1899-O Morgan Dollar Lamination Error?

Ok, this is the first lamination error Morgan I have ever seen in hand. I am assuming it's a lamination, I may be wrong. When I saw this, my first thought was of @Cascade. What do you think of it? By the way, it was in a basement slab.

 

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I like it. Looks like *a ton* of slag got caught in that planchet

 

I like it. Where did you find it again?

 

It came from a local B&M. There was no mention of the lamination at all. It was simply in a basement slab labeled MS-67 WCG World Coin Grading. I laughed at the grade. But I alway's take a look at the coins in them, just in case. When I saw the reverse, my jaw just about hit the counter.

 

I would've laughed at the grade too. That's clearly a 68

 

You clearly have not been grading Morgan's for very long.. It's a 68+*DMPL....

 

If you don't mind me asking, how many clams did you fork out?

 

Great score. Good eye!!

 

I don't mind you asking. I picked it up for $35.00.

 

Well, you can consign that to the "successful cherrypick" list.

Pretty major detached lamination. Like the 1921 you just posted, it'll be a premium coin in front of the right buyers.

 

I bought it mostly for the "Cool Factor". I'd never seen a lamination like that before in hand on a Morgan. The price was right so I brought her home. I just did a little searching on eBay for Morgan's with Lamination errors and was surprised at the premiums they can bring.

 

And yours covers a significant uninterrupted area. It'd go for serious money if presented under the right conditions; regardless of grade it's a Heritage coin when/if you choose to liquidate.

 

Agreed.

And too bad it's not an 83 Justin. We could request Heritage put them up back to back lol

 

Seriously? Are you saying I could have just stumbled upon this? I only bought it because I thought it was cool and I remember all of @Cascade's topics on similar strike though's and lamination's. It's not really something I collect. I may seriously consider putting it up.

Did you have an '83 similar to this Chris? Or are you talking about the Strike Through one you posted about recently?

 

Pretty narrow niche appeal, which is why I suggested a well-heeled and broad Morgan buyer vase like Heritage's. The downside is you might catch a night when nobody who's both knowledgeable and interested is watching.

Laminations aren't strictly uncommon with Morgans, but this one isn't "common." It has a very large, clean, thin delamination with plenty of detail remaining. If we posit it as a ~$50 MS62, it might fetch $100-125, near 65 money, that kind of premium. You could likely Ebay it with a $125 BIN and move it quickly.

It's a tough call. I know it to be somewhat significant to those interested, but are going to find those interested? The constant conundrum.

 

The joke was if my 83 is a detached lamination strikethrough we might be able to get some bidiots to think they are mated pair coins thereby significantly raising the value if they were the same year

 

I have 68+*DMPL, do I hear 69? MS69 anyone?

Having it posted here and at certain Other Boards(tm) should help that situation.

 

LOL.. Sorry, I did not catch it.. Yeah, I could tool the date a bit. LOL

 

Lol

 

Technically, that is a delamination.