UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS DOUBLED, AND 3-DIE CRACKS..MS-68 RECENT PURCHASE CRACKS ARE ON: "A" OF STATES, "D" OF DOLLAR AND GOING TO STAR, AND "F" OF OF
With so many die cracks that's evidence of a worn die. So that means USA has die deterioration doubling.. not a Doubled Die. Who said that's a MS68?
looked at it under high magnification, seems imho ms-68, since not selling it at moment, does not mater, if someone agrees fine, if not?? well..i can always lower the grade, no imperfections, clean and clear strike, no surface blemishes..also i compared it to pcgs photograde (free online grading site)..
looking at pcgs, for ms-67, my coin is better than that, and looks a bit like the ms-68, so i would say definitely a 67+ and maybe a 68??...got it pretty cheap so if i ever wanna sell it, i have some room...geez, you are up early...
The first photo shows evident circulation on the rims. There are small scuffs or smudges on both sides of the coin. Hope you didn't pay more than a dollar for it.
The die cracks are interesting, but at best I would call that a MS64 as Sac took a hit on the chin plus the rim marks. The reverse strike appears weak but it is probably just a last state polished reverse die on the reverse with the eagles left wing missing most of the feather detail. I really like this design and think is was soooooo much better than the dead presidents that followed.
ok, 67+..compared coin to pcgs photograde, it is better than 67 pictured in their picture, there are no marks or blemishes under 10 x magnification, has one or two slight contact marks, 0 wear, i even compared it to a ms-68 i have that is slabbed, it is identical...do not know what you are seeing, it is much better in hand, limitations of camera.....anyways.. grading is subjective..if it did not cost 50.00 i would send it in...but price is pointless...i buy slabbed coins all day long for 3.00-7.00, proof 69's and ms-66, 67 coins for a few dollars...and it cost someone 35.00 or more to slab it...i think it is nuts to do so..go to photograde by pcgs and look at a 64, they are all scratched and marked, this coin only has contact on chin...
just sharing a new coin i picked up, your opinions , like anyone elses are always welcome..sometimes i do take your advice, sometimes not....
go to pcgs photograde and look at an ms-64...a 64 has multiple wear and contact marks, that is what i used to grade coin...
sorry, in hand, and under 10 x magnifier, not seeing rim wear, nor scuffs, some light contact marks on rim, after all these are thrown in a bag with 50,000 others...like i already said, go to pcgs photograde, it is on internet and free, ..maybe will try another camera, ..
I know you never said or asked if it was a Doubled Die. But your title states DOUBLED in capital letters. That makes everyone think you are stating it is a Doubled Die. When talking about worthless doubling such as Deterioration doubling or mechanical doubling the word Doubled should not be used in conjunction with them. Understand?
diff. pics, i do not understand how someone can say this is an au, i will show pcgs pics for au grade in the following reply
ok, someone said au-58, another said at best a 64, i am showing those grades from the pcgs site, they are not my images and i mean no infringement..compare the coins in the site to mine, there are many many scratches and marks on au up to ms-65, mine is much closer to the 67 or 68 imo...just compare..
just look at the ms-63 (per pcgs) are you telling me my coin is worse than the one they say is ms-63???? come on now...