Ok, I'm no grading expert, but someone explain this to me

[the_Thing ®]

On page 47 of the latest Coin World, there is a big pic of the finest known MS66 NGC graded 1933 $10.00 gold. Looking at the image, there are several, and I mean several, nicks and contact marks all over the obverse, with the majority of them being on the cheek area. The indians head looks like she has been in a knife fight! People who have access to this image, do you agree it is graded correctly as MS66?

[TomB]

I haven't seen the image, however, if it is a blow up image you should keep in mind that this magnifies the blemishes considerably. Also, if the image is not in color it will make it more difficult to determine the luster and preservation of the original surfaces. Again, I have not seen the image, but I do know what images can do to a coin's apparent grade.

[the_Thing ®]

I've been trying to track down a jpg of the coin to post here, but w/o luck so far.

[Hoot]

Hi ya Thing - Take a look at this thread: 1933 MS66 $10 Indian???

 

 

Hoot

[kryptonitecomics]

I knew I had seen a post about that coin somewhere, but I thought6 it was a different forum

[the_Thing ®]

Hey Hoot, thanks for the link to that thread. Guess I missed it. Glad I'm not the only one who was "intrigued" by the grade. People say that enlarging it can "over exaggerate" defects, which leads me to this question. Do the graders at NGC and PCGS use loops or any type of magnification to grade, or do they do it on eyeballing alone?

[kryptonitecomics]

They use a 5X loop when necessary as far as I know?