Are you smarter than an Anacs grader?

1946 Iowa commem, what is the assigned Anacs grade????? Big reveal Saturday....

 

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I'm guessing it got a 64.

 

64

 

Here's a little music, why we weight on a grade .

 

Don't EVER do that again.....

 

Maybe I'll be better after a Snickers Bar

 

MS60 DETAILS - CLEANED

 

65

Steve

 

This one's more better.....

 

Would you care to elaborate on your guess ?
I'm always willing to learn something

 

The winner is Paddy54 and Long shot, ms63 (probably today's 64).....the old Anacs labels are notorious for causing coins to tone while in the holder

 

I just have an eye for certain things.. when will you reveal the grade?

*EDIT - I see you just did.. Congrats to @Paddy54 !

 

I just did

I heard they kept 1000 of these coins back for the 50th and 100th anniversary...
Releasing 500 more to the public in 1996 and the last 500 in 2046.... I'd like to know where you could obtain these?? I also would like to know what the issue price would be now?

 

From PCGS coinfacts:

An additional 1,000 half dollars were set aside, 500 of which would be sold to finance the sesquicentennial in 1996, and the remaining 500 to be sold to finance the bicentennial in 2046. All 1,000 of the set-aside coins were coated in lacquer for protection. The Iowa Half Dollar was a sellout in 1946; sales of those set aside for the 1996 celebration were not as successful because of the high selling price of $500 per coin. Unsold coins were held over for the 2046 celebration.​

Lacquered! And they'll probably be at least $1000 the next time around.

 

$500 for a coin, that's worth $100 at the most non-lacquered?? Strange

 

To a commem collector, I could see it being worth $500 just for the history. A similar example of a coin that wouldn't seem like it'd be worth that much is the counterstamped Stone Mountain halves. I've seen XF pieces sell for MS64 money just due to the story behind them.

 

I agree and wanted one, if it was for sure from the 50th anniversary... That is, until I found out they were lacquered lol