Grade? andopinions please

Snaz , like your new avatar coin , the toning is great .
rzage

 

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A coin has to have a decent strike to make 65, and it is has to be well struck for the date and mint to make it 67 and above I believe. I could be off though. (I know I almost always say that, but when I don't, it seems those are the times that I'm wrong. )

Phoenix

 

A coin should be fully struck for the issue to grade MS-65

Now you all interpet that

 

The thing now is for the TPG's to intrepret that.

Phoenix

 

Got it from numiscent. He said that he had no idea why PCGS did call it red. I agree that it should be red. PCGS said 64RB. The 64 I agree with, but the RB I don't get.

BTW, Doug, I see no wear on it. Don't know why my pic looks that way.

 

I talk too much

 

" What were they thinking "??

A cpl of coins that do not apply to this thread.

My " quick mental thoughts " that run thru my head, I just blurted them out.

Hopefully , they will help those to " think ahead" when selling coins , AND when purchasing them.

 

" Those coins "

I'll admit it here and public. I got my A kicked by PCGS this last month, several did not grade that I thought would grade a solid MS-XXX. Several graded that I shot the moon on and expected BB's. Go figure, it is totally unpredictable what they will do.

If I seem to contradict myself, I am doing that. It is an unexplainable thing. You get comfortable and go for it only to get whacked.......You tighten up and they give the MS grades away.

 

Every time I try and grade a coin based on pics lately I end up kicking myself in the head it seems.

I bought a coin from a major auction house recently based on pics, it was slabbed. I bought it, just about instantly regretted it, felt like I paid a lot less than I had budgeted, and looking at the pics again I was unhappy.

Then I finally held it in my hand. You know what? I like it

Then I bought another off of teletrade that I loved in the pics and, meh, not so much in person.

 

64 or 65 RB -- I'm torn. Also, those areas of "darkness" aren't wear, they're mellowed mint red, IMHO.