World sub in the works and my guesses for the grades. (GRADES POSTED!)

Clio

So a bit frightening to post here before grades are in since I could be really off or end up with details coins or the worst being fakes. However I wanted to share here so I could compare with my guesses later is a blatantly honest way.

So I didn't do a great job getting photos of these before I sent them in for being subbed but most can be found here hosted on imgur I urge you to check them out as well and let me know what you think:

https://imgur.com/a/y5Li5YM

As far as my guesses I marked up a screen shot of the sub here while things are processing:

Even since I have subbed these I have thought a few guesses were too high. The two 1787 6 pences and the 1863/2 8 Sol but I will keep them as I initially thought rather than obsessing over them.

There are others coins on this sub, not just my own so I won't post the order number or anything but here's a screenshot to show where it is now. I will of course update with another one once grades are posted.

Feel free to let me know what you think and I will check back in once grades are posted. I suspect sometime in late February.

coinkat

coin photography is challenging... You have some attractive submission candidates- I did not see the Irish shillings. The 1893 and 1902 shillings look attractive so there is reason to be optimistic. The 1787 6d coins look as if an MS grade is reasonable- not sure of where they end up. I would like to see the South African shilling in hand- that grade will largely depend on the quality of the fields/surfaces

Best wishes with the grade results...

Clio

@coinkat said:
coin photography is challenging... You have some attractive submission candidates- I did not see the Irish shillings. The 1893 and 1902 shillings look attractive so there is reason to be optimistic. The 1787 6d coins look as if an MS grade is reasonable- not sure of where they end up. I would like to see the South African shilling in hand- that grade will largely depend on the quality of the fields/surfaces

Best wishes with the grade results...

The irish shillings are not imaged. I really just didn't even photograph them because those clad ones are worth so little. Grading fees are mostly wasted on them but I need them for the set. Thanks for the feedback.

TwoKopeiki

Nice sub. Digging those 6d's. Did you remove the black stuff on the Bolivian prior to submitting?

Clio

@TwoKopeiki said:
Nice sub. Digging those 6d's. Did you remove the black stuff on the Bolivian prior to submitting?

As someone who rarely sees these coins in hand, I did not.

Bob13

Good luck!

Clio

So grades have posted! I clipped out the coins on the sub that weren't mine. Will post the images in just a moment.

Clio

So all in all I think I am fairly happy with the results. Obviously no one wants details coins but what can you do. I am very impressed by the grade on the 8 sol. Far higher than I would've anticipated previously. The two Irish Shillings are both higher than my expectation which I will consider a win. The two 1787 6D were part of a purchase I made and both were in old envelopes from the 80s. Sad to see the one graded details but I was spot on with my guess for the other. 1893 I was a point low, 1902 a point high, and 1916 two points too low. All in all very happy and lots of new additions for my shilling set.

neildrobertson

Great results. It's hard to pick a favorite.

atom

Nice coins and grades
It would appear the grades assigned exceeded your expectations except for the Details grades & the 1902 (perhaps due to the verdigris on the head and spotting?)
I think you did well, and the coins have great appeal. Even the 'cleaned' 1787.

Bob13

Looks like you done good!

TwoKopeiki

Congrats @Clio ! Great looking bunch and some top pops to boot!

coinkat

Overall... excellent results... I sort of wonder about the 6d no hearts. What does that look like in hand? I ask mainly because there could be some light hairlines the graders attributed to prior cleaning or just the look of the surfaces leading to the color that they make believe was the result of a cleaning. As for the SA shilling, I was curious about the nature of the look earlier. I suspect they may have decided on environmental damage because they see lustre impairment as an issue. Just trying to offer explanations...not saying I agree as they have seen the coins in hand and obviously I have not.

Clio

@coinkat said:
Overall... excellent results... I sort of wonder about the 6d no hearts. What does that look like in hand? I ask mainly because there could be some light hairlines the graders attributed to prior cleaning or just the look of the surfaces leading to the color that they make believe was the result of a cleaning. As for the SA shilling, I was curious about the nature of the look earlier. I suspect they may have decided on environmental damage because they see lustre impairment as an issue. Just trying to offer explanations...not saying I agree as they have seen the coins in hand and obviously I have not.

I think I agree with your assessments. the 6d no hearts was pretty dark an a bit more dull than his brother. I think the toning likely hid the cleaning from me. I can't remember terribly well how I thought it looked in hand but will try and review when it returns where the problems are.