Surprise! Betcha can't guess the grade. REVEALED, please advise, review?

pharmer

Obv lint and rev scratch and lint are on slab...rev up in a moment






whoops, didn't mention, it is ms, and brown, adding this to show there isn't any obv rub



I have gotten many ms67's from pcgs for wheats over the years, thought this was a lock 66. More thoughts below.

Russ

AU58.

Russ, NCNE

100proof1957

Matte PR65 BN

mgoodm3

67RD

PerryHall

MS67BR

ss350camaro

AU, PR, MS .........???

My initial reaction was MS65BN

I'll just say that it's a nice lookin' 1910 and would be very happy to own it

Bochiman

I was going with MS65RD being what the label would say but wanted to say MS66RB myself

CarlWohlforth

I'm not very confident on copper but will guess MS 65 BN anyway.

pharmer

Man, I'm really screwing this up, it's ms and brown, second obv shows beard better than first

ss350camaro

<< <i>Man, I'm really screwing this up, it's ms and brown, second obv shows beard better than first >>



well, at least i got the MS and BN part right

it seems a bit mushy and i find the hits in some of the letters a little distracting. That's why i went with 65.


I'm probably wrong but that wouldn't be a first for me.

badger

I'm going to use this as training for me --

MS65BN

Badger

xbob

I'm going to grade it MS66BN.

It's nice! If I am right, do I win it?

Trinketts

MS66 BN

NumisOxide

MS66BN

pharmer

I thank you all for your opinions. There is not a mark on this, no rub, beard detail is strong. I would be more OK with 58 than 62, to tell the truth. In this same order, I sent five crack-out pcgs 66 Red wheats, trying a second time for 67's, ALL came back 65. Never done a resubmit for presidential review, should I on this?

clackamas

BN coins need to retain, glow, luster or shine to garner GEM grades. Cool colors with glow also help as does some red, a RB side. That coin has great design preservation but the brown (oxidation) is heavy and taken the coin far beyond the gem grade. A little more corrosin and pitting would probably start occuring.

pharmer

Point taken, thanks.

ziggy29

It's very unusual for a copper coin with a BN designation to get above 65, and even to get to 65 it needs to be exceptional.

Even so, 62 does seem a bit low to me on this one. (I would have thought 63BN, maybe 64BN.) I wonder if they dinged it in the eye appeal department because of the streak going through the obverse?

pharmer

I wondered about that also. Thanks for the info on brown grading, it is the first ms brown I've submitted.

tradedollarnut

My initial thought was 63BN. Lack of luster certainly limits the grade. Not worth the cost of postage to get it up a grade, tho.

pharmer

Thanks, this was a case of not knowing what I was doing.

NumisOxide

<< <i>It's very unusual for a copper coin with a BN designation to get above 65, and even to get to 65 it needs to be exceptional. >>



Thanks for pointing that out. I never knew that about grading copper.

Shamika

It looks like friction on Abe's cheek. I'll bet MS62 was a compromise grade. Also, I don't see a bit of luster.