Grade of Morgan 0

[EagleRJO]

Attached is a raw 1898-O Morgan I have in-hand which I am trying to grade. Looks like a near date with the mark set high variety.  I don't see any wear, particularly at hight points like the hair/cap on the obv or the eagles breast/head on the rev so it looks like a mint state coin.

There is a good amount of bag marks and chatter, particularly on the face of Liberty, which is a no-go for higher grade Morgans.  So, I'm thinking like an MS62 or possibly an MS63 at best.  Thoughts?

Edited November 16, 2022 by EagleRJO

[Sandon]

   I agree that the correct grade range is MS 62-63, though I wouldn't be shocked if it were graded 64.  The coin appears to be in a current NGC holder. Is it a private "knock-off"?

[Coinbuf]

Very baggy, great strike, hard to tell but the breast feathers look to have some broken luster, probably not enough to go AU.   That ghosted line around the bottom of the bust is somewhat weird looking.   Overall, I would grade it MS62 from these photos but would not be surprised with anything from AU58 to MS63.

[EagleRJO]

Thanks, it does seem to have a lot of chatter with the coin in-hand which may not present well with the pics. Much cleaner rev, but that's not the money side. And that is a NGC style similar slab I use for raw coins so everything fits together in the collection.  I use either slabs or capsules.

[Hoghead515]

Id guess it at  ms63. Maybe 64. 

Edited November 15, 2022 by Hoghead515

[EagleRJO]

On 11/15/2022 at 12:48 PM, Coinbuf said:

Very baggy, great strike, hard to tell but the breast feathers look to have some broken luster, probably not enough to go AU.   That ghosted line around the bottom of the bust is somewhat weird looking.   Overall, I would grade it MS62 from these photos but would not be surprised with anything from AU58 to MS63.

The shadow or ghosted like area below the bust is unusual, and that is how it looks in hand so it's not just the lighting. On the eagle's breast those are very frosty areas, with somewhat of a crystalline look, that often show up as a darker area in pics.