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Guess the Grade on this San Diego Commemorative (And Final Photo Critique) - Grade Revealed

dthigpendthigpen Posts: 3,932 ✭✭
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Thanks to mgoodm3 & DHeath for helping me tune the photography a bit, please provide any critisism on this piece that you have, and of course, guess the grade...

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Grade:

It's an NGC MS66 image
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    Nice pics. Obv pic is a bit sharper than the rev pic. Still feel like they need a bit of zip to them. I don't see any glare from the lights on the slab, can the lights be brought a bit closer to the lens? Looks high grade ?66.
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,893 ✭✭✭✭✭
    64 at the very least, I'd say. Really I don't see anything that would stop me from saying 65.

    While I don't despise the toning, I'm not crazy about it either. I would be sorely tempted to dip that sucker. (Before you pour gas on my and light me up, let me say I wouldn't dip it - but I'd be tempted.)

    Nice lookin' coin, not so nice lookin' toning in my book. Averages out to a neutral opinion. It's OK.

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  • dthigpendthigpen Posts: 3,932 ✭✭


    << <i>64 at the very least, I'd say. Really I don't see anything that would stop me from saying 65.

    While I don't despise the toning, I'm not crazy about it either. I would be sorely tempted to dip that sucker. (Before you pour gas on my and light me up, let me say I wouldn't dip it - but I'd be tempted.)

    Nice lookin' coin, not so nice lookin' toning in my book. Averages out to a neutral opinion. It's OK. >>



    Yeah, the toning looks better in the photo than in person, too... image
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  • mozinmozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭
    Too difficult to grade from your pictures with the toning on this coin. I do not like the toning.
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  • dthigpendthigpen Posts: 3,932 ✭✭
    Yeah, the toning on this one makes it a bit tough to grade.... Which is why I posted it image
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  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    I like it, I think the pics are good, that one sure looks MS66 to my eyes....
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  • dizzyfoxxdizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Too difficult to grade from your pictures with the toning on this coin. I do not like the toning. >>



    Is there any toning that you do like...imageimageimage

    Very image San Diego dthigpen! image

    Possible 67, probably a 66 Nice coin image
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  • Coinhusker1Coinhusker1 Posts: 3,560 ✭
    No visible hits, nice color. 66!
  • poorguypoorguy Posts: 4,317 ✭
    Luster looks to be quite flashy with nice original color. I could see this coin as an MS66.
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  • dthigpendthigpen Posts: 3,932 ✭✭
    It's an NGC MS66, Good guesses!
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