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Can you Grade?? Washington Quarter Test...

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Bruceswar

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I selected 5 Washington Quarters, all of which are graded by NGC. Now which grade is which? Take a guess. Good luck! You are guessing at the NGC grades..

 

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Bruceswar

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Here are the NGC grades.. Pics are terrible of these coins. Quick crappy shots.

 

1. NGC MS 66 - Without the spot on the coin this would be MS 67

 

2. NGC MS 67 - Just made the cut for MS 67

 

3. NGC MS 66 - Nice tones on this coin make it fun to look at and own.

 

4. NGC MS 65 - Purchased on a whim and this coin just barely made MS 65. It was cheap...

 

5. NGC MS 66 - Solid coin for the grade. This is what MS 66 coins should look like. Thanks Tom! (TomB purchase)

 

 

Thoughts opinions??

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MikeInFL

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Rather than blame my mistakes on a complete lack of grading experience in this series, I will blame my two incorrect grades on the crappy photos. ;)

 

In all seriousness, thanks for sharing Bruce. I always enjoy your posts...Mike

 

p.s. that last coin, in retrospect, still confuses me. I woud have expected that coin -- with a spot on Washington's chin and some (what look to me like) luster issues in the left obverse field -- to have graded lower, yet you seem to really like it. hm

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Bruceswar

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Mike.. That image does nothing for the coin. The coins is really nice The fields are really nice. The one chin spot is what keeps this coin at MS 66.

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BillJones

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It’s really impossible to grade MS-66 and 67 coins from photos. Luster plays a huge role in assigning grades at these levels, and photographs just don’t show that. For that reason I passed on making any guesses about the grades.

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bsshog40

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Well I only got one right with with me being one grade away from the rest except the 67. The pics were a little dark to me but glad to see they had better grades than what I said. Nice Qtrs Bruce.

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James_OldeTowne

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Here are the NGC grades.. Pics are terrible of these coins. Quick crappy shots.

 

1. NGC MS 66 - Without the spot on the coin this would be MS 67

 

2. NGC MS 67 - Just made the cut for MS 67

 

3. NGC MS 66 - Nice tones on this coin make it fun to look at and own.

 

4. NGC MS 65 - Purchased on a whim and this coin just barely made MS 65. It was cheap...

 

5. NGC MS 66 - Solid coin for the grade. This is what MS 66 coins should look like. Thanks Tom! (TomB purchase)

 

 

Thoughts opinions??

Dang, I was generally too low by a point. I don't think it's because of the coins or the image quality. I think I was thrown off a bit by specks or hairlines on the slabs themselves.

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coinman1794

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On Coin 1, I debated whether the touch of chatter I see on the eagle's legs would hold it back, and whether or not there was a tiny hairline down the ridge of Washington's cheek. Im not surprised its a 66.

 

Coin 2 surprises me, I thought the luster grazes around the lower obverse would keep it at 66, but other wise it seems to have strong luster and a 67 appeal.

 

 

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