A real 1928P Peace

[tallguybry]

Hey Guys,

 

So there's some talk about the 1923P Peace dollar I posted being a 1928P.

 

Here's a few images of a real 1928P dollar and what I see:

 

 

 

The obverse looks clean. The hair is pretty well defined. Her cheek is clean, but there is a scratch above the "1". The luster looks original. I say the obverse is a MS 63

 

The reverse is a different story to me. There are bag marks, including a prevalent one above "LL". The luster looks weird. Kinda dull. Is this a sign of cleaning? Or is it just "dirty"? What about the black stuff in between the rays at the bottom of the coin? With that said, I say the reverse is AU 58, maybe MS 60.

 

How far off am I?

Bryan

[mtnstyne]

 

I will watch and learn as well. I have never put much effort into learning peace dollars but to me I think you underestimate the reverse. I would guess overall grade is MS63.

 

I am always amazed at how weak the "PEACE" is on these.

[tallguybry]

So the dull reverse is not a "red flag"?

[Bruceswar]

This coin looks MS 62 to MS 63 to me. I would buy it.

[HiHoAudio]

Looks MS62 to me. MS63 after a glass of wine.

[James_OldeTowne]

With sharpness like that, I would buy that as a superior quality UNC any day, provided the images are reasonably accurate. The "gunk" on the reverse is utterly insignificant.

[MarkFeld]

I can't tell from the images whether it's a 58 or as high as a 62-63. They don't allow for a good/clear enough look at the devices and fields to see if there are signs of light circulation. My guess is that there might be.

[e1cnr]

there are some funny lines going from 2 o'clock to 6 o'clock on lower obverse

 

I can not tell from pic whether die polish, lightly cleaned, or lightly circulated

 

 

what about the other coin you showed as a 1923, is it still in the mail?

[johnny9434]

looks good from here

[Kurtdog]

That black stuff is tarnish. Pretty coin. I'm going to say it could make MS64. Send it to me and I'll let you know for sure.

 

 

[Walkerfan]

Looks good from here but I wonder about those surfaces. Assuming everything is TPGS copasetic......then I'd call it a MS 64/63

[jerseycat10]

Looks 63+ to 64 to me.

[Dudley the 1st]

I'm in the " possibly as low as AU to 62/63 " camp. Based upon the images provided.

[noow]

62+/63 - like the strike

[MrScience-migration]

Very nice coin! I think I see numerous hairlines on Liberty's neck and the obverse fields from 3 o'clock to 7 o'clock -- these are a killer from a TPG standpoint and would limit the grade to MS62 max, in my opinion. It could also be a solid AU58, depending on how much luster is broken on the high points....