Certified MS60: A tough grade?

09sVDB

While at work today, I got to thinking of the grade MS60. I was wondering how hard it must be to get a coin(any coin) certified in this lowest grade of uncirculated. We all know that the upper grades between 63-67 exist and the AU58's that would have/could have been MS63+ if not for that tiny bit of rub. I was wondering if anyone acually owns a certified coin in this grade. If they do, and have acess to a scanner could that please post a pic. This was just something that came to me today, any thoughts.

crito

You have to see the other side to understand why ANACS graded it 60 tho.

FC57Coins

I think part of the problem with MS60 is that usually it's a darn ugly coin! I've seen several Morgan dollars that have been beat up pretty badly, but still do not show wear and thus make it to MS60. AU58 however, can be an exceptional coin that just barely circulated, so you see people gravitating toward those, as opposed to something you could throw against a wall and still have it grade 60.

Frank

lordmarcovan

MS60 does not automatically mean "ugly". Both of these coins were quite pretty, despite the pictures.
(And the fact that the half cent really should have been an AU58, and the 3c maybe a bit better than MS60).

crito

I found the picture actually really nice, just an end coin from roll... lots of ticks, few small carbon spots and even some rolling machine damage most 61's I've seen have worse luster and more "bag wear", they just have clean fields. no trace of wear at all on this coin... i think ANACS got it right.



edit: blue is from light, coin isn't toned.

lordmarcovan

Lovely.

I've always liked those.

Dog97

byergo

Thanks for the picks guys. Those are some real pretty 60's!

prooflike

If you go to my Coin Grader website, you can see an average MS60 Morgan by slecting side-by-side grading and selecting the appropriate grade.

lordmarcovan

I've never seen a graded sample like that NGC coin. Interesting. (For that matter, it's interesting to see a Morgan in a sample slab!)

(PS- neat site, prooflike. I'd never been there.)