Guess the Grade on my Susan B. Anthony Impulse Buy

Saw this Susie B. on the Bay for a price that I considered cheap, so I impulse bought it. You will either guess it right away, or be baffled by my purchase, but either way - have a crack at it!

I will add - it is certified by old ANACS in a small white holder.

 

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AU Details for the hit on the feathers on the reverse. To me the pictures are too washed out to really get a good feel for the coin. There are so many hits on the obverse in the pictures it is hard to imagine that it is not wear. Just a SWAG so don't hold it against me.

 

MS-67.

That's not how I'd grade the coin, but I'm taking a shot in the dark.

 

Oh - this should be priceless when the grade is revealed. What would you grade it? I never thought about an ANACs grade and my grade. I gave my grade.

 

Well now, that's a spread AU to MS-67. How about you both try again? This is in a problem-free holder.

 

That poor eagle was clipped with that hole in the wing. Then I will say ANACs said MS-62. But that is as far as I go with those scans. But I like my first grade better. Poor thing got drilled by some irresponsible hunter.

 

Ouch, yeah. Wonder if the graders saw it? I'll say ANACS gave it a '66....

 

If I am to guess what grade ANACS gave it, MS67.

 

That's my guess too, MS62. Reminds me of that old commercial, "where's the beef" however in this commercial it's where's the luster!

 

Scan....notoriously hard on coins with luster.

 

Maybe there is no luster? Or, a different kind of luster?

 

Hmmmm.....now you're being mysterious.

 

I will guess MS65 but am no expert in grading SBAs. TC

 

I hope it was very, very cheap like $1.50 but my guess

I hope it was very, very cheap like $1.50 but my guess would be ANACS MS-66. In truth it looks like any coin from any roll on any day - a solid MS-64 all day long.

 

Only reason I called it a 67 is because I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out why you would want it otherwise. If I graded it myself it would be a 63.

 

Are there any special varieties for that date and coin? Not sure I did not look last night - but that could be another reason to get it graded.

 

The coin looks remarkable sharp and nearly Proof Like on the Reverse. The cheek and face a clear and there are some annealing marks in her hair.

The hit on the eagles wing could be grade limiting but its not really that obvious. I had to look twice before seeing what Mark was talking about.

I'd go with an MS66 for the coin.

I suppose I could "micro" grade the coin and start subtracting points but a 1980-D SBA just isn't that big of a deal.

 

Ms 66

 

No varieties that I know of.

Maybe it was a good buy -- like 99 cents or something.

I once bought $12.00 face value of 1964-and-earlier nickels from a dealer for $11.95.