1946-D Silver Washington Quarter PCGS MS65 Just Graded From TRUE Original Roll

1946-D Silver Washington Quarter PCGS MS65 Just Graded From TRUE Original Roll

Listing is for One (1) 1946-D Washington Quarter, Denver Mint Issue, just back from PCGS where it graded PCGS MS65.

The next time you see someone selling a Gem BU Washington Quarter, compare it to this one. The grade assigned, MS65, is the first grade level the hobby considers a coin to be a "gem" grade. In order to receive an MS65 in any coin, not just Washington Quarters, there are 4 criteria used, all of which must be at a minimum Above Average to Excellent. Those 4 categories are strike, surface preservation (contact marks), luster, and eye appeal. If any of those 4 characteristics are average or below, the maximum possible grade is MS64. This is the main reason many people get confused when they see a coin with almost no contact marks that has been graded MS64 or lower. Their instinctual reaction is that the grade must be wrong, when the reality is either the luster was poor to average, the strike was poor to average, or the eye appeal was below "neutral". 

The 4 grading components have approximate weighting of 30/30/30/10 where eye appeal is the 10% weight. Although this is not a perfect science, this is a good reference point or guide to go by when evaluating approximate grade of a coin.

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