Peace dollars graded MS63-67. Put them in order.

I'm sure there are nicer '34s out there, it's just that they are so darned expensive. I don't think your average collector has a '34s that nice. Doesn't that go for about 3 times what a 28p cost?

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I wonder if it's my puter or CT?

 

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Thanks Stewart

 

Wow, the 34 D threw me for a loop. I love the coin but with all of that going on in the neck area, wow? Love the thread thanks for letting me play, and once again nice coins. I envy your collection. I've been trying to find a 34 S like that in 63 and have not been able to get one yet.

 

My suspicion about the 34S is the scratch on the neck, which could have been considered damage by PCGS with a resultant drop in grade. However, I gave it the benefit of the doubt. I didn't think the luster was that bad to dock the grade.

Lance, in hand, what do you think is limiting the grade: the luster or the mark on the neck? Or is it some combo?

 

I believe those are deceptive and are just luster grazes catching the light in the photo.

 

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Good question. The '34-S, as you obviously know, is expensive in MS grade. There are only a bit more than 1,000 graded in PCGS MS63 or higher. The desirable 1921 high relief has eight times as many.

The TPG's are pretty careful about lofty grades here. This example is actually pretty clean with regard to bag hits. The one on the neck is a little exaggerated by lighting. But it is prominent enough.

I think the luster is merely average for the grade.

For an MS coin to grade 60-62 it usually has to be pretty baggy. This coin doesn't fit. So I think it came down to 63 or 64 and PCGS felt the slightly unimpressive luster and hit to the neck kept it from 64.

Just a lot of guesses really. It could be the grader had to run to the bathroom and made a quick stab at it.
Lance.

 

I like to think it is like this cause it makes it funnier.

 

Well the PCGS grades matched the concensus grade for the top three but the last two were reversed. The 23-S that PCGS called a 64 must be a low end piece or overgraded since the vote for it was 15 for 63 and only 3 for 64. The 34-S must be a high end coin because the vote for it only gave it 6 63 votes but 11 votes for 64.