The Official CoinTalk Grading Experiment 25

To me, it's a 64.
Booming luster, decent strike, brought down from gem grade due to excessive contact marks.

 

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66 Nice luster No rub only thing is a few marks in the field probably high in the grade but it's nice.

 

Yes, they made proof Trade Dollars. This is definitely not one of them.

 

A beautiful coin but see too many marks on it to go high. I can see it as MS 62/63.

 

I voted MS-64. Lovely luster, not such a great strike, too many obvious nicks and scuffs to go 65.

 

I'm not a big trade dollar guy. Although, I believe they grade them (without the chop marks of course), similarly to Morgan and Peace $s? Which I am familiar with. So I'm at 64? Although, I feel it could be a 65, that PCGS unnecessarily/harshly graded down a step b/c of that scratch on the Obverse? Nice looking coin nonetheless.

 

The Philadelphia Mint made Proof Trade Dollars, including some Proof only dates, but none were made at the San Francisco Mint.

 

64 the chatter and very slightly worn spots on the obverse kept it from a 65. I'm very new to grading and see many coins that should be graded lower and many higher, it's only an opinion so it is likely a 66? Lol

 

MS 64

 

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I went with 66, as these are rarely struck this clearly and the luster is impressive. Trade dollars are awfully tough though & most of my experience is with chop marked examples.

 

66, gem in my opinion.

 

After I read this I googled it. They didn't make very many of them, and a lot of them ended up in circulation, though, which is why I had never seen any. There were only 700 made in 1875.

 

I agree. Everyone else seems to think much lower.

 

It has too many marks for that grade, but with “grade-flatiron” in force, it’s always possible.

 

I do collect them but mine pale in comparison. Excellent strike and stunning luster but then there's all that obverse chatter. Still, I'd say a solid MS-64 with a CAC for good measure.

 

This Trade Dollar is graded MS-63.

 

Mmmm..... flat iron. This looks like it gets a good grade.

 

Here’s one I own. A 74 for comparison

 

Definitely choice. Red at that.