Grading opinions on this 1928 Peace $1

Alltheabove76

I am gonna send this to PCGS monday. How do you think I will do?

cmerlo1

64

lkeigwin

I agree. MS64.

I think it looks very pretty and you should be proud to own it. Fix the image white balance so its color is true.
Lance.

hockeyfan9

64 also.

Alltheabove76

Thanks. But, thats pretty much the color of the coin. Here it is from a different lighting angle.

lkeigwin

Love the large photo and detail! You have a beauty there.

I know how difficult it is to get color correct. And although some Peace dollars have a golden hue to them I seriously doubt that is the true color.

Maybe if you turn the saturation or contrast down it will be more true to life?

Just sayin'
Lance.

Alltheabove76

OK, I reshot it. I changed the colorspace from ADOBE RGB to "Faithful" and recalibrated the white balance.
I fear I am gonna send this off, and be all excited and a month or so from now I will log in and check my grades and get an MS63. PCGS always breaks my heart!

SurfinxHI

Great photo!

I'd say you have a strong shot at 64, maybe even 65...the strike looks pretty strong, and the fields are nice. Just that one tick on the obv...

Good luck!!

nankraut

<< <i>Great photo!

I'd say you have a strong shot at 64, maybe even 65...the strike looks pretty strong, and the fields are nice. Just that one tick on the obv...

Good luck!! >>




Hard to judge lustre from the photos; but if it has strong original mint lustre, it should grade MS-65, I think.

hammered54

ms 63

metalmeister

64+++

RedHerring

<< <i>I fear I am gonna send this off.............get an MS63. >>




If that gets a 63, it would have to be a 63+.

robkool

MS64...

Batman23

MS64

coinkat

Wonderful coin - I think 65 is a worthy consideration- its a keeper

jmj3esq

MS63

coinguy1

I don't understand the MS63 guesses. Even in very large images, the coin appears to have very few/unobtrusive flaws. Most MS63's look terrible, by comparison. It looks like an excellent candidate for a 64+ to me

morgansforever

I'm with the 4 crowd, excellent pic .

kurtdog

That's everything I'd want to see in a MS-65, I don't think the hits would keep it out of that...nice coin!

lkeigwin

1928 is a tough date for Peace$. PCGS certified almost 7,000. Here are pop and price guide numbers:

MS64 1578, $1150
MS65 241, $4200
MS66 11, $20,000

I think the OP's coin is a 64 with a shot at 65. But PCGS is very conservative with lofty grades for key dates.

However it turns out it is a nice example of a tough date.
Lance.

jerryf43

ms65

kurtdog

<< <i>1928 is a tough date for Peace$. PCGS certified almost 7,000. Here are pop and price guide numbers:

MS64 1578, $1150
MS65 241, $4200
MS66 11, $20,000

I think the OP's coin is a 64 with a shot at 65. But PCGS is very conservative with lofty grades for key dates.

However it turns out it is a nice example of a tough date.
Lance. >>

Interesting pop numbers, Lance! I suppose with "track" like that this is going to be a harder PCGS-65 than I had at first supposed, I have to say...

291fifth

64

Alltheabove76

I will let you know how it turns out. I just never seem to get the grade I expect. I paid $700 for it. So, if I get a 64 I am good.

veryfine

I say 65.

coinkat

The reasons for my 65 grade-

The fields look very good- no distractions

Well above average Lustre for the date

The few hits on the obverse do not detract enough to hurt the grade

And perhaps the biggest plus is the reverse does not kill the chance of a 65- The Eagle looks good.

I like the chances for this coin- it is worthy of a 65

Alltheabove76

At least no one said AU58. There is always an AU58 guy it seems!

TwoSides2aCoin

I'll bet it's a 64 and the reasons it wouldn't go 65 are not that many.

kurtdog

<< <i>At least no one said AU58. There is always an AU58 guy it seems! >>

Only if I'm blind in one eye and don't happen to see too good out of the other eye.

IMHO, this coin comes back anything under a straight-away MS-65, and they graded this looking at their pop reports and past mistakes over looking at the coin, itself...