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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 3504174, member: 13307"]That's what I've been thinking...why did they "hate" this coin so much? MS62 doesn't really make sense. I think it looks like a surefire MS64 to me (not that I'm an expert grader by any sense, but I did send a huge pile of Type B Washington Quarters to get graded a while back and got plenty of 63 and 64's. It's right around the same quality of the 64s. At the very lowest a 63 (on a <i>bad</i> day.) But not a 62.</p><p><br /></p><p>In hand, it doesn't have that "luster that lights up the sky" - but it doesn't look over dipped. Doesn't even look dipped at all. </p><p><br /></p><p>I saw it at the auction and was really surprised to see such a low grade. When I threw in a bid ($100) I didn't expect to win it...but somehow I ended up taking it home (the only coin I bought last night.) So, honestly, I'm happy even if it stayed a 62. But now I have to figure out if it's worth sending in for a potential upgrade, or just to find someone to send it to CAC for me. (I don't really play the upgrade game too often, just when opportunity strikes.)</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you think?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 3504174, member: 13307"]That's what I've been thinking...why did they "hate" this coin so much? MS62 doesn't really make sense. I think it looks like a surefire MS64 to me (not that I'm an expert grader by any sense, but I did send a huge pile of Type B Washington Quarters to get graded a while back and got plenty of 63 and 64's. It's right around the same quality of the 64s. At the very lowest a 63 (on a [I]bad[/I] day.) But not a 62. In hand, it doesn't have that "luster that lights up the sky" - but it doesn't look over dipped. Doesn't even look dipped at all. I saw it at the auction and was really surprised to see such a low grade. When I threw in a bid ($100) I didn't expect to win it...but somehow I ended up taking it home (the only coin I bought last night.) So, honestly, I'm happy even if it stayed a 62. But now I have to figure out if it's worth sending in for a potential upgrade, or just to find someone to send it to CAC for me. (I don't really play the upgrade game too often, just when opportunity strikes.) What do you think?[/QUOTE]
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