What would you grade this?

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How about just Handsome!!

 

That coin is beaming with luster and the reverse looks virtually mark-free from these pictures. The obverse displays just a bit of roughness but given both the very strong luster and the strong eye appeal I'm inclined to call this one a 66BN.

Beautiful coin. A Gem UNC is a coin you look at and think "Wow"! It is the type of coin you are hesistant to hold in your bare hands. This coin certainly seems like that to me.

 

Thank you for the in-depth grade estimate. I was happy to find it on the ‘bay in a Wayte Raymond album with tons of high grade gems. I’ll post a few more examples in other threads.

 

Just so you know I am not an expert, or anything close to one. I am just going by the grading procedures the best I know them, and that is my opinion. I wouldn't send it in to PCGS based on my opinion from a photo.

 

The reverse is definitely much more eye appealing than the obverse. Very nice original luster.

There's a hit running east to west on the obv just above Lincoln's ear. Lots of chatter around his shoulder and the field around Liberty.

I'm seeing it as an eye appealing AU58.

I'll also add the same disclaimer as @Omegaraptor . I'm just a casual collector. Not an expert grader by any stretch of the imagination. I just calls them as I sees them

 

The coin looks AT"d to me but hard to tell since not in person.Indians and copper cents in general are well known for these colors but so do most AT'd coins have the same appearance also.It has booming luster with no defects in general so most likely a natural 65BN,at least gem.

 

Im at MS64 BN due to the light scratch in hair and significant hit behind head on obverse.

 

The scratch on Abe's head, dinks on his shoulder, the hit behind his head and the numerous hits on the reverse lettering and the left (facing) wheat stalk may indicate light circulation vs. bag marks. The coin has luster but the blue, purple colors may be an indication of chemical cleaning. IMO this puts the beauty and eye appeal of the coin in the eyes of the beholder. Grading is best performed with coin in hand. Using the pictures provided I'm at AU 58, details AT.

 

MS-65, R&B. I think that the color is unusual, but original. The luster is too strong to have survived a chemical treatment.

Having said that, it’s probably not worth enough to have it professionally graded.

So far as the “numerous hits” citations, you have adjust for the fact that the photo has magnified everything to many times its normal size.

 

agree with details AT, but unc.

 

I'll wait for the fingerprints to start showing.

 

AT

 

I change my AT to QT.

 

63RB, the toning on the reverse is suspect.

 

I'm more in the 64-65RB range but agree with BadThad, the reverse color causes concern. Also, watch those bare fingers, even on the edges can result in prints reaching the surfaces.

 

@BlackberryPie IMO, this coin was exposed to chemical treatment--either a dip to brighten it in the past, or substance (e.g. sulfurous compound, or agent that dyes porous surfaces); aside from that, the surface preservation looks to be an equivalent of an MS-63. I would not have it graded, rather I would list it on eBay as a Toned Coin with NO reference to MS (eBay won't allow it anyway unless actually slabbed).

 

I totally agree with AT

 

AU50

 

Question for Mr. Pie: Is that die polish behind Lincoln's head?
Also, I think that the shoulder looks beat up because that is just the raw planchet surface that wasn't compressed by the die, ie weak strike for which Lincs are notorious. I think the color could be natural from album storage and I think it looks nice.