ANACS Graded 1973 -D IKES

When I sent in all my Ike, I realized that I put aside some of the better ones, and I never sent them in. I forgot them in my room. So I just sent them in and they recently returned from ANACS. You can guess the grade

 

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They are a good grading service but I see so few of their slabs that I have no clue - not even a guess. Nevertheless, what do we see on the coin? I'll go first.

I see some brownish discoloration spots & streaks (toning).
I see a large scrape on the eagle's head.
I see a lot of original planchet surface impacts (OPSI marks) on the cheek that were not struck out.

What do you all see that I missed?

 

MS-65 . Due to the tiny nicks on Obv. and Rev. on close-up .

 

These coins always look so much more pockmarked in the images than in the hand. Additionally, I do a slight bit of photo-editing to try to make the coin look more like it does in life by adjusting the colors for white balance or to neutralize background glare. I think that brings out the deficiencies.

 

64

 

64

 

How much scrape damage on the eagle's head and breast (I missed on the first look) are allowed on a Mint State-65, 64, 63, 62, 61? Does it matter if the coin was damaged inside or outside the mint?

 

scrape damage? That is not scrapes. You see planchet marks not fully stamped out of the slugs or strike weaknesses.

 

I say 63 but ANACS probably gave it a 62.

 

does it look cleaner at closer real size?

 

Now I say 65 but now ANACS is 64

 

A couple more guesses and I should have it.

 

ANACS has a different standard for grading these. I'm sure we will have to wait several days to know what they called it. It will be one or two points higher than what PCGS or NGC would have graded it. The last 20 something GTG threads on these have shown that.

 

cplradar, posted: "scrape damage? That is not scrapes. You see planchet marks not fully stamped out of the slugs or strike weaknesses."

It appears to me that you don't see something very obvious so you either need glasses, or you need to examine a few thousand more Ike dollars because this type of DAMAGE is commonly found on these coins. Please read my original post again. The planchet marks mentioned in your post are mainly on the obverse.

 

Luster grazes, many nicks and dings on the high points and in the field. AU58 technically. MS63 market.

 

Scrape Damage:

 

This coin had never seen a day outside of its cellophane packaging.

 

How about you take a good photo of the eagle.
There is definite flattening on the eagles wings and head. Doesn't matter if it never left the cellophane. That doesn't automatically mean it is MS.

 

cplradar, posted: "This coin had never seen a day outside of its cellophane packaging."

So what? What does that have anything to do with the damage? Use your eyes!!!!

NEWS FLASH FOR all the "Ex-perts" on CT:

When Randy Campbell worked for ANACS in OH, he told me that the Director (John McDonough) of that service kept a drawer full of original MINT SEALED Proof and MS sets that contained DAMAGED COINS to refute and educate any uninformed collector that on occasion, the Mint damaged coins. Over the years, I've seen a few examples in hand that the customer thought were Mint errors. Since the customer is always correct, they were - DAMAGGED IN ERROR!

Pickin and Grinin, posted: "How about you take a good photo of the eagle.
There is definite flattening on the eagles wings and head. Doesn't matter if it never left the cellophane. That doesn't automatically mean it is MS."

The coin looks MS to me.


PS Very often the TPGS straight grade coins as this (I don't like it) but they lower the MS grade.

 

I agree, meant to say damaged.