Grade this IKE?

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  1. cplradar

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  3. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

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    People don't like clicking links, and I grade it MS64 at best.
     
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  4. Tater

    Tater Coin Collector

    Hard to tell without the reverse. I'd put it in the 63-64 range at best. The hit in the open field and the hit in the hair keep it from going higher.
     
  5. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    I wouldn't even grade it . It's not for everybody I guess. :meh:
     
  6. thomas mozzillo

    thomas mozzillo Well-Known Member

    IMO, you can do better on eBay where you can see both sides of the coin.
     
  7. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    The coin in the picture looks 64 to me. Maybe 65 on a good day.

    However, the fact that they only posted an obverse image screams "stock photo" to me. There's no telling what the coin actually received would look like. It might not be the one shown.

    As @thomas mozzillo mentioned, you'd be better off shopping elsewhere. Somewhere where you could see both sides of the coin and have some idea that the actual coin you're going to receive is the coin pictured.

    You could get a Mint State example in a PCGS slab for not much more than that. (And in some cases, even less.)
     
  8. cplradar

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  9. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    At least MS-64. It would not surprise me that it's in an MS-65 or 66 holder if the reverse does not have problems.

    I have been surprised at the grades for modern coins in slabs, that most of us would view as pocket change. I remember looking at some Delaware State Quarters, when the series started, in slabs that had "MS-65" on them. They looked no different than the coins in my pocket except that they were certified. I was thinking more like MS-63 or 64 for a grade, which in many cases is what a new coin will grade.

    One dealer was charging $40 for them. A couple of shows later, one of his customers came in ready to ring his neck for cheating him. Needless to say, that dealer ended that promotion.
     
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