Please help me grade 1943 Steeli

I am working on assigning grades to my recently purchased coins. I have been working on my grading skills but still need some help once in awhile. The coins in question are: 1943 S,D, and P

I believe they are all Au, but would like some other opinions. Would also like to know why and if someone could also tell my what type of Au. (Au50, Au53, Etc) Thanks

 

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You pictures look awfully flat (i.e. doesn't show the luster well), but I don't see any wear on the "D". It looks to be 64 or above depending on the luster. The "S" is 40 or 45 and the "P" might make a 53.

 

I just got the camera this christmas and still tinkering with it. The luster on all the coins are pretty much there, but have never dealt with steelies. So may not be looking at it correctly

 

It is not your camera. It is your lighting. BTW, it would be easier if you would crop the pictures. I don't need all that background to grade a coin.

 

Got it. I will work on the lighting situation. I placed the coin directly over the lamp source about 2 or 3 inches away. I will certainly start cropping the pictures. Thanks for the advise.

 

I say:

D-AU
S-XF
plain-AU

 

Getting into the differences between 50, 53,55,58 is tough.. While this site is not conclusive by any means, it helped me a lot when I was first learning grades.

Go to it, check it out and let us know what you think about it.

http://www.pcgs.com/photograde/#/Lincoln/Grades

 

Thanks. I always double and triple check myself using this site. However, sometimes there are so many close details that I just want to make sure I called it right. Since grading is subjective and I am still in the learning process, usually I am gun shy on certain grades unless I am completely sure on its grade. This site certainly provides the necessary tools for grading but CT provides years of expertise and allows me to know the why's, how's, and of course the What's. For that reason I love this site and have gained so much knowledge in such a short period of time. I am still learning something new everday and for that I thank the members of this forum.

 

You want to place the camera directly over the coin and the light should be at 45 degree angles, or so, to the plane of the coin. When you take photos of a coin with the camera at an angle, the photos have a tendency to hide details and/or flaws.

Chris