Guess the grade #272

1953- NGC slabbed

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Obverse looks 66 (Has the right color) except for the hits on Abe's cheek
Reverse looks 65. Big hit on "O" in "ONE". Luster looks a bit muted.

... I said 66. I'm not a very conservative grader.

-Brian

 

Popping in to say MS63.

 

65 Hits on cheek too much for more IMO or is that the Morgan grader in me

 

I would think the hits on abe's face would limit this to 65..... but have been undershooting them again lately... so will go 65n1.

 

66

 

Is that an underscore between the R_T on the obverse? LOL

 

I am not sure it actually qualifies as an underscore, but I am lacking anything else to call it.

 

Ms66

 

64

 

I will be closing this and http://www.cointalk.com/t193504/ tomorrow night.

Not too sure how far I can get with the evaluation and standings, but I should be able to post the new entries, but they may be a bit off on timing. I will finish them when I get back home.

 

Ms65

 

I will post the answers tonight, but finish them when I get home. This one is MS66 RD.

 

Yes...on track!

 

As best I can figure, those marks on Abe's jaw are planchet flaws. The mark on the O in ONE is a nick. The coin has great luster and an exceptional strike for the 1953 (where high grade coins are a rarity). I am not sure how they evaluated this coin. Regardless. I think it has enough going for it to be the 66 that NGC gave it.

 

Sorry, but I almost forgot to enter these points.

WOW! All 10 between 4.5 and 5.9. Can't get much tighter than that. Thad still in the lead and rzage moved up to third.

Top 10. Columns are rank, name, average, and number of guesses.

1. BadThad 0.455 46
2. Leadfoot 0.500 40
3. rzage 0.520 27
4. ericgo 0.526 21
5. ldhair 0.526 21
6. mark_h 0.542 50
7. bahabully 0.558 45
8. swhuck 0.565 48
9. ddoomm1 0.576 35
10. jcakcoin 0.583 38

 

YAY! Hanging on by a thread....first won't last.