Help? 1955-S Lincoln cent grade

[brian0918]

I found this one in circulation a couple years ago and am wondering what you think it would grade as. Sorry for the unclear photos - it has a lot more luster and red than the camera is picking up. Does it have any chance of being higher than MS-64 through PCGS?

Thanks!

Photobucket isn't working for me now, so Facebook's my only alternative:

[henrysmedford]

Nice coin.

[brian0918]

Anyone?

[henrysmedford]

I found this one in circulation a couple years ago and am wondering what you think it would grade as. Sorry for the unclear photos - it has a lot more luster and red than the camera is picking up. Does it have any chance of being higher than MS-64 through PCGS?

Thanks!

Not that I know but from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_grading "(Mint State: completely un-circulated condition), MS-61, MS-62, MS-63, MS-64, MS-65, MS-66, MS-67, MS-68, MS-69 and MS-70 (Mint State: perfect, the highest level on the Sheldon Scale)" and that you found yours in circulation it would have to be a AU also from wikipedia "(About Un-circulated), AU-53, AU-55, AU-58, MS-60" also the One in your cent looks week. I think that with you living on the east cost it would be harder to pull one that nice out of circulation that the west coast. In four years we have found only three AU 1955-S cents.

[henrysmedford]

Also see http://www.pcgs.com/photograde/#/Lincoln/Grades


Guidelines for Eye Appeal

Eye Appeal is one component of grade. For coins grading above MS/PR 60, eye appeal is one of the four components of grade.

For Mint State and Proof coins, the three factors comprising a coin's "technical grade" are:

Number and severity of marks and abrasions
Luster, or Reflectivity for Proofs
Strike, which is rarely a problem for proofs and strike is expected to be sharp, a weak strike being a deduction in the case of proofs.

For Circulated coins, there are:

The amount of wear. This is by far the most important factor in the grading of circulated coins.
Marks and abrasions. Depending on the grade, a certain amount of marks and abrasions are expected with circulated coins. Severe or unusually serious marks "for the grade" can be a negative. The higher the circulated grade, the less severe marks can be before they would effect grade.
Luster. AU (Almost Uncirculated) coins should have some original luster. For lower grades color and originality have the same effect on grading as luster does for higher grades.

The "technical" grade of the coin is the grade of the coin based on the factors above without taking eye appeal into consideration. Eye appeal either adds or subtracts from the "technical" grade, or is neutral as a factor in determining the final grade. For toning, PCGS uses seven levels of eye appeal, from "Amazing" to "Ugly". For luster on mint state coins and depth of reflectivity on proofs, PCGS uses six levels of eye appeal, from "Amazing" to "Negative".

The following are the minimum standards for eye appeal on high grades: MS/PR68 – Must have positive eye appeal MS/PR67 – Must have above average eye appeal MS/PR66 – Cannot have below average eye appeal MS/PR65 – Cannot have negative eye appeal. AMS/PR65 coin can have below average luster or color (toning) if it is outstanding in every other way.

[HoardCopperByTheTon]

Certainly a nice looking coin.. but not worth the submission fee to entomb it in plastic. I see some small carbon spots which cetainly wouldn't help it grade well or sell.

[daviscfad]

Its probably a ms-63, judging by the picture