Guess the grade of this 1923 Saint

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by mpcusa, Jun 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM.

  1. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    This coin is pretty special to me, I lost my father 10 years ago and this coin celebrates
    his birth year of 1923 :)
     
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  3. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

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    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

  5. AdamL

    AdamL Well-Known Member

    I'll guess 62
     
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  6. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

  7. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    Just to let you know, I'm almost never a right guesser, here goes; MS-60. By the way great looking coin.
     
  8. GoldFinger1969

    GoldFinger1969 Supporter! Supporter

    It might be unfair, because I have an MS-63 CAC 1923 to give me a baseline. :D

    Are those cleaning marks to Liberty's left-side (our right) ? I'll assume NO to avoid a Details grade. Suspicious that the abrasions flow in one direction. :wideyed:

    It looks close to my 63 so I'll go with that though a 62 wouldn't surprise me.
     
  9. Anthony Mazza

    Anthony Mazza Well-Known Member

  10. GoldFinger1969

    GoldFinger1969 Supporter! Supporter

    MP, you might want to get a Green Bankers light/bulb and use an angled picture frame holder like I do here.

    Angled perfectly to show contrast on the coin instead of a monotone look.

    Here's my 1923:

    1923 Saint MS-63 OGH CAC OBV.jpg View attachment 1717902

    1923 Lustrous REV.jpg

    I also found out that while razor-sharping the lettering in the label might focus on that....it does NOT make for the clearest image on the coin (at least with my Galaxy S24 or most smartphones). So focus on the COIN ITSELF for any of you using this or a similar setup.

    Lettering on the coin -- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TWENTY DOLLARS -- or other fine points should insure the coin is razor-sharp even if the label is slightly blurry, like mine above.

    Zoom in and you'll see the lettering is pretty sharp...so even if the label is slightly blurry the coin overall will look good even when you Zoom in.
     
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