Commemorative Grading Challenge!

Anyone up for a grading challenge on a few coins that are not quite so commom - three different early commemoratives! Links below are to high quality images stored on my server. Good luck...

1. 1893 Columbian Quarter Dollar (Isabella Quarter) commemorating the Board of Lady Managers
- http://www.cdcda.org/Coins/grading/isabella_obverse.jpg
- http://www.cdcda.org/Coins/grading/isabella_reverse.jpg

2. 1935-S San Diego Commemorative Half Dollar commemorating the California Pacific-International Explosition
- http://www.cdcda.org/Coins/grading/san_diego_obverse.jpg
- http://www.cdcda.org/Coins/grading/san_diego_reverse.jpg

3. 1937 Antietam Commemorative Half Dollar commemorating the 75th anniversary of the battle of Antietam.
- http://www.cdcda.org/Coins/grading/antietam_obverse.jpg
- http://www.cdcda.org/Coins/grading/antietam_reverse.jpg

To get everyone started, all are MS60 or better.

 

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1. MS-63
2. MS-65 maybe 66
3. MS-63 maybe 64

 

1. MS-64
2. MS-65
3. MS-63. Are those hairlines in the field on the reverse?

 

1. MS-63

2. MS-65

3. MS-64

 

OK, hard coins to grade from a photo, but here are the grades as they were slabbed by PCGS:

1. 1893 Columbian Quarter Dollar (Isabella Quarter) commemorating the Board of Lady Managers - MS63

2. 1935-S San Diego Commemorative Half Dollar commemorating the California Pacific-International Explosition - MS65

3. 1937 Antietam Commemorative Half Dollar commemorating the 75th anniversary of the battle of Antietam. - MS64

So congrats go to Numismanic on this challenge!

 

I got pretty close on that one.