hone your grading skills -- high relief peace dollar

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The 1921s are weakly struck, and I do know see any luster breaks in the pictures. There are some distracting hits on the obverse face. I would call it a 62.

 

I'm having a hard time with this one... I bet it came back MS62. I have a hard time with all the hits and dimples on the obverse, to me it is very distracting, I do not specilize in silver dollars, so I could be way off base and judging it too harshly, but in my mind it would be bodybagged for damage.

Please don't hurt me

 

i would say high level extreme fine or low AU

 

Wow, you guys really were all over the place on this one. Not entirely unexpected, as this is not an easy coin to grade from a photo...

NGC grade the coin AU 58.

My subjective thoughts on the coin:

I agree with the grade of AU 58. This is what I would call a real 58 and a classic "slider". It has all the luster and flash of an MS coin, but with clear high-point rub. It doesn't show well in the photos, but it is very evident when rotating the coin under harsh lighting -- most evident on the lower neck and hair on the obverse, and on the high points of the eagle's wing feathers on the reverse. I will also note that this is a coin that I often see in 62 or 63 plastic, so it was rather refreshing to see a properly-graded 58 available for an AU price, rather than paying MS money for an AU coin.

As many of you noted, this coin is nearly always found with a weak strike. This "high relief" design just didn't strike up well, and as a result was changed in 1922 to lower-relief design. The current example suffers from some weakness centrally on the obverse most notably in the hair, and also an area near the date. The reverse is actually well above average in strike, but still shows some weakness on the Eagle's right leg and wing.

Thanks for all the guesses and comments, I truly appreciate them.

Happy collecting...Mike

 

Wow, I called it au58, just looking at the pics, I'm getting better

 

I ment no disrespect.

Ruevain

 

well the answer posted already but i was inclined to agree with you .. noting the huge jump in 'value' pricing between a 62 & 63 ... I had that same expectation. i agree w/the wear & prime focal area dings .. but i was conflicted by my 'au' assessment vs the TPG grade hedging

 

Au55