonschest-migration]

THANKS!!

[solomonschest-migration]

Camera did not catch the strike very well. I have a low mega pix camera. So the lighting makes this coin seem unnatural. Hairline is very bold and eagle chest feathers are strong. Pictures are not showing full detail. But It is all there. I will snap some more pictures and upload them so you can see the detail.

[solomonschest-migration]

You all have been so very helpful to me. I love this so much.

Thanks to all of you for you input. i will be back with another post soon.

[James_OldeTowne]

MS-65!

[Walkerfan]

It looks like at least MS 64 to me, possibly higher, as the cheeks look REALLY CLEAN.

[SWNGC]

It looks like at least MS 64 to me, possibly higher, as the cheeks look REALLY CLEAN.

 

Not so sure it's as clean as it looks in that image - Coin is tilted away from camera considerably, which we all know can hide a lot. Notice marks in brow, to right of lips, and additional lines on cheek. Also looks like there may be something going on in field immediately left of face...

 

 

Coin could be nicer, but I think a straight on photo is req'd to make any real assessment here... Plastic on holder may be playing a part as well.

 

 

[cpm9ball]

Camera did not catch the strike very well. I have a low mega pix camera. So the lighting makes this coin seem unnatural. Hairline is very bold and eagle chest feathers are strong. Pictures are not showing full detail. But It is all there. I will snap some more pictures and upload them so you can see the detail.

 

Here is an 80-S that is graded MS64DMPL by PCGS for comparison. Note the difference in the detail of the hair above the ear and the eagle's breast feathers. (The horizontal scrape on the obverse is on the slab.)

 

Chris

[noow]

65

[rrantique]

Camera did not catch the strike very well. I have a low mega pix camera. So the lighting makes this coin seem unnatural. Hairline is very bold and eagle chest feathers are strong. Pictures are not showing full detail. But It is all there. I will snap some more pictures and upload them so you can see the detail.

 

Here is an 80-S that is graded MS64DMPL by PCGS for comparison. Note the difference in the detail of the hair above the ear and the eagle's breast feathers. (The horizontal scrape on the obverse is on the slab.)

 

Chris

 

Here is another.