Guess the grades, win some cash - Grades and Winner in last post!
TwoKopeiki
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For coins are going through final stages of grading ATS with results available today/tomorrow. First I thought about giving away a small coin worth about 30 bucks to the person closest to the actual grade (lowest sum of differences between guess and actual), but then realized that I would end-up with another 10 bucks worth of shipping cost out of Canada and with current shipping delays it would be weeks before the winner even receives it...
So, how about I'll just PayPal 30 bucks to the winner?
Good luck!
001 - 1913 BC RUSSIA ROUBLE
002 - 1765MO MF MEXICO 8R
003 - 1803MO FT MEXICO 8R
004 - 1897 PHILIPPINE PESO
So, how about I'll just PayPal 30 bucks to the winner?
Good luck!
001 - 1913 BC RUSSIA ROUBLE
002 - 1765MO MF MEXICO 8R
003 - 1803MO FT MEXICO 8R
004 - 1897 PHILIPPINE PESO
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63
61
63
58
Even though I gave it the lowest WAG, I really like that Philippine peso best.. looks like a really handsome coin.
And I'm still kicking myself for not picking up one of those Russian anniversary rubles when they were still affordable a while back.
Heck, the portrait peso is great too.. Great stuff all around! Good luck!
My wantlist & references
I'll take a blind shot at this-
ms63
ms63
au53
au53
au55.
The 1765 8R is the one I'm really pondering, it's hard to see if there's circulation on that one or not.
Thanks for the chance!
here's my swag:
64
62
45
58
Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
63 Low relief
62
58
55
Thanks for the chance and some fun.
Good luck
AU58
AU55
AU55
Nice coins all...!
63
55
58
Thanks for the chance.
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Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of:
Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
My Ebay
53
55
58
Nice group of coins. good luck on the grades.
Richard
my car art & My Ebay stuff
55
40
58
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MS63
AU58
MS62
Thanks!
MS62
MS63
AU53
AU58
AU DETAILS - LIGHT CLEANING
AU55
AU53
Cheers
Andrew
64
55
55
62-62-63-58
Olmanjon
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(depending on the glare vs. wear, I could go 62 on the last one)
1/2 Cents
U.S. Revenue Stamps
AU50
AU55
XF45
MS61...
AU55...
AU58...
MS61
Altered surfaces
AU53
AU55
NumisTip Coin Values
Here are my WAGs....as I know nothing about grading darkside stuff.
ms62
ms64
xf45
ms63
ms63
au58
au55
ms62
8 Reales Madness Collection
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<< <i>I suspect at some point I will be in a position to explain my opinion >>
I would love to hear your reasoning. Are you worried that your explanations might influence other's decisions? I was thinking as a rule of thumb to use whoever posted first as a tie-breaker.
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58
55
58 BB
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If you don't believe me, ask the winner later if I had PMed him to congratulate him in advance or not. It was just a guess, since I can't grade these.
edited to add: Roman, it would be interesting to hear your predictions too. Outside the competition of course.
myEbay
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NGC's opinion: 62 - AU Details - 55 - 55
MacCrimmon: 62 - AU Details - 55 - 53
Grats, Mac! PM me your PayPal address
Walter was close second with his prediction of 61-BB-53-55, falling just 1 point behind Mac.
There were some good educated guesses in this thread. Also, it's difficult to judge blast white coin from a photo, especially if the photo was taken to show the luster and not the surface. Thank you all for participating.
My personal guesses were 63 - either 62 or a BB - 55 - 45. There are hairlines on the surface of that pillar, but having seen much worse examples lately in both NGC and PCGS plastic I took a gamble.
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<< <i>I think I know the winner, but I'm not telling you until you get the grades.
If you don't believe me, ask the winner later if I had PMed him to congratulate him in advance or not. It was just a guess, since I can't grade these.
edited to add: Roman, it would be interesting to hear your predictions too. Outside the competition of course.
Indeed, he did! Now the OmniGreek needs to PM me some 100% gainers in the stock markets.
As to grading via images, it's difficult at best, but 2K's images provide a good basis for at least an educated guess.
Sometimes I'm lucky, and never forget a clock is always right twice per day.
PM Sent, and thanks for the chance.
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How much do they charge for them?
Roman,your predictions were very good too, except for the peso, you were a bit hard on it.
I'm afraid I didn't understand what you meant by "paying extra attention to these images when browsing ebay".
myEbay
DPOTD 3
<< <i>The first image is nice, they even got the luster. The second doesn't allow you to see any hairlines and the other two missed the colour, but they're decent images all around.
How much do they charge for them?
Roman,your predictions were very good too, except for the peso, you were a bit hard on it.
I'm afraid I didn't understand what you meant by "paying extra attention to these images when browsing ebay".
It was $1 per coin. What I meant about eBay is that NGC imaging usually hides color and luster, so whenever I see sellers use NGC images - i pay more attention to the coins because they're often nicer in-hand.
8 Reales Madness Collection
Congratulations Mac. Here's a guy that knows his condition.
Olmanjon
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From the images, I had a real problem with the 1803 8R-
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