Grade Opinions Wanted - 1955-S Dimes

FlyingAl · August 25, 2022 5:38PM

I have a few nicer 1955-S dimes I was thinking of sending in, with the hope of getting a 67+ on one or two. What say you? I took the pictures in some harsher light to bring out the marks, so they are a little nicer in hand. The mark on number six is a strike through, or that's what it appears to be in hand.
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FlyingAl · August 25, 2022 5:39PM

Also, my apologies for the horrible crop on number one. The images was rotated pretty bad so I figured that having a more centered coin was more important than a good crop.

scotty4449 · August 25, 2022 6:43PM

Those are all really nice coins! It's hard to tell if they would make 67+. I know the 67+ Roosevelts I have owned all had amazing luster. I think I like 1 and 4 the best.

lilolme · August 25, 2022 8:48PM

I agree with scotty4449 that trying to determine a 67+ would be hard. I will mention some stuff and you can evaluate if you want. I am only looking a the obverse. Also I think all of them are fairly nice but you are looking for the price jump grade 67+ so some of what I say might sound picky but just trying to help call out potential 67+ issues.

All of them appear to have a weakness of strike. At least that is what I think I am seeing with what looks like the raw planchet at the cheekbone and brow. The top of the head near the hair part also appears to be a little soft on most. Might want to look at them and confirm and/or consider this.

appears to have something going on between the chin and the jaw.
has a vertical line in the hair and some marks in front of ear
looks better if those are not 3 small ticks high on the cheek. 1 small on chin
I am thinking the stuff in the hair is strike weakness but if not then...
Is that a medium sized mark in the hair (kind of vertical)?
taking that as a struck through, there is a lot of light action going on on the neck, small mark near chin
the jaw to chin area has the action this time, one light mark in front of ear
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Again hope this helps you decide.

gumby1234 · August 25, 2022 9:18PM

@FlyingAl Nice looking group. I don't see any 67+ grades there thou. Im thinking most are 66 and a couple may even be 65"s. Coin 4 is probably the nicest in the group. They are tough on Roosies when grading.

Martin · August 26, 2022 7:09AM

Nice group of dimes. I would not send them in hoping for a 67+ the risk reward is high risk low reward on that group. I can’t tell how much luster they have but what they don’t have is color. If you want a 67+ graded dime take what you would spend on grading fees and buy one already graded. Just my suggestion

Martin

ricko · August 26, 2022 7:24AM

@FlyingAl... You are looking for a premium grade (67+), and trying to judge that from pictures is very difficult. That being said, much easier is to guess ones that will NOT make it. And I believe most of those will not achieve 67+. A possible exception might be coin 4... but again, pictures are notoriously difficult to judge at that level. Cheers, RickO

erwindoc · August 26, 2022 7:53AM

All but #6 may be good candidates in my mind. Keep in mind that only a few marks separate a MS66 from 67 and higher. Look very carefully before sending them in. I think it would be a good experiment for your grading capabilities.

gumby1234 · August 26, 2022 2:28PM

@FlyingAl If you send them in please post the grades when you get them back.

Smudge · August 26, 2022 5:23PM

67+ is a very high standard. I don’t think I see one there.

Eldorado9 · August 26, 2022 5:41PM

Nice photos! They all look really good to me.

SenateSaloon · August 26, 2022 8:52PM

Those are terrific coins. I’m going to be a contrarian here. While I generally agree with what’s been said, if you look at the photos of 67’s of the 1955s on the PCGS CoinFacts App, your dimes look better in several cases. No way to say whether there could be a 67+, but if they grade the same, you have several real chances at a 67. Here’s an example from the app:

Grade Opinions Wanted - 1955-S Dimes

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