My newest Morgan

[nwcs]

Everyone needs a Morgan, right? I sold all of mine already but just had to buy this one. It's my one and only morgan and it's a keeper...

 

[CarolinaCollector]

Lovely cameo!!!

[TomB]

That's got a heck of a lot of eye appeal. Are those die striations I see on the coin?

[DarinB]

Wow, gorgeous Morgan dollar. She looks quite frosty.

[Hoot]

Great mirrors.

 

Hoot

[michael]

66 pl superb eye appeal

[scroll]

Rookie question here. Those marks on the face, are they from damage or is that the way Morgans look under magnification?

 

Otherwise, nice & shiny. Me likes nice & shiny.

[toyonakataro]

Very nice looking Morgan

[nwcs]

That's got a heck of a lot of eye appeal. Are those die striations I see on the coin?

Lots of die polish on the reverse but it's only that noticeable due to the lighting from angles. In person it's not as noticeable.

[nwcs]

Rookie question here. Those marks on the face, are they from damage or is that the way Morgans look under magnification?

 

Otherwise, nice & shiny. Me likes nice & shiny.

They are abrasions caused by other Morgans. Most likely this was in a $1000 bag and was in a relatively protected area in the bag and had a few coins rub against it. There is a 2 point reed hit around 1 o'clock close to the rim where a coin struck it a bit hard. PL coins such as this (really DMPL, though) show marks more readily than frosty morgans so they are given a bit of a break compared to their frosty brethren.

 

This is in a 66PL holder though I could see it in a 66 DMPL. but I have no intention of selling this so it remains as-is.

[SilverDollarMan]

That is pretty 4 a Morgan,

[Morgannut]

The reason the coin is PL is due to the die polishing on the reverse--Obviously the mirrors have more than the 8" inchs of reflectivity to call it DMPL.. I have a similar 1879S with polish marks which keep it out of the DMPL designation. Of course at some point the coin will also merit a Cameo designation like they give earlier dollars now.

[etexmike]

Nice deep mirrors and great obverse frost.

 

I can understand why you would want to keep this Morgan.

 

Great coin.

 

-------------

 

etexmike

[AlixTCat]

The reason the coin is PL is due to the die polishing on the reverse--Obviously the mirrors have more than the 8" inchs of reflectivity to call it DMPL.. I have a similar 1879S with polish marks which keep it out of the DMPL designation. Of course at some point the coin will also merit a Cameo designation like they give earlier dollars now.

 

Newbie questions:

PL? Proof-Like?

DMPL? Deep mirror Proof-Like?

 

Am I close?

 

Polish marks? Polishing the die makes it leave marks?

 

(Yes, I am stupid about all this.)

[nwcs]

Correct on all of it!

[chinook]

That is one nice looking frosty coin. I would prefer it to a lot of proof specimens that I have seen.

[niel-migration]

i think that without the marks on the obverse this would be worth big $.

niel

[cpm9ball]

She is very pretty, Niel! If the two of you should ever divorce, please give me her address.

 

Chris

[niel-migration]

into the older ladies huh chris? me too.

niel

[McKinley-migration]

66? what about all that.. makeup.. on her face and neck

i was thinking low 60's myself

[cpm9ball]

66? what about all that.. makeup.. on her face and neck

i was thinking low 60's myself

 

At 125, I'm sure she will be very flattered and overlook the crack about her make-up.

 

Chris