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<p>[QUOTE="kanga, post: 458123, member: 9270"]Personally, no, I can't see whatever the TPG saw that would make this coin only a -61.</p><p>But there are several reasons for that:</p><p>1. Incused Indian gold coins are notoriously difficult to grade for the average collector, like me.</p><p>2. I would need the coin in-hand (vs. your images) so that I could tilt and turn it.</p><p>3. I can't see the edge. Maybe part of the lower grade comes from there(?)</p><p>4. The reverse looks a bit baggy, but to my eye not enough to take it down to a -61.</p><p> </p><p>Too many things I can't see/do to tell you why it's only a -61 and not a -63.</p><p> </p><p>My 1921 Peace dollar is a -62 and a learning coin for me. By looking at it and noting the problems, I get an idea of what to look for.</p><p>My 1928 Peace dollar is also a -62, but more difficult for me to see why.</p><p>And I've got both of these coins in-hand.</p><p>That's why it's said to learn grading you have to look at hundreds of coins from an issue.</p><p>Unfortunately I don't have that opportunity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kanga, post: 458123, member: 9270"]Personally, no, I can't see whatever the TPG saw that would make this coin only a -61. But there are several reasons for that: 1. Incused Indian gold coins are notoriously difficult to grade for the average collector, like me. 2. I would need the coin in-hand (vs. your images) so that I could tilt and turn it. 3. I can't see the edge. Maybe part of the lower grade comes from there(?) 4. The reverse looks a bit baggy, but to my eye not enough to take it down to a -61. Too many things I can't see/do to tell you why it's only a -61 and not a -63. My 1921 Peace dollar is a -62 and a learning coin for me. By looking at it and noting the problems, I get an idea of what to look for. My 1928 Peace dollar is also a -62, but more difficult for me to see why. And I've got both of these coins in-hand. That's why it's said to learn grading you have to look at hundreds of coins from an issue. Unfortunately I don't have that opportunity.[/QUOTE]
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