The US Mint had nothing to do with the grading and distribution of these coins. The grading, advertising, sales and distribution was all handled by the General Services Administration on behalf of the Treasury Department.
I'm in at 63+ - - - - the face, and field in front of the face, is pretty hammered. The reverse is 66 lovely at a minimum.
I think the GSA amateur graders made the correct decision in categorizing this coin as they did based on their grading standards that were used over 50 years ago. They did not have the benefit of a time machine to see how things are judged in this day and age.
Very nice coin!
Edited by westernsky
04/17/2022 2:27 pm