I really wanted to go 67 on this beauty , but the scratch under the S in trust and the mark on his cheek will hold it down . But the fields and luster is 1st rate , a beautiful coin Dick and my birth year too . 66+
That is dust Abe is looking at and not a scratch and the lines on the forehead are a die crack. There is a small tick between the left wheat and the C, but outside of that it has nice strike, nice luster, and very minimal nicks just like the PCGS example. The spots on the obverse are mostly shine and the others are nearly invisible even with a loupe. In this case, I think it is the blotchiness on the reverse that keeps it from a 67.
Irish2Ice may be getting some competition. MNcoinman is moving up fast. Otherwise, the standings are pretty much unchanged except that everyone's score is now below 0.50. Appears you are learning either how to grade or how to read my pictures. Columns are rank, name, average, and number of guesses. Irish2Ice 0.138 30 MNcoinman 0.286 22 Leadfoot 0.306 33 rzage 0.375 46 ldhair 0.423 27 bahabully 0.430 45 mark_h 0.451 43 petro89 0.455 46 BadThad 0.478 47 ddoomm1 0.479 49
Blotchiness? Keeps from? 67??! Malarky! That thing is quite the 66. Very strong at that. I'm not seeing the "blotchiness" either. It is a definite 67 in my eyes. Oh well. I am wrong.
