GTG 1952 S Quarter

Wow! My evaluation was '64. Congrats my friend, but you have the advantage.........you've got the coin in hand.

 

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Tads out of focus from this point of view.......

 

With Washington quarters not being my strong suit I was leaning towards a 67 but played it safe at a 66. It is a very nice specimen and doesn't surprise me that it was higher then I posted.

 

Yeah I have a 1946 D in 66 by ngc and I think it's nicer, less marks and slight gold tone to it, and I would rather use that one for my type set. Im gonna sell this one, see if i can make a few bucks.

 

Tomorrow I am going through a complete set of unc. Washington quarters for varieties . A dealer friend of mine purchased a rather large estate sale. And my first look at the Washington quarters I found 5 varieties on the first page of the Dansco album.
They are now at Anacs being graded. Who knows what tomorrow will bring.... taking a scope with me this is going to be a lot of work but fun.

 

Yes, I would rather grade conservatively.

However, the difference between MS-61 and MS-67 is an extreme and significant difference. Most of the posters guessed 66. The difference between 66 and 67, accounting for the fact that we are judging from underlit and out of focus pictures, is completely understandable. Grading this coin a strong 65 would be conservative, but justifiable based on the pictures.

61 to 67 is an exorbitantly large error.

Your "highlighted" picture shows a few very minor contact marks and luster grazes. These are nowhere near enough to warrant a 61 grade. If you actually think that this grades 61, I strongly suggest you read a couple of books on grading (I wrote one that may help you, linked in my signature). The ANA grading guide, while not particularly useful for UNC grades, may help you as well. Go view a few 61 graded coins in your favorite auction archive, and compare them to this coin. You'll see no comparison.

What sort of coins do you collect? I don't mean this out of spite - I am genuinely curious. If American coins, especially high grade 20th century coinage, is out of your collecting experience, then it may be that you are unfamiliar with how to grade this material. There's nothing wrong with that, and we will help you gain experience.

 

Here is an MS-63 1952-S Washington Quarter to give you perspective of grade. Compare this to the OP's and it's night and day difference just within that 4 point difference. When you get down into the MS-61 range, you are typically dealing with a lot of hairlines and a lack of luster along with the hits and luster grazes exhibited below.

Please don't take us as dog piling on you. We are simply trying to help you.

 

65+is my conservative grade, but that picture is so well magnified that nearly any imperfection is blown out of proportion. When viewed at lesser magnification, it looks like a higher grade, but in the high 66 area and if a 67 it,s in the low range. After seeing it in the holder I would grade it 66+, but I,m no expert on Washingtons.