Some comentary for those who think that PCGS is aways better than NGC

I have been building an early 20th century date set of quarter eagles. I have long found these dime sized coins to be more attractive than their $5 and $10 sisters. Since I had a set of the Indian quarter eagles, I decided it would be fun to complete the 20th century set from 1900 to 1929.

I already had a few dates, 1900, 1905 and 1907. I went to the last Winter FUN show looking for the other dates. I found them all except the 1902. I looked at an MS-67 graded piece really hard but finally rejected it because it had a rather nasty "hiden" bag mark on Ms. Liberty's nose. I decided that a coin graded MS-67 should not have that.

I bought a 1902 $2.50 in PCGS MS-65 in an on-line auction. When I received the piece, I was disappointed. The luster was not as good as I though it was from the photo, and it it's share of marks and then some for the grade. Here is the coin.



Here is a 1901 $2.50 in NGC MS-65. The luster is much better.



And to set the standard for those who are very impressed with CAC, here is a 1904 in PCGS MS-65, CAC.



And rounding this out, this 1907 is graded NGC MS-67.



My photography has a tendancy to make some marks look bigger than than they appear in person. This 1907 $2.50 has honey colored surfaces and is totally original. It's never been dipped or fooled with.

What do you think of the grading and these coins?

 

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If the 1907 has been fooled with, I'm a buyer for a jug of that of dip.

What do you think of this one? It's only graded MS-63 in an OGL holder, and for good reason because of some marks. The luster is strong.



This one, which I bought over 60 years ago, got an MS-62 grade over 25 years ago. It has hardly a mark on it, but the luster is more muted.

 

Submitting a common date gold coin for an upgrade from MS-63 to 64 is not worth it these days.