What will it grade at???

Hello,

Sent this coin in to NGC with the help of @BigTee44 and I just got the grade back from NGC.

Question for you all is what do you think it came back as. Will post the grade tomorrow night.

 

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That cheek makes me think MS 61.
It might also be PL, but I can't tell for certain from the picture.
It does appear to have very nice luster!

 

MS-62/3, maybe PL

 

Looks like a GSA dollar.
61/62
And I'm leaning towards 61.

 

First, is this a glamor shot or a solid in-hand representation?

 

63PL

 

61PL

 

61

 

61 PL

 

I think the obverse is 61 but the reverse is 64/65 worthy. I’ll guess they bumped it to 62PL.

 

62PL

 

MS63PL. Great photos!...

 

'64......

 

Im gonna go 63 (+/-) PL (or not) on this one

 

I'll go with 63PL, have seen far worse and this one looks good.

 

61. Talk about bag marks! Nice Morgan, however.

 

These pictures were taken by @jtlee321 , who is known for his high quality, accurate shots.

 

Grading this coin is incredibly hard. You really need a split grade for this one!

Strike: This coin has an exceptionally strong strike for a New Orleans mint coin. The hair detail is nearly complete, and the breast feathers are strong and bold. Strike grade is going to be 66.

Luster: The luster appears to be dripping off the watery, prooflike surfaces. Beautiful! Luster gets 65 PL

Eye Appeal: The prooflike surfaces lend tremendous eye appeal to this white coin. The color is just a tad too white to be perfectly original, but the complete lack of spots makes the coin slight cameo contrast pop. The eye appeal is hurt on the obverse by the plethora of marks. Eye appeal: 64 obverse, 66 reverse.

Contact marks: And, as is so often the case, this is where the grade is murdered. First, the good: that reverse is stunning. There are a few tick marks on the reverse here and there, but nothing very significant. Unfortunately, the obverse looks like Lady Liberty found herself in downtown Chicago on a Saturday night. Some of these marks appear quite significant, although quite a few of them are minor luster disturbances which appear worse because of the PL nature of the coin. So, reverse contact marks 65+, obverse contact marks 62.

Overall, I really want to split grade this coin as 63/65+ PL. However, unfortunately, that's not how the TPG's do it. I'm going to go conservative on this one and say 63PL, I think - but that really doesn't do this coin justice.

 

Yes, I see that and realize that. However, simply because he is known for something doesn't mean that he, as a photographer, didn't honor a client's request.

Perhaps he did and perhaps he didn't. Hence the question. Why assume when we can ask?