I don't know anything about these - but it looks like I see a slight touch of wear, so I will stick with AU-58. Sweet - very sweet.
I'm right on the fence, but I say MS60? Looks like the rim at 12 O'Clock is a little banged up, but definitely a beautiful coin. I love that St. Gaudens too btw.:thumb:
Im aming high - That is a stunner IMHO - MS65 . OH & I had to take the yellow out , hope you dont mind. Here are the pics I used to decide upon.
I hope the coin is graded 55 or 58, but suspect it is in an MS holder. That said, I don't look at or follow these coins closely, so the above is just a wild guess. Whatever the grade, that's a to-die-for coin, that I would be happy with a VG.
I'm gonna say MS63. Even if that coin has wear and is technically AU, I bet it was market graded into an MS holder just like Mike fears.
It looks like a very high AU to me, but given the scarcity and the beauty of this coin- virtually unmarked!- I bet it gets MS63. That's a stunner!
i bet it gets a ms63 even though think i see abit of wear. Did anyone else cringe when they saw that coin in the NGC holder? It looked like the holder was pushing in the edges.
hoochie MAMA luster luster luster I've gotten where I don't try to grade coins from photos anymore. It's hard to tell whether something is a minor luster break or just shadow. If AU, it's a solid AU58. With that luster and those fields ? Heck yeah. 58 fo sho. If MS, solid 62, maybe 3. I'll just say AU63 !
i agree. and since leadfoot has decided he will die for the coin, give em the coin he wont be needing it after his vacation in heaven btw brother leadfoot i had found one too but it went for 14k and i dint want to spend more than 10k so i never got it maybe some other time
Zane I gotta say - you're making me work here pal ! Lot's of killer coins you've been posting. I gotta say AU55 on this, too much luster gone to be otherwise. And even with their value grading, I just don't see how they could ignore the rim dent at 12 o'clock.
What do think I'll say ? I'll say they screwed up of course. A rim dent of that severity precludes any MS grade.
Doesn't look like a rim dent to me -- or if it is, it doesn't look THAT bad -- perhaps a photographic artifact?