65 +2= MS 67 RED. To be honest, I would grade it higher because I see NOTHING distracting, but perhaps some strike weakness in the hair. I don't know what a perfect strike for this time frame would be?
I am going to close this and http://www.cointalk.com/t145433/ tonight. Christmas break time. I won't post the next one until the 29th/30th time frame.
This is one solid coin. It has a sold strike, great luster, and no distracting nicks. A couple almost hair-line nicks on the obverse are all I see keeping it from a 67 (don't I wish!).
Notice how everyone's score jumped up. Those playing did not do so well on my 15-D and 16- (#79 & 80). Larry was otherwise involved at the time. Still, 5 are closer than 1/2 a point and doing that from pictures. Top 10. Columns are rank, name, average, and number of guesses bahabully 0.271 50 ldhair 0.276 31 Duke Kavanaugh 0.306 38 Coinguy56 0.345 31 Leadfoot 0.422 47 swhuck 0.500 26 BadThad 0.521 50 Shoewrecky 0.524 23 mark_h 0.542 50 jallengomez 0.636 35
Congrates Bahabully. I don't know what happens at the end but I can't seem to hold my leads on these.
I think RLM's said the winner gets all the cents listed in the exercise... ; ) it's a long race,, who knows where it'll end,, but fun to play. ! That 32 is yards better than some of the other 67's I've seen so far,,, I'd even say in the top 5% of the 67's I've seen in the thread from ngc.... re-submit that puppy RLM's,, it's deserving imo. The luster is there, the obverse merits 67 and the reverse is 68 or 69 imo.
Even though I graded MS66, I have to agree with you. Usually I look at them a couple of times, but I did this one on the first look. The second time I came back I thought - oh crap, that one is a 67. It is one sweet looking coin.
