Guess the Ike Grade - X

PCGS says this 1972 type 2 is graded at:

 

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IMHO opinion its a MS64 but i feel PCGS may have given it a gem grade.

 

I see lots of chatter, and the surfaces appear to have the slightest wear. I'm horrible at grading Ikes from pictures, but I'm going to guess AU58.

 

I am seeing many scratches and nicks, average strike, mint luster.

62

 

You are probably correct....

 

I see hints of what COULD be wear, but I can't really tell unless I had it in had. Because of this I'm disregarding an AU grade and I'm going with MS-63

 

Please see this coin as a reference...

http://www.jmscoins.com/store/product.php?productid=18708&cat=264&page=2

 

ms-63 is my guess

 

I'll say AU-58 , but if they gave it a market acceptable pass I'll say MS-63 . But I'll stick with AU-58 as there's too many circulation hits in the fields .

 

Your example doesn't seem to have anywhere near the planchet marks this one does. However, outside of the planchet marks (which don't count against grade), the example from jms has nice clear fields with nice luster. Yours looks to have more bag marks thus lower grade IMO.

 

Alas - it is a wretched MS61. I still think I was robbed!