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I have only a handful of slabbed coins, but for some reason I have three of these, all dated 1941, one D, two P (no S) Guess the grade for each coin. Feel free to guess the TPG for each coin too. All three TPG companies are reputable. Any long scratches are on the slab, not the coin. Coin #1:   Coin #2:   Coin #3:   |
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Pillar of the Community
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I will guess:
62 Looks like hits to the fields on obv
63 Many hits obverse left of Liberty
58 Looks like eagles feathers have luster breaks
Photos are a little dark so these are my best guesses.
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#1 - MS63 lots of field ticks, neck looks rough, appears to have nice luster. #2 - MS64 Nicer than the first coin, not as brilliant in the luster #3 - MS62 Dull surfaces, may even go AU No way to tell the TPG company or companies that graded them. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Pics are a bit too dark to do the best grading job; there may be little nicks that I can't see.
The variation in opinions seem to indicate this.
Sometimes I cheat.
I compare with PCGS Photograde. A worthwhile resorce if you are not keen on slabbed coins.
Sometimes if you are photographing the coin IN the slab, nicks and dust marks on the slab itself can upset our grading attempts. Make sure the slab is clean and perfectly UN sctatched UNnicked. Good lighting and the angle of it can be important as well.
Perhaps a thread could be started on the best ways to photograph a coin IN a slab.
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I will guess they all graded MS-64.
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Sorry about the pics, I tried too hard. These point and shoot pics taken in daylight might be better. I will reveal each TPG before revealing the grade. Coin #1 (ICG):   Coin #2 (PCGS):   Coin #3 (NGC):   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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They all look, MS-64 to me.
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Much better pics.,
64
65
65
should result in a narrower range of grading opinions by others than me.
All nicely struck.
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All very good guesses. The grades are #1 ICG MS65 #2 PCGS MS64 #3 NGC MS64 My favorite is the 1941-D (#2 PCGS MS64) As westcoin pointed out, it is not as brilliant as the others. It has a nice soft look too it. Easy to see the details at a glance. It almost looks like an ASE  Also because of where it got hit by the edge of another coin. I suppose that by itself dropped it a point. #1 and #3 are not so different overall. Equal luster, but #3 has a slight golden tone. On #3 you can see some brown spots in the pics, but 3 of them are on the slab lol. There is one on Liberty's chest. Also there is a die crack or something running over the bottom of F to the wing under A (in OF AMERICA) #1 may have gotten an extra point for being so darn bright! |
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Posted 11/09/2014 11:28 am
