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What the top of the scale looks like.

A reference set of coins and trading cards we have authenticated and graded, chosen because they sit at the head of their scale. Search it, filter it, and compare the centering, the surfaces and the notations against your own piece.

Examples
8
Coins · Cards
4 · 4
Highest shown
10

8 of 8 examples

Category
Grade
10

Trading card · 1986

1986 Fleer Michael Jordan, #57

Fleer basketball

Four crisp corners, full original gloss and dead-on centering. Registration of the printed border is exact on all four sides.

Gem mintMG-2602-0003-004
MS-68

Coin · 1881

1881-S Morgan Dollar

Morgan Dollar

Blast-white surfaces under a full cartwheel, with a strike that leaves every hair curl of Liberty distinct. The finest example we have handled of the San Francisco issue.

Deep mirror prooflikeMG-2601-0001-001
MS-67

Coin · 1907

1907 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle

Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle

High-relief Liberty with a smooth, undisturbed field and no sign of cabinet friction. A single shallow contact mark sits below the knee and holds the grade at 67.

Full strike, satin goldMG-2601-0001-004
MS-67

Coin · 1921

1921 Peace Dollar, High Relief

Peace Dollar

The relief is fully brought up on the hair and the ray tips, and the frost is thick enough to scatter light across the eagle's wing. No hairlines under magnification.

Frosty, untonedMG-2601-0002-002
9.5

Trading card · 2018

2018 Panini Prizm Luka Dončić, #280

Panini Prizm

The foil is unmarked and every corner is square. Surface inspection at 10x finds no print lines or roller marks across the holographic field.

Silver prizmMG-2602-0004-002
MS-66

Coin · 1916

1916-D Mercury Dime

Mercury Dime

Fully split bands across the fasces, sharp on both central rivets, with luster that rolls unbroken through the reverse field.

Full BandsMG-2601-0002-007
9

Trading card · 1952

1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, #311

Topps flagship

Near-perfect centering left to right and only the faintest edge wear under raking light. Original gloss remains across the portrait.

Sharp corners, centeredMG-2602-0003-001
8

Trading card · 1933

1933 Goudey Babe Ruth, #53

Goudey gum

Ninety-year-old stock with surprisingly little toning; the sepia portrait is sharp and the reverse checklist is fully legible. Two slightly soft corners set the grade.

Bright stockMG-2602-0004-005

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