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Valued Member
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question, and yea its a rookie question, but I have a $2.5 that from all research I have done should grade NO Less than MS 66, all day long, probably easily MS 67 and from the 2 I see on PCGS site could go MS68. The question then is do I post pictures of this coin, make it public or keep it to myself until I send it in and it comes back graded?
mlgdave
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Go ahead and post some pics. 1906 quarter-eagles are common in MS66, scarce in MS67, and very rare in MS68. It's easy to misinterpret a coin when comparing it to images. Luster strike, and eye appeal are paramount at this level. A MS68 has to appear (nearly) perfect to the naked eye, have a hammered strike, blinding luster, and off the charts eye appeal. PCGS has only certified 2 at that level in their history. They are $20,000 coins. A MS67 is much more common and readily available to those with $5,000 to spend on one.
We'd love to see yours!
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you were posting pictures itd basically be to ask for help grading it or because you wanted too. Ask long as you make sure the picture isn't Geotagged or giving away where you live theres not really a right or wrong answer to your question.
For that year out of over 5,000 graded PCGS only has 2 MS 68, 42 MS 67, and 226 MS 66 for what its worth.
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ok, so here they are. I opened the holder ever so carefully and took the pictures and then screwed it back shut, ididnt notice until AFTER I took the pictures that it got some dust on it. The white spots are dust. The back is flawless, the front has a scratch down by her hair, there are 2 small rubs on her nose and a minor light scuff in front of her nose. lets see what you think?    the sucker is seriously locked up behind alarms and in a TL30, I am not worried about that, I was more curious if making it publicly known harmed the value mlgdave Edited by mlgdave
09/30/2013 04:24 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I cannot comment on grade but posting the pictures should not harm any value.  |
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Looks like a proof more than a business strike.
If it were mine I'd have it slabbed just for the peace of mind.
(I'm VERY pro slab for better coins.)
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yep, I am sending it in for grading and slabbing, its definitely a beauty. Right now its in a plastic 3 piece holder screwed together with plastic screws. It has I beleive lexan covers on each side
mlgdave
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United States
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It does look like a coin worth submitting for grading. If it's been polished, someone did a super job of it. It could be a proof.
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Ehhhh those images... You make the surfaces look proofish, but the strike doesn't look proof... cleaned.
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I promise you it has not been cleaned, I have been drooling over it through the microscope for days. my picture quality I know is hard to determine its original luster but I will re take the photos and enhance the contrast and lower the glare
mlgdave
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Yeah, less glare would be great. Take it out in the sunlight on a nice cloudy day for ideal pictures. At any rate, the tics and scratches on the face will keep it to at least a 6... and that would be a touch generous imho.
Still thinking it's been polished or something, though... no offense. I'll wait off on better pics before saying for sure one way or the other.
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09/30/2013 6:23 pm
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 If I were you I would pack that thing up and send it off to PCGS  with kanga, it might be a proof |
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It has been sent off to PCGS already, I got the diamond membership so I also sent off 8 of my uncirc 1964D Kennedy d/d for grading
mlgdave
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Looks like a 65, but that haze has me worried that it has no luster. Hopefully it's just the picture.
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United States
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Though the pictures are very hard to grade from, I think I can make out enough marks on the jaw and the fields that I think a 67 or 68 would be unlikely. A 66 could be possible but my feeling is it's more likely to be in the 64 or 65 area if it grades problem free. Best of luck!
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This is out of my area of expertise, but it's an interesting thread. Good Luck with the Submission, and  to CCF |
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