Grade this little lady....Miss San Diego 1935

Picked this little lady up today and was wondering what you guys think. Though not as georgeous as T$'s I still think she's a looker. Guess the grade guys.....I'll post what she rates later.

 

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I love the way the luster just booms on those!! In my (very humble) opinion... MS66

 

Aw, thanks

I think she's a looker too! I'll go with MS65

 

Since you said it was not as nice as T$'s i'll have to give it a MS65, though it looks 66 to me

 

Shoot, did I let the kitty out of the bag with that line?

 

Now based on the luster in these photos, I have to give the coin an MS66. Although the photo quality is not, I believe the surface quality to be comparable to T$'s coin.

 

Ah, to be 14 (15) again and to know how to tweak gadgets......but I try. Better than that old scanner......:smile

 

I will go MS65

 

Oh don't give the kid the credit, the photos were taken by Todd (the seller).

 

Ken, very nice coin and nice work on your pics too.

 

Oh dear, I forgot that.....

 

Yeah, if I had the ability to take pics like that...YOWZER!
My camera is a piece of crap, that doesn't have the capability to take nice photos, I've messed around with it for years, just can't be done.

Todd takes some amazing photos.

 

I think the coin is a beauty,great luster,great strike ETC ,flawless I would say MS67
JIM

 

That is a real beauty Ken...wow!

 

Yep - nice coin and I think a 66 also.

 

I like it, a solid MS65 IMO.

 

Well, won't keep you guys in suspense (suspense?) any longer. She did indeed grade out at '65 by NGC. Picked her up a coin show today (Massapequa) but she really wasn't what I was after. What I really was lookin' for was a nice Texas Commem. Nobody seemed to have 'em. Then I visited a dealer who had some real nice stuff and upon looking, saw two San Diego's raw....'35-s and '36-d. He had them both graded as uncirc but the '35 seemed to be the better of the two. I took out the loupe and examined the coin a little closer. The "s" seemed mushy. I relayed this observation back to the dealer where upon he pulled out his loupe and examined the coin. Weak strike was his determination. OK (says to myself) lets have a closer look. Took the coin back and examined it again. It was at this time that I saw the hairlines. The coin was "scrubbed", so much so that I think that the "s" was affected. Thanks, but no thanks.
Moved on down the line and saw the little lady pictured in the OP. Love at first site, and in a "holder" to boot! Not much more in price than the "raw examples. Most of you folks here know me as being, basically, a "raw " guy. I like my stuff up close and personal but in this case.....I'm glad I opted for the holder.

Oh, one thing more. I bought the coin, not the holder.

Thanx guys.......

 

Great story Ken. I love hearing peoples personal transactions in picking.

 

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You go Ken!
But...next time don't try and spill the beans for us...if it makes ya feel any better, I was going to guess MS66, until I read what you typed.