1964-D Kennedy Half 0

[Stephen Parton]

Just got some pictures back from my first coin submission! Very excited to start this journey

What do you think the grade is on my first trial run?

[RWB]

Grade is already on the coin....

:)

[bsshog40]

Yea I'm gonna say 64 possibly 65. Not really sure why this would have been your first submittance. Doesn't seem like it was worth the cost. Just wondering. 

[Stephen Parton]

Well this was a trial run, so I used my 8 free submissions to send in various denominations and get a good idea on a whole light of things (FS designations, FB, was this coin cleaned at one point.. etc.) 

I've been through hundreds if not thousands of Kennedies and never seen one with such a deep, milky luster that's prevalent even at the highest points. Not to mention the fullness of strike and lack of dings.

[Stephen Parton]

And honestly bsshog40, if I judged from the pictures on CoinFacts what's considered MS-67 by PCGS, it didn't seem like the competition was too fierce from a technical standpoint.

While they do have pretty colors, don't get me wrong, they show massive amounts of scratching, dings, weak strikes, weak luster.. 

[physics-fan3.14]

18 hours ago, RWB said:

Grade is already on the coin....

Haha, I see what you did there. 

[numisport]

Looks MS 66 or better to me

[Just Bob]

i am going to guess that this one got a 65.

[kbbpll]

5 hours ago, Salvus Eruit said:

Well this was a trial run, so I used my 8 free submissions to send in various denominations and get a good idea on a whole light of things (FS designations, FB, was this coin cleaned at one point.. etc.) 

Good idea. My first submission will be like this too, if I ever get around to doing it. I imagine for a lot of coins this answers the question "why was that slabbed?".

I'll guess 65 as well.

[Stephen Parton]

Well, I can't fool you guys. MS65!

And Roger, it took me way too long to figure that out...

[bsshog40]

6 hours ago, Salvus Eruit said:

And honestly bsshog40, if I judged from the pictures on CoinFacts what's considered MS-67 by PCGS, it didn't seem like the competition was too fierce from a technical standpoint.

While they do have pretty colors, don't get me wrong, they show massive amounts of scratching, dings, weak strikes, weak luster.. 

I hear ya. Usually weak strikes won't affect the grade and there are those that slip thru the cracks. Lol

[Stephen Parton]

6 minutes ago, bsshog40 said:

I hear ya. Usually weak strikes won't affect the grade and there are those that slip thru the cracks. Lol

More like slip through the floodgates. If what I'm posting below are $700 coins, I should have thrown away the Sheldon Scale years ago and focused on groovy toners:

[Stephen Parton]

[Stephen Parton]

[Stephen Parton]

[Stephen Parton]

I'm not even being selective here. This poor bird looks like he's been hit by a bus and framed for ultimate humiliation

 

Edited April 25, 2020 by Salvus Eruit

[DWLange]

Before somebody asks about a doubled-die reverse, the OP's coin has strike doubling on much of the reverse lettering. This is fun, but it adds no value.

[Stephen Parton]

Well I'm still trying to figure out what does add value! Do the surfaces need to be smoother...? I don't know how a coin with so many dings can be a 67 and mine's a 65:

[Stephen Parton]

How about this piece. The fields are flatter and everything has a brighter shine. It kind of looks like stainless steel.

I can't imagine just some tone will increase the grade by 2-3 points...

[numisport]

5 minutes ago, Salvus Eruit said:

Well I'm still trying to figure out what does add value! Do the surfaces need to be smoother...? I don't know how a coin with so many dings can be a 67 and mine's a 65:

Without question these moderns are graded conservatively and it's obvious NGC has again tightened its belt.