Hey gang!! I picked this coin up this past weekend from another dealer. I'm going to send it to NGC for certification. I don't normally like them white but this sucker has some screaming luster so I let it slide. The fields on the reverse are mesmerizing. What do you say it grades?
Im torn between 62/63. I think the reverse looks great, bit I think the chatter on the obverse might hold it back. Very nice piece though.
Lots of marks in the fields but based on my experiences with imaging coins I think cameras over accentuate that sort of thing. I suspect it doesn't look that bad in hand. I'd say 63-64. And the devices look pristine.
It is slightly PL but not enough for the designation. I got a new Canon 10MM macro lens... that thing is amazing.
Personally, MS60. The coin looks like it came in 8th in an axe fight. But I won't be surprised if NGC says 62.
I say it doesn't get past MS-63 only because of all the hairlines and marks in the fields. It is still a great coin and the luster probably looks great in the hand. Nice buy. Final grading 61-62.