Grade Revealed: (NGC MS-64) 1922-D Peace Dollar

Stuart

Just to show that I do purchase some coins other than Morgan Dollars, when I see a really pretty one with high eye appeal, take a look at this 1922-D Peace Dollar which I photographed tonight and let me know what you think she grades.

I'll give a hint that the large curved hairline-looking feature on the obverse, which extends from the "L" in Liberty to the base of Miss Liberty's neck, is a very prominent raised die crack, and not a scratch.

By the way, I am really pleased with the way that the photo turned out.

Hedger

MS 63

Stuart

Wow, this is a tough crowd tonight

TommyType

I threw a 65 at you. I think the coin may be suffering from the attempt to capture luster, resuling in shadows in the pic?


BTW....That's a really odd place for a die crack. Wonder how that came about?!?

morgannut2

I just saw the identical die crack in one of the 25 pounds of auction catelogs I got today... it's real. I prefer to grade sight unseen on polls--good idea.

mgoodm3

64.

anablep

63.

who voted 67??!?!

ziggy29

I'm going with 64 (on the low end of 64, actually, as in "probably 64 but maybe a high 63").

Baley

I went with the plurality on this one, MS64.

I think MS63 would be very stingy for such a nice coin. MS65 appears optimistic

edit: oh, and the folks who said MS61 and MS62: Sell me your "MS62" peace dollars! I will pay ASK

Peaceman

Looks 64..... that's what I voted. too many hairlines in the fields to make it go 5..... nice coin.

Betta285

A very nice 64

jim

Stuart

Ah, now the crowd is loosening up a bit on their grading.

Thanks to all who have voted so far. As usual the forum members are right on target

Stuart

<< I think the coin may be suffering from the attempt to capture luster, resuling in shadows in the pic? >>

TommyType: You are correct. I was experimenting with halgen lighting for coin photography last night, and this is one of those pictures.

The coin is dripping with luster, which is what compelled me to purchase it, along with the fact that I thought it was nice for the grade. I find well-struck highly lustrous Peace Dollars to be uncommon and quite beautiful compared to the typical weakly struck dull luster examples.

With Peace Dollars I'll take luster and strike and not be ovely concerned with several hairlines or other contact marks...

BigE

I say 65 (wanted to get my vote in before I have a drink)-----------BigE

pmh1nic

"I say 65 (wanted to get my vote in before I have a drink)-----------BigE"

Whoever voted 67 has already had a few too many .

Stuart

<< Whoever voted 67 has already had a few too many. >>

PMH: I always request that those who grade my coins at least 2 grades above the forum consensus to please PM me so that we can make an off-line transaction at 10% back of bid for their grade!!

rkfish

64

Baley

As usual the forum members are right on target

so are you saying it's an MS64? nice coin for the grade~!

Stuart

Baley: That was supposed to be a "Secret code" only deciperable to those who voted in the poll!!

Stuart

The grade on this 1922-D Peace Dollar is NGC MS-64. Ther's an interesting story behind this coin.

I purchased it a month ago at the Pasadena (Houston) Coin Show, mainly becaus eof it's wonderful strong luster, and also because of the interesting prominent arc shaped obverse raised die crack from the "L" in Liberty to the base of Miss Liberty's neck, which resebbles a hairline scratch on the photo posted earlier in this thread.

The interesting part is that this coin and an MS-65 sister coin (same die crack) with sequential NGC serial numbers were both being offered by the same dealer. I thought that the MS-64 looked just about as nice as the MS-65, as far as strike and luster (since they obviously came from the same roll), but a bit more contact mark chatter.

Since this coin in MS-64 was available for CDN Bid at $65, and the very similar looking MS-65 was being offered at $275 CDN bid, 4X the cost of the MS-64, I was delighted to purchase this coin.

Every now and then, I'll see a Peace Dollar with outstanding luster, good strike, and a liner coin that just missed the next grade, and I'll gladly purchase it.

Shamika

That is certainly one interesting die crack.