Got my SLQ back today

Blackhawk

kamehameha00

Sweet! What's it grade, MS-65?

ksteelheader

Very nice! MS66???

Blackhawk

I got a MS64FH on it.

allegri

Very nice coin. Pleased with the grade?

-Brian

Barry

How can that be something other than a 58?

Look at that line of wear on the leg.

Anyone agree with me, or am I missing something?

mrdq

I love that series
nice coin!!

ziggy29

<< <i>How can that be something other than a 58?

Look at that line of wear on the leg. >>

I thought so, too. Though I will also add that this is a very nice coin, exactly the type of SLQ I'd want in my type set if this were in a 58 holder -- and even then I'd probably still be ready to pay at least MS-61 money for it.

Cratylus

I agree wholeheartedly with you, Barry. The wear on the leg is the first thing that caught my eye. AU58 should be the correct grade on this one.

MFH

I'd take the MS64FH and be contented with the grade. The rub on the forward leg does bring the coin down to an AU 58FH ... I may be running into the same problem myself, getting a 1928-D NGC 64FH crossed into a PCGS holder. (Mine wouldn't cross , even after I requested it cross at any grade !) This coin is now in for a "Presidential Review".

Your 1920 is still a beautiful coin. Enjoy it.

Blackhawk

While the forward leg has some flattening, under a microscope there are a few small marks, but no loss of lustre across it. It may be just the lighting on the coin that makes it appear so.

Baley

How can that be something other than a 58?

probably because the wear is not all over the surface of the coin, but rather along the high point of the obverse..
sometimes they're a little lenient with "roll friction" if the rest of the coin is gem (which this one appears to be)

it might be a "technical" au58 because of the leg, but who cares? look at that head, that shield! that eagle, that luster!

good luck negotiating the purchase of such a coin for AU58 money

jcping

Sell me all your AU58 FH SLQs with such kind of quality. I will pay at least MS63FH sheet money.

MS68

Blackhawk- In case you are interested, I'll pay you $350 for that nice AU coin.

MFH

Blackhawk, MS68's offer is current Trends (Coin World) for MS 63FH. If he thinks its worth that , I think you did alright on this purchase.

MS68/David: Congrats on getting back your 1919-S. I'm sure there is an interesting story behind the coin's disappearance and being submitted to NGC ... thank the good Lord, Mr Saltzberg recognized it. How many gem FH 1919-S could there be still around in raw state ? Have you placed the coin yet ?

darktone

Looks nice and the grade seems perfect for the coin. mike

mgoodm3

Nice strike.

BaronVonBaugh

Could the appearance on the leg be a result of not quite being fully struck. I really don't know much about SLQs, but I would have thought that was the case.

coynclecter

Thats not wear. Maybe a little rub from other coins in the bag but its still Mint State

sliderider

Very nice. The SLQ has always been one of my favorite series along with Mercs and Walkers. I think the mint should get back to using stylized representations of Liberty, and ditch the dead presidents.

100proof1957

I cant grade this series !
The reverse is a lighting issue,the obv is also !

MS65 FH

magikbilly

Hi,
I am not going to hazard a guess from the scan but to say that MS64FH is not a grade return I'd be unhappy with. The leg however, that struck me immediately as roll friction - something like on a Walking Liberty Half. I think it surely is a Mint Sate coin.

Best, and a beauty!
Billy

Elcontador

I've seen the majors slab MS 66 SLQs with left legs that look like this one. The early type II Philadelphia mint SLQs generally were well struck. I've seen a number of them (mostly 1919 P) that were fully struck. There must have been some contact marks you could not see on the image that resulted in the MS 64 grade.

Typically, with an MS 65, there are contact marks that will get your attention. On the obverse, they're often on Miss Liberty's tibia, on the wall to the viewer's left, and / or her face. They're usually in the fields on the reverse.