I stumbled across this on ebay, do you think it grades what he said?, because if it does it looks like that guy made a killing on it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8311985420
Looks like a few marks on the face....I'm not too good on MS grades but I wouldn't call a grade unless I could see both sides... Speedy
I went back and worked and Refreshed it and it worked this time...still don't think I would call it a MS65 but its a nice coin! Speedy
If I collected Peace Dollars, and if I needed that year and mint, and if I were feeling very flush, I might go MS62 money; but the rim nicks, cheek and neck marks, field marks and scratches, make even that a stretch IMHO.
I would not buy ungraded coins from E-bay Based upon the picture only, MS62. I would grade it MS62. I would need to see both sides though. Coin grading is subjective. I learned that the hard way. For a long time I hesitated buying a Lafayette dollar. They were known as "laugh at you" because they are difficult to grade. I bought a raw 1900 Lafayette dollar advertised as MS63 for $400.00 I thought that was a great deal. The coin was blast white and pretty. I sent it in to NGC who thought otherwise. It came back AU58. This was disapointing to me as I typically only purchased NGC or PCGS graded coins. The one time I didn't......ouch! You might find a keeper buying raw, but if you truly want a real keeper, buy it graded (PCGS or NGC) and you cann't miss.
I disagree there...you can miss...sometimes graders mess up and when they do it can cost you a nice $$$... Speedy
Personally, I wouldn't spend $400 on a raw coin because I just don't trust my grading skills as much as I trust the TPGs. They might make mistakes, but I'll bet I make a lot more. Below mint state I feel somewhat comfortable using Photograde. But above AU I'm in deep trouble a lot of the time [Well, okay, most of the time]. Even if you don't take the TPG opinion as the final word, it's nice to see their opinion. Without the TPGs, I'm just the source of the great deals that those of you who are pros talk about. So TPGs have opened up the hobby somewhat for people like me to participate.
