Guess the Grade: 1921 Peace

Sorry about the photo discoloration. The photos also didnt pick up the luster of the coin that well.

 

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I thought 61/62 but there is wear on the hair....still a nice one, can even see luster.

 

I'm going to say MS63. I don't think there is any wear...just the typical 1921 poor strike. I see a few dings...especially those right on the focal area in the neck which I think will keep it from grading any higher.

However, 1921 Peace Dollars are notoriously hard to grade...so I may be way off.

 

I always thought that the '21 was a weak strike, thus why I sent this coin in to get graded. I believed that it was a high grade with a weak strike, and when comparing it to a 64 that I have graded the fields looked A LOT better, but the strike on the 64 was a lot better.

 

Ok weak strike not wear...makes sense. (61/62)

 

I'll go with 64.

 

AU58

Yes, the '21's have weak strikes, but the eagle's leg on the reverse looks like it exhibits wear. It's tough to tell as the photo's are slightly out of focus.

 

AU 58, I would have gone with AU55 if available, but due to scarcity, probably got the bump.

 

I'm going weak strike and wear, AU-55

 

I think that strike is weak enough to hold it to a 63, but a 64 would not astound me.

 

Plenty of easily seen wear on her hair and on the right side of the eagle. Great looking Peace Dollar and my favorite year of the series. I'd have to give it an AU55.

 

It was graded MS61 bt NGC. I thought that it was undergraded because it was a weak strike, but I guess they gave it the 61 because they couldnt decide if it was wear or a weak strike. Lol

 

Well I am glad it got the MS grade. After following this thread and the comments about wear, however minimal or weak strike, I think we have our answer. It is weak not wear...otherwise no MS grade correct?

 

Very nice coin.

Looks better than 61.

From PCGS: In fact, fewer than 10 1921 Peace dollars out of 1,000 are very sharply struck. As the PCGS, NGC, ANACS, etc., certification services do not insist upon sharp strike as a pre-requisite to high grade, chances are excellent that a certified MS-63, 64, or 65 coin may be weakly struck, at least on the obverse.

 

With that said, i dont know why this coin would get a 61 if it is a weak stike?

 

IMO i thought it was going to get a 64 or 65 before I sent it in, dealers also agreed with me that it looked like a 64-65

 

A bit diminished luster avers, so I think this coin is in MS63 condition.

 

I'd agree.
Are you going to crack it out and send it to PCGS?

 

I know I'm late to this thread but I just voted MS63. It appears to be an atrtractive MS coin with weak strike.

Here is an NGC MS64 from my collection. My old photo doesn't accurately depict the in-hand luster & light toning.