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1879-O S$1 MS65 NGC. The brilliant surfaces abound wit

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1879-O S$1 MS65 NGC. The brilliant surfaces abound wit
<B>1879-O<img border='0' src='http://www.heritagecoins.com/images/star.gif' width=10 height=10>$1 MS65 NGC.</B></I> The brilliant surfaces abound with frosty luster on this untoned and minimally marked example. While the 1879-O is common in AU and obtainable in lower Mint State grades, MS64 pieces are scarce, and MS65 examples are rare. Most Mint State pieces found are heavily bagmarked. Not so the present example, with an exceedingly smooth, clean cheek on Liberty and few mentionable abrasions elsewhere. As a bonus, this example is also well struck through the centers, with pleasingly detailed hair above the ear and only a hint of flatness on the eagle's breast. Scrutiny with a loupe reveals a few light die cracks on each side: obverse, from the lower rim through 187 in the date; from the M in UNUM through the rightmost stars; reverse, from the lower left star through ONE D; another, with branches, connecting UNITED, the left (facing) wingtip, and STATES; another through the S in TRUST to the right wingtip; and one from higher up on the right wingtip through AMERI. None of these cracks is readily visible without a loupe, and the overall eye appeal of this rare Morgan dollar is quite high. Census: 98 in 65, 6 finer (1/06).