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This one is a challenge, at least for me, because the slab contains so many scratches and blurry spots. Naturally, I know the TPG's grade for the coin, but I'm practicing so I've come up with my own grade and I'm interested in your opinions' as well. The photos of the whole coin, obverse and reverse, are the color of the coin in-hand.   This photograph is focused on the slab's scratches:  The following two photos zoom in on Abe's cheekbone:   P.S. I cleaned the slab with NOVUS #1 ( Plastic Clean & Shine), which helped a wee bit. However, I immediately realized that the slab also needs NOVUS #2 ( Fine Scratch Remover) and NOVUS #3 ( Heavy Scratch Remover), now on order. Edited by dd27
06/20/2019 03:40 am
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MS-66RD
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Agree with 66RD, sharp looker.
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I'm in with 66RD But that hit on his upper cheek would annoy me . I would have just had the coin reholderd for a small fee . Would have cost you less than what you paid for NOVUS #1,2 and 3 .  |
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Would like to see more detail in the beard...MS-65
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I'm going to say the gash on Lincoln's cheek only limited it to 66RD. The reverse is easy 67RD.
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Beautiful coin! 67RD
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 That reverse is nice. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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I would have just had the coin reholderd for a small fee . Would have cost you less than what you paid for NOVUS #1,2 and 3  I did not know that! Thanks T-BOP. One of the questions I had was about the dint on the cheek bone. From the Red Book, "At MS-65 and higher ... no contact marks are visible except under magnification." I cannot see the ding without magnification (with my glasses on), so I was thinking it's a factor in terms of eye appeal, but not grading. I also wondered if it's RB or RD. Again from the Red Book, "Coins with full or nearly full mint orange-red color can be designated RD; ...." I agree that the reverse is particularly nice and definitely MS-67. I was thinking 65/66 for the obverse, with an overall grade of MS-66-RD. NGC's grade is MS-67-RD, which I thought was (is) a bit of a stretch. I'm selling the coin on ebay currently, so we'll see what the free market concludes. I am very honest and thorough in my ebay listings, which tends to yield lower sales prices, but I sleep well at night.  Thanks so much for your responses! Mark P.S. On a completely unrelated, but interesting topic, I was intrigued by Spruett's Lucretius quote in his signature. I did a little searching around, summarized in a post I made at StackExchange/Latin-Language. A really smart person responded to my question about the proper translation of Lucretius' words into English. https://latin.stackexchange.com/que...noredirect=1Edited by dd27
06/21/2019 11:25 am
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WOW! that is a great looking coin! I would have guessed 66RD as well.
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It's all about eye appeal, look at those frosty fields, the devices are very clean. Those little marks on the portrait are nothing, it's just some strike weakness and a small hit on the cheek.
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Posted 06/20/2019 08:01 am
