Proof or MS?

WACoinGuy · July 23, 2003 4:56AM

This is the 1885 nickel I sumitted to PCGS -- I'm curious to see what your opinion is as to whether it's proof or business strike?

(Sorry for the fuzziness of the image, I'm still perfecting my coin photography skills)

kamehameha00 · July 23, 2003 5:02AM

ill say proof

keets · July 23, 2003 5:03AM

i'll say proof, PR63 to be more precise. i think the fields would show more apparent flow lines in a mint state coin and it looks to well struck not to be a proof. of course, i've been wrong before.

al h.

Russ · July 23, 2003 5:13AM

PR64CAM.

Russ, NCNE

lclugza · July 23, 2003 5:15AM

Here's a pic of another Proof for comparison purposes

Placid · July 23, 2003 5:22AM

<< <i>PR64CAM.

Russ, NCNE >>

Cheater

WACoinGuy
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Wednesday July 23, 2003 11:51 AM

Guess it was pretty close -- the grades were posted today. A mixed bag:

1 60107744 1885 5C PR64CA
Bought this as a business strike -- PR is a big disappointment. It is definitely prooflike and I talked to the dealer I bought it from about how he could tell it was MS. He told me it was because it didn't have square edges. I'll post pictures of this one to see what the board thinks (may be hard to see the edges from the pictures I have, but what the heck)...

coinlieutenant · July 23, 2003 5:27AM

I'll say MS64.

The coin looks like it is lustrous vice totally mirrored to me. The strike however is superb so it might be a proof. I will stick with MS.

JOhn

legacycoin · July 23, 2003 5:32AM

MS64 - Hard to tell from the scan, but the rims don't look sharp enough for a proof strike.

Placid · July 23, 2003 5:34AM

WACoinGuy what pcgs number did you put on the submission form?

Russ · July 23, 2003 5:40AM

Placid,

Can I help it if my lucky guess was the same as the PCGS grader's lucky guess?

Russ, NCNE

WACoinGuy · July 23, 2003 5:59AM

<< <i>WACoinGuy what pcgs number did you put on the submission form? >>

I don't remember the exact number, but it was the MS one...

WACoinGuy · July 23, 2003 6:00AM

<< <i>Placid,

Can I help it if my lucky guess was the same as the PCGS grader's lucky guess?

Russ, NCNE >>

Yeah, I think you cheated too. I should have posted this thread first....

dbldie55 · July 23, 2003 6:13AM

It looks like a proof to me, but PCGS gets these wrong too. There is an 1886 in a PCGS MS64 holder that is proof that PCGS did not want to fix. It is out there being traded for around 3 times it's actual value.

I just bought my MS 1886 from a board member and that was my biggest fear in buying sight unseen. PCGS cannot be fully trusted.

freakycoinfreak · July 23, 2003 6:13AM

The rims don't look squared off like a proof.

Send it back for review. PCGS might have made a mistake.

WACoinGuy · July 23, 2003 10:29AM

ttt -- interesting responses so far, seems it's almost an even split...

MrLee · July 23, 2003 12:44PM

And this one? Proof or MS?

dorkkarl · July 23, 2003 10:06PM

proof. btw 1885 is imo 1 of the best struck b.s. of the series.

K S

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