Interesting San Diego Commemorative. Guess the Grade?

[braddick]

First I've seen like this:

 

What grade would you offer this one (it's PCGS holdered...):

 

 

I'll show the full slab a bit later.

[texasrichard]

Looks like it was a pocket piece for some time....

 

30 ?

[123cents]

I will guess VF-20 but really don't know.

[jesbroken]

Maybe a weak strike and in better condition than one would first think? Not knowing the series makes this just a guess.

[braddick]

[gmarguli]

Way undergraded.

[BECOKA]

Very nice, I was going to go with 25 but now I know.

 

Interesting that someone would circulate or carry this so much. I can't imagine it circulating too long without someone pulling it out.

[MarkFeld]

Way undergraded.

I think I probably would have guessed AU, had I not seen the image of the coin in the holder.

[MarkFeld]

Way undergraded.

I think I probably would have guessed AU, had I not seen the image of the coin in the holder.

[BillJones]

I would have said VF-30. There seems to be a lot of wear on the highest surfaces. I suppose if there is luster in the fields you could go for EF-45, but this is a not for circulation coin. The devices are probably higher on this than they would be for a Walker. Therefore I think that VF is appropriate although I think that VF-20 is bit low.

 

And, yes, this has to be among the poorest known because you seldem see these coins, at least in holders in less than MS-64.

[jackson64]

had me fooled also...I was thinking on the lines that maybe it was an incomplete metal flow during strike or something...the letters and rims are amazingly clear of dings for a pocket piece...I would have bought it but I'm not sure there is even a list price for a VF San Diego?

[braddick]

The Motto, In God We Trust is about worn off and if you look at the shield detail, it shows detail of a VF'ish coin.

 

jackson64 there is no sheet on these low grade, problem free commemoratives, but the collector who sold it to me knew what he had (and how much I wanted it) and priced it accordingly.

[gmarguli]

Way undergraded.

I think I probably would have guessed AU, had I not seen the image of the coin in the holder.

 

Obverse looks AU, reverse looks XF.

 

The TPG are awful grading these circulated commems. Grades are all over the place - which is somewhat to be expected on these coins.

 

 

[TomB]

If you pinned me down for a grade I would have said either VF35 or EF40. By the way, these San Diego commems in rather circulated condition pop up with some frequency on the East coast.

[123cents]

I just looked at the PCGS population reports. They have only graded one coin VF and the next coin graded higher is a AU-50. Not bad!

[braddick]

 

Of course working downtown San Diego and passing Balboa park (the reverse theme of this commemorative) on the Coaster each morning is a bonus to owning this coin.

[Mozin]

A year ago, I did some research on the low grade Commems, and I do understand they are a challenge to collect in PCGS holders, at least certain issues. I still have a hard time understanding why people like collecting the low grade Classic Commemoratives, when a much nicer specimen would be cheaper.