1910-s $10 Indian - Guess the grade

jpkinla · August 5, 2006 2:16AM

MrKelso · August 5, 2006 2:20AM

66 Very Nice

lloydmincy · August 5, 2006 2:25AM

Hey John. Has to be a 66. Are you going to Denver?

saintguru · August 5, 2006 2:25AM

66....

jayboxx · August 5, 2006 2:33AM

MS66

ledzep87 · August 5, 2006 2:35AM

66

clw54 · August 5, 2006 2:36AM

65

CoinResource · August 5, 2006 2:49AM

66

karpman9 · August 5, 2006 3:31AM

sixty six (66)

Shamika · August 5, 2006 3:38AM

65. The hit on the Indian's jaw keeps it from a higher grade.

GoldenEyeNumismatics · August 5, 2006 3:38AM

66

Trinketts · August 5, 2006 3:47AM

I would say 65 from seeing the hit on the Jaw, but the fields and luster are just so overwhelming I imagine it got the MS66 designation. That coin has a ton of eye appeal. Very nice!!

techeff · August 5, 2006 3:54AM

Great strike! 66*

TheRaven · August 5, 2006 6:35AM

I would say MS-66

To nice for a 65, but not a 67 imo

Numismanic · August 5, 2006 6:48AM

66

roadrunner · August 5, 2006 6:52AM

Even with tick on jaw I'd say 67. Most of the 66's I've seen of common dates look like they were in a cat fight. The standards for rarer dates is apparently tougher. I usually like to say that gold is graded 1 pt easier than an equivalent silver coin.

MS67

roadrunner

robertpr · August 5, 2006 6:56AM

That's one blurry Injun!

saintguru · August 5, 2006 7:36AM

HEY Kutasi...you can't just walk away from GUESS THE GRADE.

What a wannabe "guess the grade" kid.

Dave99B · August 5, 2006 7:50AM

65?

Dave

MikeInFL · August 5, 2006 7:52AM

66 is my guess. That hit on the jaw is the only thing I see wrong with this beauty. Gorgeous...Mike

PerryHall · August 5, 2006 7:57AM

MS67 since everyone else seems to be going with 66 and usually most people undergrade when doing a guess-the-grade.

Longacre · August 5, 2006 8:04AM

66. Really nice, too!

coinlieutenant · August 5, 2006 9:01AM

that tiny little tick on the jaw would NOT limit the grade to 65. Dont place too much value on hits....look at the luster, look at the eye appeal and give it a grade. Then go look at the marks and strike and see if they preclude the grade you first gave it. Downgrade accordingly and gently.

I say 66+.

J

Whizzard · August 5, 2006 9:03AM

65, that jaw hit is pretty obvious.

darktone · August 5, 2006 9:06AM

these are the coins I find hard to grade from pictures- anywhere from AU58- to ms65 would not surprise me.

greghansen · August 5, 2006 9:15AM

MS65.

TorinoCobra71 · August 5, 2006 9:51AM

<< <i>65. The hit on the Indian's jaw keeps it from a higher grade. >>

Ya Sure?

TorinoCobra71

bestclser1 · August 5, 2006 10:57AM

66 and gorgeous.

Shamika · August 5, 2006 1:54PM

So, what is it? 64, 65, 66, or 67?

1907Quarter · August 5, 2006 2:03PM

the coin grades itself, took only moments to come up with 66.

JRH · August 5, 2006 4:16PM

MS-67 I would guess.

jonesy · August 5, 2006 5:20PM

MS62

jpkinla · August 6, 2006 5:09AM

Well, I will tell you a story about this 1910-s $10 Indian. The coin comes from the Stack's sale of February 2004 when I began my quest to build a super $10 Indian set and from which I bought about a half dozen coins. At the time, I felt I overpaid for the coin paying over $80k but I figured I bought a few of the others cheaply so I evened it out in my mind. It was clearly one of my better buys in hindsight.

I have previously owned a half dozen 1910-s $10 Indians including a MS65 which is coming up in the ANR sale as part of the Franklinton collection. Several of the MS64's I have owned were very high end as well. This coin blows all of them away. I have NOT seen the other MS66 example and do not know its current whereabouts. The date is vastly underrated primarily due to the mintage figures which are higher than most of the "s" mint coins. What a misleading fact to look only at mintage figures especially on $10 Indians!

The coin grades PCGS MS66 has incredible luster with a blast. The skin is fully intact and other than a few trivial ticks is one of my most attractive and conservatively graded coins.

Congrats to those of you on the money at MS66!

This was so much fun I may do it again. Thanks to Saintguru for helping me with the image. It is interesting to see the advancements Phil at PCGS has made in a short time. Although the image here is good, his newer images are even sharper with more depth and detail. Hopefully I will have my coins imaged by him again in the near future. Thanks for looking!

jpkinla · August 6, 2006 5:17AM

I so look forward to seeing you at the auctions..... NOT!

Aww, I am touched! Unfortunately, I will not be at the ANA in physical form.

BUT, I will be present in spirit! You know how spirited I can be!

saintguru · August 6, 2006 11:23PM

I give you a D for response time, and a D for hubris.

Now give me that coin and I won't beat you up.

jpkinla · August 7, 2006 1:48AM

SG,

Hubris? You give new meaning to the word!

saintguru · August 7, 2006 2:03AM

Not I? I'm just a little fish in a big pond.

jpkinla · August 7, 2006 5:15AM

XpipedreamR · August 7, 2006 5:18AM

Superb looking coin, Mr. Kutasi!

mrearlygold · August 7, 2006 5:20AM

mdwoods · August 7, 2006 5:22AM

Beautiful and one of my favorite designs. I agree with the assigned grade. A choice 66.

jpkinla · August 7, 2006 5:49AM

Thanks! It was interesting to note that when I was setting my price limits and ideas for the Stacks sale (The Wm. Thomas Michaels Collection), I had no idea how to value a MS66 of this date. I also had less of an idea of the true rarity in high grade of this date and kept thinking with 800,000 minted it should be more common.

Thanks for the positive comments!

1910-s $10 Indian - Guess the grade

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