The Official CoinTalk Grading Experiment 27

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Ms64

 

66 is my guess. obverse is nearly perfect with creamy luster. some marks on the eagle but the fields are clean.

 

MS 66 Methinks it would grade higher except for a few tiny marks in the area above the date.

 

The obverse is MS-66, the reverse is a weak MS-65. That's why I voted MS-65

 

Ok, with 32 guesses, CT averaged 65.4. PCGS and CAC gave this a 65, so good job!

This one is sorta tricky. The strike is good, and the luster appears quite strong. Many of you are focusing on the high quality of the obverse - there are very few marks on the obverse, mostly just a couple on her neck and around the date (I think at least one of these may be on the slab). The reverse on this coin, however, is key. There are a couple of decent marks on the eagle's wings, but there are a couple of severe marks on the legs. Remember, the legs are not a prime focal area (which is why many of you may have missed them). Marks in this area are weighted less severely. However, marks of that size must bring the grade down.

The obverse of this coin is probably a 66+, the reverse is probably a 64+. You average those out to a 65. Congrats to those who got it (which was still 43% of you).