How do you grade an Eisonhower Dollar

I'm looking over a few of my MS Eisenhower coins, both Clads and Silvers and I'm trying to figure out how do you grade these things? They seem like such rough coins.

Look at this one for example which is a 1971 S Silver MS coin still in the government wrapper. How is this graded?





Ruben

 

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these are blowups

http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/images/jul_30_2007/ike_1971_ms_silver_reverse_30.jpg
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/images/jul_30_2007/ike_1971_obverse_ms_silver_20.jpg
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/images/jul_30_2007/ike_1971_obverse_ms_silver_24.jpg
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/images/jul_30_2007/ike_1971_obverse_ms_silver_25.jpg <--- Good Close up of Obverse
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/images/jul_30_2007/ike_1971_reverse_ms_silver_21.jpg
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/images/jul_30_2007/ike_1971_reverse_ms_silver_23.jpg
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/images/jul_30_2007/ike_1971_reverse_ms_silver_26.jpg
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/images/jul_30_2007/proof_set_3_1963_dollar_reverse_9.jpg
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/images/jul_30_2007/proof_set_3_1963_dollar_reverse_8.jpg
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/images/jul_30_2007/proof_set_3_1963_dollar_reverse_3.jpg
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/images/jul_30_2007/proof_set_3_1963_dollar_obverse_2.jpg

These last ones are obviously not 1963 dollars as the name of the image says. Its been a lot of photo editing of late.

Ruben

 

I generally don't grade them, I'd rather spend them, asap.

 

I dont grade to much, and have almost no experience, but I think ms-62

 

These are graded a little tougher than the clads since they come nicer.

The picture isn't good enough to really tell but my gut tells me that the
pictured coin is a very gemmy piece that has more than its share of mark-
ing. To get high grades these have to be very clean and to get the high-
est grades they also have to be gemmy.

It's probably an MS-65.

The clad coins are all tough in this grade. Morgans outnumber Ikes in gem
by more than 1000: 1.

 

I've only got one worthy of display. The rest a just trinkets to give nieces and nephews gifts during Christmas and the Holidays. There was an excellent article I recall in COINage which addressed this to the letter though... Maybe a year or two ago.

 

I bought a seven peice set of ike proofs for around $30 about three/four years ago. The 71-74 are silver and are in immaculate condition, the 77 however is covered with fingermarks.

 

But what places do you look for strike, wear and detail?

On a Morgan I immediately look at the Eagle Brest and the Hair Curls.

Ruben

 

I think the only way I can get better images is to break them out of the sealed bag.

Ruben

 

Definitely, the bag distorts it a lot.

 

Ruben, Here is a 73S Silver I have for reference. I'll see what others think, then I'll tell you what NGC says it is.
It does have a lot more luster than is evident in the pics.

 

Strike usually isn't much of an issue with silver Ikes in lower grades.

Extremely weak strikes will show up in the eagle's feathers but usually you'll see most of the weakness in the peripheral lettering and date.

 

Grading this coin from the photos is impossible. Could be anywhere from a 62 to a 67...Mike

For high resolution pics of high-grade Ikes, please feel free to paruse my collection: http://www.pbase.com/miker/mint_state_ikes

 

That is a nice collection of IKEs! I'm impressed. I love to close ups of Earth.

Ruben

 

Tha man is bald. What are the high points? The cheek, ear and forhead?

How much is the ANA guild? Should I break them from the plastic? I hate that plastic.

Ruben

 

I don't own a copy yet. I'll pick one up this week. I though that you might need ANA membership to get one. I've seen some websites with some grading photo's as well.


Thanks

Ruben

 

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