Guess the Grade.......1948 Booker T.

Beautiful coin, but choppy face....64

 

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I gotta shoot some more pics.........that color on the reverse isn't entirely correct. I couldn't understand where all the blue tint was coming from. Take a look here.







There is the beginning of some toning in the area though. Back before long........

 

I agree with all assessments regarding the marks on the face, but apparently the graders let that slide a bit. I will say that the marks are hardly noticeable when viewing the coin in hand and maybe that's why this coin got a free pass.

Two more shots before the big reveal.....



@kanga & @physics-fan3.14 .........I've wiped that danged lens and can see no finger print when I hold the coin under a strong lamp, yet when I photograph it, the print appears. It must be on the coin. Something similar happened to me with a T Roosevelt medal only it was a mysterious hair. Everytime I took a pic it's there, yet gone when I view the medal in hand.

 

@green18 , you big tease...post the grade....

 

OK.......

 

@green18

 

Yeah, the gang must been having the company Christmas Party when they graded this one. I doubt it would 'Bean', but who the devil cares?

 

If you like the commem, than that's all that matters! I like it! Seems a tad overgraded, but it must have some eye popping luster.

 

I do say, it does look nice in hand........

 

Bump.........

 

Catching it on the bump, that might sticker, as CAC don't pay no mind to +s.

 

Nah, don't think so.......

 

They're all marked in the face like that. Just sayin'...

 

What? You never had pimples as a kid?

 

Off to watch some Beisbol.....

 

Only thing is CAC might not want to put its prestigious label on a coin with a fingerprint. Especially your fingerprint, good buddy.

 

Not mine.......and I've got AFIS on it....gonna catch the culprit.

 

Do you want me to send it to our crime lab? You'll be surprised what they can tell from these. That one looks like a thumbprint, not a fingerprint. I'd estimate from that it's a guy about 5'8", blue eyes, fair skin and a receding blonde hairline. It's off the left thumb.

 

Well, good for you, I guess. But dang, I'd call that seriously overgraded... just my opinion. Even with these different pics, that one tops out at a low-end 65 in my book.

 

Yeah. That luster must really be something. When it's really captivating, they'll overlook a lot, figuring their market is going to see it and shell out for it like there's no tomorrow. I'm not knocking the coin, I'm knocking the market grade on the coin.