1913 Type 1 For Grading

Yeh, I can see it as AU-58.

if this was circulated it was for like 10 minutes. MS63

Awesome. Thanks everyone!

Thanks IGE. I'm leaning toward AU.

I am in at MS-63. Nice coin.

I got MS-63. Close ups are making the flaws seem bigger than they are.

Your coin has middle die state obverse and reverse dies, with a soft strike. The ever-present die clash resulted in heavy die polishing in spots to reduce evidence of the clash. (The clash between the Indian's chin and EPU has been polished on the obverse die, but the heavy clash evidence remains on the reverse die. The LIBERTY/right rear leg clash has been polished on both dies. The second feather/spiked buffalo head clash has been polished on both dies.) The die polishing further weakens the strike clarity.

The scuffing I see on the Indian's cheek, hair, and braid and on the buffalo's shoulder and flank are a combination of bag marks and what appears to be bookshelf album storage, with the mylar sleeve abrading the surface. I do not see any evidence of circulation, although there is toning in the places where light circulation would be found. A coin can circulate lightly and still be graded as UNC.

A larger concern is the presence of small spotting on the Indian's hair. This could become corrosion if it progresses.

The marks likely would hold the coin to MS-64 obverse and MS-63 reverse, with a blended grade of MS-63. At a 63, the soft strike would not likely cause a point deduction from the net grade.

IMHO, this is not worth slabbing. The abundance of raw MS-64/65 examples holds the price down well below a price point where slabbing would help. I wouldn't see any problem trading this coin at 63 raw on a bourse floor.

Nice album coin. Thanks for sharing it with us!