This was when JP Martin, Walt Armitage and Keith Love were at ICG I believe. How did they grade compared to PCGS and NGC? How much of a negative are stray hairlines a grade effect on gold coins?
The reverse of the 09 is throwing me for a loop. The far wing looks like it is missing details and it looks like there may have been a scratch on the die as it looks like theres a raised mark across the eagles neck? Any thoughts or is that from the slab?
Im going to say:
09- 58
14- unc details (I see grafitti/scratches on the T in Trust and R/S/M in pluribus unum)
15- 63
Comments
58
55
62
60 (if the smudges on the reverse are on the slab)
55
61
Cheers, RickO
I was watching those and know the grades, especially the 09. looks like a 63 max.
Imo the 15 has the best chance at 64.
your pics aren’t helping you out much also imo, and newer smart phone can do a better job than a scanner.
58
58
61
1909: MS63
1914: MS62
1915: MS64
All look around 62 unc to me from these photo's.
This was when JP Martin, Walt Armitage and Keith Love were at ICG I believe. How did they grade compared to PCGS and NGC? How much of a negative are stray hairlines a grade effect on gold coins?
63
64
63
63
63
62
62
63
63
64
63
63
How about this one? I showed it to a dealer today who thought low MS?
58, 55, 55
The reverse of the 09 is throwing me for a loop. The far wing looks like it is missing details and it looks like there may have been a scratch on the die as it looks like theres a raised mark across the eagles neck? Any thoughts or is that from the slab?
Im going to say:
09- 58
14- unc details (I see grafitti/scratches on the T in Trust and R/S/M in pluribus unum)
15- 63
60.
63
55
58
61
58
58