GTG - Four 1907-Ds For Research

FlyingAl

I'm collecting some statistics here, so please do not cheat. It will be easy to tell if you did, or did not, cheat.

Best of luck, and don't forget designations (PR, SP,MS,PL,DMPL,Star)!

Coin #1


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Coin #2


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Coin #3


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Coin #4

johnhenry9009

I'll guess
AU-58
MS-63*
MS-63 PL
MS-65

RobertScotLover

Coin #1 & #4 are my favs, with #4 being Numero uno

MFeld

I don’t dare try to guess the grades and designations, as I think assessing designations is particularly problematic from images. However, in terms of which coin looks most Proof(y), I rank them as follows:

4

1

2

3

jfriedm56

I’m guessing MS63, MS63, MS64PL, MS65.

JerseyB

Ill shoot
64 pl
64
63pl
65

pcgscacgold

I keep it simple and use the same guesses I used over on the CAC forum:

PR64
MS63
PL63
SP65

dhikewhitney

It is tough to guess from those photos. I don't like the surfaces in them. The coins are probably great though, and if straight graded, I guess:
MS64, MS62+, MS62, and MS65

dcarr

1) SP65
2) MS63 PL (possible light cleaning)
3) SP63 (possible light cleaning)
4) MS66+ PL

DrewU

1) SP 64+
2) ms-64 PL
3) ms-64 DMPL Star
4 PR-65+

hummingbird_coins

1. SP65
2. MS63
3. PF62
4. MS66 PL Star

privatecoin

64
63
62
64

jesbroken

4 would be my favorite of the 4 coins. Shame about the blemish on the reverse and I hope the white spot is a piece of lint on the holder and not the coin.

Jim

I've retyped this 3 times and still yelling. Glitch doesn't happen when editing

hummingbird_coins

@jesbroken said:

4 would be my favorite of the 4 coins. Shame about the blemish on the reverse and I hope the white spot is a piece of lint on the holder and not the coin.

Jim

I've retyped this 3 times and still yelling. Glitch doesn't happen when editing

It's not a glitch - it's part of markdown, a formatting system which makes your text heading sized when there is a hash symbol in front of it.

crazyhounddog

1
4
3
2

The one that look most proof to me.

FlyingAl

Grades are:
MS64 Star PL
MS64PL
SP62
SP65

Aegis3

With the grades posted, thoughts mostly on other topics. First, punting on the questions of the existence of branch mint proofs, and whether "specimen" has any meaning in regards to these coins, I would say that "4" would be most likely to be proof, followed by "1", and "2" and "3" are just not.

Second, one of these had documentation of some sort with it. I think it was within the Stack/s/Bowers/ANR/real B&M lineage, maybe 2008 give or take a couple of years. If I remember, I'll look it up later. In brief, there was no suggestion that said coin was a proof, just ("just"?) a ceremonial first striking.

Third, dies. There are at least two obverses, Coins "1" and "3" are likely from the same die. Coin "2" is clearly a different die; "4" may be the same die as "2", or yet another one. (PUP: position of 9 wrt signature above). As for the reverses, I just cannot tell if they are from one or multiple dies, at least not now.

hummingbird_coins

@Aegis3 said:
I would say that "4" would be most likely to be proof, followed by "1", and "2" and "3" are just not.

My order was 1,3,2,4 mainly focusing on the sharpness of the stars. How did you come to your conclusion?

s4ny

I could say MS62 on all 4. I think the previous comments are too generous.

MFeld

@s4ny said:
I could say MS62 on all 4. I think the previous comments are too generous.

You can say whatever you like but your assessments aren’t realistic relative to predominant grading standards.

Aegis3

@hummingbird_coins said:

@Aegis3 said:
I would say that "4" would be most likely to be proof, followed by "1", and "2" and "3" are just not.

My order was 1,3,2,4 mainly focusing on the sharpness of the stars. How did you come to your conclusion?

Well, I'll be honest, my choices were mainly intuitive. "2" and "3" just looked like they had spent significant time in bags with other coins. And finally, "4" just looked it had better surfaces than "1".