My first vintage Commemorative. Grade Revealed

jfriedm56

Just purchased this commem. To add to my ever evolving type set. GTG.

Seems as though no one guessed correctly. Makes me kinda scratch my head as to why. Graders must have given it extra merit due to the extreme luster and excused the obverse marks.

ElKevvo

Welcome to the wonderful world of classic commem collecting! I will venture a guess at 64 for this nice looking coin but I cannot generally grade most of these. obverse has some hits, reverse is clean. Enlarged photos might make the marks seem more prominent than when seen in hand.

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erwindoc

Ill guess 63; pretty big reed mark on the cheek and some chatter in the fields and on the forehead

Smudge

64.

ajaan

64

lcoopie

64

lcoopie

64

I think the photo needs another light.

Manifest_Destiny

63

One of my top 10 favorite classic commems.

jfriedm56

Thanks so far everyone for your guesses and input. My photos and lighting certainly aren’t ideal. Coin looks better in hand and the marks certainly are more pronounced in my pics.

Davidk7

64

privatecoin

64+

psuman08

I'll also go 64

GaCoinGuy

I'd venture a 63 for this one. As mentioned the chatter on the obverse, but what caught my eye was the reverse...what's going on under the D in United? Clean fields on the reverse otherwise.

I like it...

CommemDude

Nice coin, good luster for a Lincoln. Despite the hits behind the nose and the slide marks on the jaw, it could be MS 65 with today's grading.

dcarr

MS-65.

2windy2fish

64

FranklinHalfAddict

Great looking coin, one of my favorites in the series!
I’m stuck between 64 and 65. I’m going to guess there may be a few marks hidden in the dark areas that I cant see and it graded 64.

jfriedm56

Thanks so much everyone. Will reveal the grade tonight so get your guesses in now

JimTyler

65

PeakRarities

The reed mark makes me want to say 64, but as others have said commemoratives seem to be graded with more clemency and 65 wouldnt surprise me.

BryceM

I grade the photo MS64. The coin might easily be an MS65......

jfriedm56

No more guess the grade for me. I think from now on, l’ll just play show and tell.

johnny9434

Way cool 😎

I have a 66 as well👍

jfriedm56

@johnny9434 said:
Way cool 😎

I have a 66 as well👍

Thanks. I’ve always admired this commem. especially the reverse. There’s so much going on.

winesteven

I think the coin is GORGEOUS! I’m a sucker for super lustrous coins!

Congratulations.!

Steve

jfriedm56

@winesteven said:
I think the coin is GORGEOUS! I’m a sucker for super lustrous coins!

Congratulations.!

Steve

Thanks so much Steve. Really caught my eye when I first saw it.

MWallace

Nice coin. One of my favorite classic commems.