Guess the Grade Roosevelt

here ya go... guess the grade

sorry I haven't been so vocal lately... then again... maybe you've been enjoying it

 

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yes we are and what are you doing with my coin. i think thats the 66 i lost

 

Ms-65

 

I'll say MS-64. Interesting coin, lol. It has character IMHO. :thumb:

Phoenix

 

To me the obverse looks like EF or AU with a heavy die clash on the obverse. The revers looks AU.

Lou

 

MS-65 , Pics are a little small to be sure though . So it is a guess .
rzage

 

I know I'm stupid about these things, but I can't see in any way how that can me an MS. Look at the ear and the reverse looks quite rubbed.

Ruben

 

BTW - I've always thought that portrait looks more like Truman than FDR.

Ruben

 

It's not stupid that it looks AU. The problem is that if it is AU, the submitter is a complete idiot. There are no Roosevelts worth slabbing that are not gem state MS (including the 1949-S). So when we see a Roosevelt in a PCGS holder we automatically assume that it is uncirculated.

Having said that, I will guess that it is MS65, but the photos are really too small to make an accurate determination.

 

Almost MS
AU58 looks good to me.
it looks like some holders I have which are not slabs.

 

It looks like an old PCGS rattler to me, but if I am wrong and it is not a PCGS slab then the coin very well might be AU. I am sticking with my original guess of MS65 though.

 

Having a bad night. I don't have many PCGS holdered coins so I always forget the progression of the holders. I have to change my mind again. Not a rattler holder which didn't have the concentric rings, but an early OGH instead.

 

65 vs 66 the battle continues. he has offered the coin to one of right OP?

 

Spot on, Lehigh! It IS an old green holder (after the rattler, but before the new green holder, before the current blue holder). And your logic is also spot on... If this coin isn't MS, then I am an idiot for certifying a $10 coin, so you are safe to assume that it is indeed an MS coin.

I like to show this coin because (and this is directed at Ruben, No stupidity in your statement at all, sir!) if I hadn't seen it in the slab, I would have NEVER believed that this coin is MS. I have learened so much from this particular coin about toned coins and toning on coins in general. Mostly how to look for luster underneath the toning, and on the highest points of a design for wear.

You can totally tell when the coin is in hand, though. There is luster underneath all of the monster toning on this coin! It is really apparent on the reverse, but you must look closely to see it on the obverse and the pics don't really show it well to be honest, and the detail is ALL there.

I will let a few more chime in before I disclose the grade on the slab and keep the coin... (curse you Spock! )

congratulate yourself, Lehigh! good detective work! and HUSH, Spock, I did NOT!!!

 

Now that you mention it it does .
rzage

 

Yeah but I can only judge it buy how it looks and it sure don't look like a MS or Proof coin to me.

Dimes are weird, but still. This is a dull coin.

Ruben

 

Of course it does. This has been Truman's inside joke since the coin was designed

Ruben

 

Truman probably gave the mint engraver his picture and told him to use it as Franklins
rzage

 

Now tell me, who is on this coin?

Ruben

 

Reuben I know what you are angling at but that definitely is Mr. Roosevelt on the Dime. BTW....I like Harry but that aint him on the dime.