Picked up this lustrous German coin recently. It's graded by NGC. I haven't posted a "guess the grade" thread in ages, so here goes... Guess the grade, no pluses involved - just a straight MS grade.
The luster looks strong from the photos...the various ticks and scrapes made me go with a 64 (perhaps they over exaggerated on my screen and then that grade would be a little too harsh)
Great luster! I think there are a few too many marks on his cheek and obverse right fields for a 65, so I voted 64.
The line by EI of DREI is a die scratch - thus raised on the coin. There are a couple other places with die cracks between letters. Your comment of “RE” at one o’clock is a die crack. Also at RE at 7 o’clock.
My first impression of the obverse was a 64, and although the reverse is much nicer, I think the numerous small nicks on the obverse limit this coin to a 64.