Guess the grade on this 1875 Seated Dime!

jdimmick

I picked this up today for re-sale, its in an early PCGS holder. Has not seen the light of day since Early 1990. The other coins from this group were lock upgrades IMO, but this one looks correct in the holder its in? Whats you opinion on the grade? Pic's are impossible to grade, but try it anyway? (PS OBverse is PL)

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wam98

MS-64, just a guess. Nice looking coin.

ajc

MS 64

originalisbest

OK, I'll venture... MS-65.

poorguy

MS65 - Mucho Niceo!

newport

Just a guess MS63

clw54

MS64

coinlieutenant

That coin is a MS65 all day long....

coinlieutenant

Much better than average strike (full head details and wheat on reverse) with the only significant marks on liberties leg. Nice luster although not full since it has been dipped once. Perhaps a few wispy lines in the field next to liberties head and right obverse field as well.



MS65 with justification lacking above...

John

Barry

65

Ronyahski

65

Dismeguy

65 due to lack of marks and the luster

jdimmick

My pictures probably makes the coin look worse than it is, but anyway here is the holder its in:


Thier are a few very light wispy lines on the obverse under magnification, but not as displayed in the photo in the left field. The photo looks splotchy, but its not the coin. Also the obverse fields are deeply mirrored with frosty detail on the device, with just a mellowing of frost at the highest point on the breasts and upper arm. The reverse is crisp blast white and fully lusterous with no visible lines or marks under 5x mag.

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Ronyahski

Very nice grade. PCGS doesn't like noticeable carbon spots, so if that is what is on the reverse, wouldn't have thunk 66. But if it is that clean...

originalisbest

Aw, heck - guess I can't still grade from a pic!

Nice coin, Jim.

midwestcoin13

ms64

ajc

I would say based on the opinions, you were correct to just keep this coin in its current home.

Elcontador

I'm with John on this coin. You see all of the little contact marks because the coins is PL; I have a Seated Half in 5 like that. Because the coin is PL, the tick marks jump out at you more than would otherwise be the case.

I'd leave the coin in its current holder. Don't get me wrong; it's nicer than the average Seated Dime in 5 that I typically see. But with the tick marks (they are small, but I see a number of them) and the two either carbon spots (or they could be from dip residue), I could see this coin being a 5 all day long.

OTOH, outstanding eye appeal could bump it into a 6 holder; I've seen it a number of times recently.
You have a nice coin, but I can't see it in a 7 holder.

coinlieutenant

The second pic makes the coin look very nice and much more lustrous than it is in the first one.

I think that it fits well as a 66 and is not overgraded. I had, but erased, that the coin could be a six depending on how the luster really looked. It is a sweet coin jdimmick and if you ever want to sell it, give me a call.

Here is a 67 for comparison...