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Before I crack...more George III c/m's

jayPemjayPem Posts: 4,081 ✭✭✭✭✭

You guys have been top notch when it comes to spotting concerning details when it comes to authenticating both the stamps and hosts with these 👆
Knowing that certification doesn't necessarily guarantee that all is well, what do you say to these before I crack em out and put them in the cabinet?



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  • amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would not crack them out myself. Not because I doubt they are real, just seems like a waste and a loss of a guarantee!

  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,255 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would not crack. The toning seems terminal and PCGS doesn't favor this look in grading. My concern would be a no grade.

  • jayPemjayPem Posts: 4,081 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Boosibri said:
    I would not crack. The toning seems terminal and PCGS doesn't favor this look in grading. My concern would be a no grade.

    I would absolutely agree with this based on the photos posted 😊
    The only thing terminal about them is my ability to take a decent picture 🤪

  • jayPemjayPem Posts: 4,081 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 8, 2020 8:12AM

    @amwldcoin said:
    I would not crack them out myself. Not because I doubt they are real, just seems like a waste and a loss of a guarantee!

    The loss of guarantee is definitely the concern here. Authenticating these is a headache and plastic doesn't act as a foolproof guarantee either...
    I do larger submissions from time to time, so if I really needed to get them back in slabs, popping a couple more coins in doesn't hurt much.
    The Charles IV I picked up from Julian 8-10 years ago, it's has perfect grey dirt surfaces.
    The Charles III is recent from CNG, I paid a bit too much, but it has amazing color and retained luster.
    Both are 45's.
    Most of what I buy gets submitted and resold later, anything I decide to hold onto for my collection gets cracked or stays raw...that's just the way I am.

    CNG pics of the CIII...trying to dig up better pics of the CIV

  • jayPemjayPem Posts: 4,081 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Found these images of the CIV, I never had pics done of this one for some reason. These could be Julian's, or mine from long ago...
    If so, I suck even more than before at coin photography 😄



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