Looks to be 63-64, and the value would fall between $2440- $4780(numismedia.com price guide), $2500 - $5250(PCGS price guide). Nice find, worth submitting.
It is a great date, and appears even from the dark pictures to be mid grade MS--I'd say probably a 64 with the very clean fields. DEFINITELY a submit--can't understand why it hasn't been slabbed before.
+! Like the 1884S, which is MORE of a conditional rarity, all of the post 1882 San Francisco coins jump way up in price in MS. 1883s-1889s all become more conditional high priced coins.
Keep in mind the 1883 S is what's known as a 'condition rarity'. Got one in XF? Meh...I'll give you fifty bucks for it. Once you get up into the Mint State examples, they go for tall cash. Hard to tell without seeing it in hand, but if it's genuine, this one could be 62-64ish. Meaning $2,500+.
The photos must have been taken in his garage with the door up and the sun at the rear of the house. J/K! But, I see no luster at all. Maybe that is why it isn't already slabbed. Chris
I think it is the bad photo, Chris. The surfaces look beautiful, and I suspect the reflectivity is being impaired in the photo. Bad photos can equal a bad presentation. You may be right--though I don't see wear on the coin.
Or they can be exactly right and showing you what is there, as well as not there. Assuming either is a mistake. But based on what I can see, I see what looks like wear on the coin, obv and rev. Based on those pics I could grade it no higher than mid AU. And mph, those look to be exactly the same pictures to me.
