U grade 'em - 1914-S $20

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by 900fine, Jul 20, 2008.

  1. 900fine

    900fine doggone it people like me

    Alright, peeps... here we go again ! It's the fabulous "U grade 'em" game.

    This time, it's a 1914-S Saint Gaudens $20, certified by PCGS. Feel free to throw down all comments, good and bad, along with your personal grade decision. If you like, take a shot at what you think Da Boyz at PCGS graded it.

    Enjoy !

    Ricky B
     

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  3. Hobo

    Hobo Squirrel Hater

    Nice looking coin. I'l say MS-64. Could have been 65 if not for the mark or two on the Sun.
     
  4. stainless

    stainless ANTONINIVS

    I'm going to say an MS-62

    stainless
     
  5. Arizona Jack

    Arizona Jack The Lincoln-ator

    64 with a green football sticker ?

    Now the big question....

    Why did you sign your post Ricky B?
     
  6. zaneman

    zaneman Former Moderator

  7. Spider

    Spider ~

    high-end 63 to lower 64
     
  8. kanga

    kanga 65 Year Collector

    Looks better than mine, and mine's a MS-63.
    I'm thinking MS-64, maybe even -65.
     
  9. quicknight

    quicknight Member

    I'm not familiar with gold. That being said, I would say 63 or 64. I kept looking at the marks on the left obverse. Very distracting.
     
  10. 900fine

    900fine doggone it people like me

    Yes, they are distracting, but more so on the photo. Not as noticeable on the real coin. They are light luster grazes, and not outright nicks.
     
  11. 900fine

    900fine doggone it people like me

    That's my name !

    ("don't wear it out", as we said when we were kids)
     
  12. Arizona Jack

    Arizona Jack The Lincoln-ator

    AhhhhOK, lol. We have a bunch of Ricky B's here.....
     
  13. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    I'd go with the consensus of 64 and think that is what the slab says as well.
     
  14. 900fine

    900fine doggone it people like me

    Maybe THAT'S what makes this such a fantastic website !!! :rolleyes:
     
  15. bqcoins

    bqcoins Olympic Figure Skating Scoring System Expert

    HMMMM, I'm going to go with a 63 as my gut tells me, even though I have scant experience grading big gold. It is pretty thou.
     
  16. The Virginian

    The Virginian Senior Member

    Ditto.
     
  17. mikenoodle

    mikenoodle The Village Idiot Supporter

    ok, I am a bit late to this party and instead of just repeating what everyone else is saying, I think I will go on a limb and say that I think that everyone is right, but if they ARE wrong, (which I doubt) this coin probably slabbed 65. It just looks closer to that to me than to 63.

    and 900fine, I think it's all of the great people with their opinions and knowledge that teach me something almost every day that makes this a great site.
     
  18. rzage

    rzage What Goes Around Comes Around .

    Nice MS-64 , PCGS MS-65
    rzage
     
  19. 900fine

    900fine doggone it people like me

    Enough suspense ! The envelope, please...

    ...and the winner is...

    MS64
     

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