Morgan Dollar 1879 S and 1880 S grade opinion plz.

[wanne]

hi guys,

what do you think about that coin 1880s ?

it has a strong mirror reflecting surface which you maybe cant see on the 2 big pictures so plz look

at the small one.

TIA

 

[wanne]

heres the 1879 S

[MarkFeld]

I'd guess MS64 PL on the 1880-S and MS64 on the 1879-S.

[bsshog40]

I'm going with Mark on both counts also.

[cpm9ball]

I'd guess 65 on the 79-S if the luster is all there and go along with the others on the 80-S, but I'm cringing at the sight of your fingertips on it.

 

Chris

 

PS. If you want to determine if the 80-S would get DPL, you can hold it perpendicular at the end of a ruler and see which hashmark (5", 6", 7" etc.) furthest from the coin is clearly readable.

[wanne]

thx up to now guys !

i would also say the 79 is better min.1 grade than the 80.

 

 

[wanne]

@cpm9ball

 

7cm is still readable

[noow]

64PL then 64

[wanne]

new picture with ringlight at the lense

[cpm9ball]

Don't they have any lamps in Germany?

 

Chris

[noow]

Don't they have any lamps in Germany?

 

Chris

[wanne]

my lamp is broken at the moment.

usually i use a lamp,the first pictures are with daylight and some higher ISO.

i borrowed me a ringlight today and checked it out with the 1880s.

 

[cpm9ball]

my lamp is broken at the moment.

usually i use a lamp,the first pictures are with daylight and some higher ISO.

i borrowed me a ringlight today and checked it out with the 1880s.

 

A ring light, like sunlight, baths the entire coin in so much light that luster is disguised. I don't know why your photos appear to be a dull gray unless you have manipulated the photos in some way with software.

 

You need to use a couple light sources (incandescent bulbs are fine) positioned in such a way around the coin so that the light does not bounce directly into the camera lens.

 

Chris

[e1cnr]

those are nice coins

the 80-S sure has reflective fields

 

the grading services have specific guidelines for PL and DMPL

I think it is 6 inches and 12 inches

 

you may want to check VamWorld to see if you have any special VAMs