Guess the Grade - Barber Edition

64. Give it a star

 

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Last call before the evening reveal...

 

Before you reveal-
MS65.

 

We have an average grade of 64.00 and close to an even split on the designation (7-none; 6-star; 8-PL).

The answer is MS 63 Star:

 

It is difficult to show how pl the coin is from a picture.
The following video does a better job (use the arrows to scroll to see the reverse):

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0zfsMinxxb/

The hit on the neck is what I think limited the overall grade. It is reminiscent of the hit (maybe slightly larger) we saw on @physics-fan3.14 first GTG post featuring the Washington Quarter (The Official CoinTalk Grading Experiment 1).

 

Well done @Lehigh96

 

Thanks, most people probably don’t know this but I used to collect mint state Barber Quarters and my experience taught me that NGC was very tough on grading these coins. For example:



I purchased this coin raw from Heritage in 2002 (yes they used to auction raw coins) and thought it had a chance at MS65. Boy was I wrong.

 

@Lehigh96 that one has a few minor hits, but 63 seems a bit harsh. I wouldn't be surprised with a 64 or even a 65. Have you sent it in more than once (or tried PCGS)?

 

No, I showed that coin as an example but almost every Barber Quarter I submitted came back 1-2 grades below what I thought they would grade. Here is another example I thought would grade at least MS63.

 

Hmm, I whiffed this one, but I guessed 65, and it looks like the consensus was 65. I guess I should start buying NGC Barber quarters and crossing them to PCGS.

 

I am a total rookie at this series.
I really liked the Pl looking fields.

 

I guessed just now not having seen the result. Unlike Ed Wood, my grade was wrong.