How about a good old guess the grade thread! 0

[Coinbuf]

For this thread the subject is a GSA Morgan graded by NGC.   I doubt this will be that much of a challenge but it seems slow around here this week.   Some closeups and the full holder shots too.

 

 

 

Edited November 22, 2021 by Coinbuf

[Hoghead515]

MS 64

[Walkerfan]

I'm also in the MS 64 camp, especially since it's a GSA. 

Grading tends to be more liberal on these.    

[Just Bob]

I like it as a 63, but I am going to say NGC gave it a 64.

[Woods020]

MS63 

[jimbo27]

MS 63

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

I agree with MS63.  Great coin, but in my mind too many contact marks for a 64. 

[Just Bob]

This is actually a great coin for a "guess the grade" post. The marks on the cheek and breast (focal points) make most of us think 63, but the fields are nice - especially on the reverse. The pictures show the marks prominently, but the coin may actually look much better in hand. If it came back higher than a 64, most of us would think "overgraded," but, if the eye sees it differently than the lens sees, it may have graded 64+ or even 65.

On the other hand, the numerous rim hits and the fact that not a single letter, numeral, or star escaped without a scratch may have kept the grade low.

It's a good-looking Morgan, though, and I am thinking that it probably looks much better in hand than the pictures allow. (I am still sticking with my guess of 63, though.) Looking forward to the reveal.

Edited November 23, 2021 by Just Bob

[RWB]

62 or 63. Cheek and neck are far too scraped and rough for anything more.

Edited November 23, 2021 by RWB

[Coinbuf]

Not quite 24 hrs but here it is, as I thought the guesses are in a tight range either 63 or 64 and NGC said 64.  If this was not a GSA CC coin I think it might have been given a 63 or 63+, it does seem that often the GSA CC dollars get a slight break.   @Just Bob your thoughts are spot on, the coin presents better in hand than it does to the camera lens.   The combination of the large photos and the low light angle tends to magnify the marks in the photos.   In hand there are only a couple of hard hits/digs most of the rest are light grazes and do not detract very much.  Thanks everyone for your participation.  

[Alex in PA.]

Nice looking GSA.  

[numisport]

Strike and luster gem + but surface preservation 63

[Hoghead515]

On 11/23/2021 at 12:25 PM, Coinbuf said:

Not quite 24 hrs but here it is, as I thought the guesses are in a tight range either 63 or 64 and NGC said 64.  If this was not a GSA CC coin I think it might have been given a 63 or 63+, it does seem that often the GSA CC dollars get a slight break.   @Just Bob your thoughts are spot on, the coin presents better in hand than it does to the camera lens.   The combination of the large photos and the low light angle tends to magnify the marks in the photos.   In hand there are only a couple of hard hits/digs most of the rest are light grazes and do not detract very much.  Thanks everyone for your participation.  

SWEET!!!! Do I win it since I was the first one to guess correctly. 

[Coinbuf]

Close, you get the honorary title of best guess.