Ike people, give me your ideas on this one!

ksteelheader

I went through about 100 Ikes in 2 X 2"s at a local shop today and picked out the one that I judged to be the best of the lot.

Tell me how you feel it looks and possibly a grade idea!

Thanks, Ken

dthigpen

Fine Fine, it just needs an acetone bath.

TUMUSS

63 - 64 Looks like a few hits to me.

FC57Coins

You have to look at the coin and see if there are ANY miniscule hits - if there are, you're probably looking at an MS64/65. If there aren't, and the luster is there, and it looks kinda like this one, then you have MS66 material.

keets

it looks hazed over and should grade MS64. while a rinse to remove the haze would work, you'll probably be stunned by how much that same rinse will show unbefore-seen planchet flaws and tiny ticks/abrasions. i have rinsed exactly one Clad Ike Dollar and that experience taught me to accept them the way they are found, more harm is done than good.

al h.

FC57Coins

I agree with Keets - take the skin off the coin and you'll be able to see every last one miniscule imperfection.

IrishMike

If that is a horizontal mark across the eagles breast it will most likely go 64/65 assuming that is haze in the right field (our right).

seanq

Looks clean but dull, I doubt it would go higher than 64 or 65. Please note that all I know about these coins you can fit on Ike's head and not touch a single hair.


Sean Reynolds

ksteelheader

Thanks much guys!

I'll send it along with my next submission to NGC and see what they say. I need to get me a handful graded so I can have a small grading set!

Ken

LindeDad

Looks really close to my toned PCGS MS65. I think they give you a small tick or two on the larger coins.

cladking

It looks pretty good to me. Great strike with a reasonably new die and somewhat subdued luster shouldn't
affect the grade a lot. The coin seems quite clean so MS-65 should be a done deal. If it looks as good with-
out the haze then 66 becomes possible but a long shot.

This doesn't appear to be a mint set coin since they tend to have booming luster and are struck by newer
dies. Mint set coins usually have far more marking but the gems are spectacular.

ksteelheader

Thanks again guys. I missed out here last evening because my ISP was down, and, when that got fixed, the whole CU thingy was down!