Grade the 1928-S Peace Dollar. Vote in the Poll!

Baley · January 12, 2005 1:52PM

What do you think?

whitehotmorgans · January 12, 2005 1:56PM

AU-58

Stuart · January 12, 2005 2:00PM

AU-55

Cam40 · January 12, 2005 2:07PM

i voted 55 too.

Myqqy · January 12, 2005 2:31PM

Looks like a small amount of rub on her hair, so I went with au58....

Deadhorse · January 12, 2005 2:42PM

Given the notorious weak strikes on these, I don't believe it is an AU anything.

One of the toughest to grade from a picture is the Peace Dollar, at least those after the '21 anyway.

I'll go out on a small limb here and venture 63. Who knows though? Really need to have a coin like that in hand. The lack of any bag marks/hits in the fields tells me it's a very nice specimin.

Nothing would surprise me, but if I owned it, I'd sure hope for a 65.

Nice coin. I have a complete Peace set, but my 28-S isn't that clean.

LeeG · January 12, 2005 3:04PM

I went with MS64. Nice Lustre and no really major distracting nicks or dings on Obverse or Reverse. Seems consistent for the Peace $1 I've seen. But what do I know. Nice coin, I do know that! Thanks for sharing, Lee.

dorkkarl · January 12, 2005 9:08PM

62

K S

BigGreek · January 12, 2005 11:21PM

I have an almost identical cousin (a 1928) which just got AU-58 from
PCGS. I thought it would go MS-63 but no such luck.

Merc · January 12, 2005 11:28PM

Oops, I voted 64, but I see a few more ticks in Liberty's face. It is a 63 from what I can tell from the picture. It is very hard to see light rub from a small picture.

Shamika · January 12, 2005 11:34PM

The scar below the eye is a bummer. I'd guess 62!

kieferscoins · January 12, 2005 11:44PM

AU-58.

Cameron Kiefer

AbesNeighbor · January 13, 2005 12:05AM

I have found that these are some of the most difficult coins to grade. i turned down a full set of them a while back. I thoughtb they were AU at best. PCGS seems to be a bit more liberal on hits and rub with Peace Dollars --- Ill say MS64

Baley · January 13, 2005 1:55AM

Hmmm, interesting distribution of the grade opinions.

Those who said AU50, SELL ME YOUR COINS!!

and, those who said MS63 and MS64, wanna buy a coin?

I myself grade this coin AU58 on a technical basis; there is a trace of rub (but not real wear) on the very highest points of the hair and right edge of the wing, as well as a few scattered light marks. On the plus side, it has the luster of a mint state coin, strong details, the fields are quite clean, and the color appears original. The coin has the "presence" of a lower mint state coin, and looks better than most MS61s and MS62s i have seen of this date.

I voted MS60 as the overall "grade", because that's about where I'd "value" a coin like this.

Deadhorse · January 13, 2005 5:54AM

<< <i>Hmmm, interesting distribution of the grade opinions.
I myself grade this coin AU58 on a technical basis; there is a trace of rub (but not real wear) on the very highest points of the hair and right edge of the wing, as well as a few scattered light marks. On the plus side, it has the luster of a mint state coin, strong details, the fields are quite clean, and the color appears original. The coin has the "presence" of a lower mint state coin, and looks better than most MS61s and MS62s i have seen of this date.

I voted MS60 as the overall "grade", because that's about where I'd "value" a coin like this. >>

Ah, glad to see the man who "has it in hand" give an opinion. I had to drill down several pages to find this one again. I discounted the hair simply because of the usual weak strikes on these coins. If it's got rub, then it's usually got some other marks in those wide open fields. I couldn't tell about the right wing shoulder based on the picture and again the strike can be so weak that you really need to see it. You say it's got the luster, I think you are being a bit conservative at 58.

I've got a 61 in my set and it's got more chatter than yours and after all, mine's encased in PCGS guaranteed plastic. Maybe you should reconsider. Better yet, get it slabbed. I'm guessing it would go either 58 or 63. It's one of those, "it is or it isn't" situations. If it's MS it's at least 63, if it's AU, it's a crime.

Submit it a couple of times if needed and I'd bet you get the MS level on it.

It's a very nice coin and I think the Peace series is overlooked. Such a georgeous reverse, and yet all but the '21s fail to reveal what the artist originally created.

Baley · January 14, 2005 1:16AM

Thanks Deadhorse and all that voted

I'll not be submitting it at all; the coin is for my Library of Coins album, replacing a lower AU one with less eye appeal. If I were to find a better looking one in MS62 I might upgrade again, otherwise, this is it for this date for a while.

I would like to find a 1928 and a 1934-S that look like this, and I would like to pay AU58 money for them too.

mgoodm3 · January 14, 2005 1:32AM

I figured 63. Uncertain about rub vs weak strike

Merc · January 14, 2005 2:19AM

It is always easier to grade a coin when you are looking at it. You can only tell so much by a picture. You admonist people for giving it a 63. The only difference between a 58 and a 63 is a small amount of light rub on the highest points. That cannont be seen in a digital picture of a blast white coin.