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Grading Peace Dollars

GRADING Peace Silver Dollars

Grades
Good is heavily worn. The design and legend is visible but faint in spots. Very little detail remains and the eagle is worn nearly flat. PEACE is barely readable.
Very Good is well worn. The design is clear but flat and lacking details. The hair is flattened and rays have weak spots. Most feather details are worn away. Portions of PEACE are missing.
Fine has moderate to heavy wear. The entire design is clear and bold. All hair around the face is smooth. Rays show a trace of wear. On the eagle, all feathers on right leg are worn away. Parts of PEACE are weak but readable.
Very Fine has light to moderate wear. Hair details around face are weak. Feather detail on right wing is very weak. There is wear on leg feathers and neck. Motto shows a trace of wear.
Extremely Fine has very light wear on only the highest points. The hair around faces shows slight wear, but most hair strands are visible. The eagle's top of neck and head behind the eye show slight wear.  The central wing & leg feathers are slightly worn.
About Uncirculated shows a small trace of wear on the highest points of the hair above the ear and forehead. The high points of feathers on the right wing show a trace of wear.
Uncirculated coins have no trace of wear and only light blemishes. Maybe weakly struck with full mint luster but may lack brilliance. The surface may be spotted or heavily toned.

Grading for Peace Dollars focuses on the hair above the forehead and ear. Also check the rays and base of the neck for wear. On the reverse, the feathers on the Eagles right wing are the main consideration. Also check the leg feathers of the Eagle and PEACE on the bottom of the coin for wear.

Peace Dollar Obverse Uncirculated

Grading for Peace Dollars focuses on the hair above the forehead and ear. Also check the rays and base of the neck for wear. This coin has full details in the hair and rays. There is no trace of wear on the base of the neck or on the cheek. It displays full mint luster and has no toning or spotting.


                                    

Peace Dollar Reverse Uncirculated

On the reverse, the feathers on the Eagles right wing are the main consideration. Also check the leg feathers of the Eagle and PEACE on the bottom of the coin for wear. All feathers show full detail. PEACE shows a bit faint but this is due to strike and not wear.

 

Peace Dollar Obverse Extra Fine

A coin such as this one is a typical example of one that would grade Extremely Fine. The hair around faces shows slight wear, but most hair strands are visible. Note the wear on the cheek as well as the hair above the ear and on the motto.


Peace Dollar Reverse Extra Fine

On the reverse, the feathers on the Eagles right wing are the main consideration. Also check the leg feathers of the Eagle and PEACE on the bottom of the coin for wear. While much of the detail shows on all the feathers, there is slight wear on most of the feathers on this coin.



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