Curious on the grade of these coins I recently purchased ?

Hi All,

I am new to grading, so wanted your opinions.

1776-1976 Ike Dollar
1. https://www.instagram.com/p/_bQ2NWtnMF/ [Obverse]
2. https://www.instagram.com/p/_bQ_5PNnML/ [Reverse]

1963 Franklin Half Dollar
1. https://www.instagram.com/p/_cBW-ltnHs/ [Obverse]
2. https://www.instagram.com/p/_cBdu-tnH7/ [Reverse]

Thanks

 

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I have no expertise on these but those are good pics. Stick around and others will jump in for sure.

Welcome to the club!

 

63 or 64 on the Ike if not cleaned.
AU-50 on the Franklin.

 

I'm right there with Larry on both . AU-50 on the Franklin and 63 on the Ike .

 

For reference, I paid about ~$10 for the the Franklin and ~$4 for the Ike to an online dealer.

 

I think $4 for a Ike of that grade, if not cleaned, is a fantastic deal.

 

Is their a simple trick to detect if the coin is not cleaned ?

 

Only if it's been harshly cleaned and has hairlines or other marks from rough treatment . One can tell from years of looking at many coins over the years but even then there's always disagreement . Even the tpgs can't always tell and error on the side of caution with a Questionable color tag on their slab . A good place to look at thousands of coins is Heritage where you can see the coins that they determine to be cleaned or not . it's at ha.com .