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Question re non-luster MS coins and grading services

dlmtortsdlmtorts Posts: 725 ✭✭✭
Is seems to me that I see many coins in NGC slabs that have high grades and little to no luster. These may be dipped out or may just be toned coins. I am partial to Washington Quarters and I seem to see many like that? Is it just me or is there a perceived difference in grading coins that lack luster between NGC and PCGS or others?

Examples on ebay now:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1951-D-WASHINGTON-QUARTER-NGC-MS67-FINEST-REGISTRY-/360269659143?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item53e1bebc07

http://cgi.ebay.com/1956-P-WASHINGTON-QUARTER-NGC-MS-66-/380175649546?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item58843c0b0a

Can someone link those for me please. Those are just two of many examples that I see regularly. Is that just my perception?

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  • llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
    I've noticed the same thing... I wonder if it's NGCs plastic that obscures the luster?

    1951-D-WASHINGTON-QUARTER-NGC-MS67-FINEST-REGISTRY-

    1956-P-WASHINGTON-QUARTER-NGC-MS-66-
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  • Lehigh96Lehigh96 Posts: 685 ✭✭✭
    Although I don't collect Washington Quarters, I have not typically found what you are asserting to be true. The coins that you have linked appear lackluster because of the terrible scans. Proper photography would show the luster on the coins. Having said that, I do believe that PCGS is more conservative in their grading of deeply toned coins in the premium gem grades. And deeply toned coins can exhibit muted luster. Here is an example from my collection.

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    I don't think PCGS would have graded this coin higher than MS65. In the specific instance of deeply toned coins with premium gem grades, you might have a point.
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