What Grade It Should Be? 1903 Philippine Coin

AU-55

ty sel, ty jbuck

Anyway -



to the CCF!

thanks palouche

palouche its only a slab without grade thanks

coinfrog, how about the tip of feathers, are they weak strike too?

The Sept 2018 Goldberg auction had a half dozen examples of this type covering grades from AU-55 to MS-63.
If you scroll down toward the end of this link you will find them https://www.coinarchives.com/w/resu...&results=100
To my eye, your obverse is better than any AU example I see, but not the reverse.
I agree with coinfrog that even high MS grades do not show lots of detail on breast feathers like you would see on a Morgan. But lower half of shield on this coin has some issues.

or maybe we are missing the luster(cartwheel effect) that adds grade to a coin.. always not reflecting from a photo.