What Variety Videos Would You Like to See?

PCGS_SocialMedia

We are currently putting together a list of coin varieties to cover in for our video series and want to know which ones you would like to see. To see what we've already released you can go here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gnnny6C7O8&list=PLG7e8_oGOkcCK92B2OF39NTLjHytsyM1C

We are definitely planning on going over the latest discoveries that have been shared here over the last week.

FlyingAl

Accented Hair halves, 1961 DDR FS801 half, 1913 DDR FS-1802 Nickel, Friendly Eagle and Type 2 Ike’s. A lot of these have been on the forums but not much info is out there on them. I’ve also gotten the some of the ideas from coins I’ve cherry-picked myself.

The thread on identifying obverse from reverse will supply ample ideas as well. @Eldorado9 started it if you wanted to find it that way.

brocmitchell

Not varieties per-se, but in-depth videos on qualification for Full Head, Full Bell Lines, Full Bands, Full Steps, PL and DMPL would be great! Particularly discussion on just made it or just missed it examples would help collectors better identify the attributes on coins themselves.

WAYNEAS

All Kennedy varieties.
Wayne

davewesen

Is it possible to do an internal submission search and find which ones submitters MISS the most often?

The close, but no cigars cut-off criteria would also be interesting ... I am thinking 2 feather buffalo nickels or 3 1/2 leg buffalo nickels.

Aspie_Rocco

Jefferson nickel varieties like the 1939 DDR, 1939 DDO, 1943/2 P, 1946 S DDO.
Other unusual varieties that have been only recognized in the last 15-20 years.

The standard well known varieties have always held a Wow factor, however, spotlighting new additions to the most recent Cherry Pickers guide would be beneficial. Even more so with attributable varieties that are NOT listed in the Cherry Pickers guide.

P.S. I would love a chance to work with the Variety Attribution Team. I’m close enough to commute.

Edited to add:
Buffalo nickel die polish varieties like various 3 Legs and two feather,
Walking Liberty half varieties like Missing Feathers, 1946 DDR,
Kennedy half varieties,
Eisenhower dollar varieties,
Sacajawea varieties,

FlyingAl

@brocmitchell There is one on DMPL and PL, you can search “PCGS coin grading 102 surface” into YouTube and it should be there. Not sure about the other ones, I’ll have to look deeper.

Edit: there is also one on the rest of FBL, FB etc, search for a PCGS Webinar on qualifiers and it should pop up. It’s a long one though!

LanceNewmanOCC

@FlyingAl said:
@brocmitchell There is one on DMPL and PL, you can search “PCGS coin grading 102 surface” into YouTube and it should be there. Not sure about the other ones, I’ll have to look deeper.

Edit: there is also one on the rest of FBL, FB etc, search for a PCGS Webinar on qualifiers and it should pop up. It’s a long one though!

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i made a youtube playlist years ago with some of those videos in it for quick and easy reference. i have been modifying my lists as of late so i should probably re-vamp my pcgs/coin playlist as well.

StrikeOutXXX

The 1919 DDO Mercury Dime FS-101 of course 8-)

Census and info can be found here:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/937347/1919-mercury-dime-confirmed-ddo-discovery-piece-census-in-1st-post/p1

If you need more pictures or info - PM me..

1tommy

What I would like to know is how to get a Variety that is Required in my set Deleted? The 1935 Washington Quarter DDO Does Not exist. For ten years this coin has been required even tho there has never been one example found. It is time to get the coin deleted and let those who are 99 percent complete go to the 100 percent. Thank you for any help. You can find the 185 coin set in my signature........

jesbroken

I would like to see a video of all the steps in actually grading and attributing a coin by all the grading parties. Not the steps in getting it to the graders and shipping it, just the actual steps in grading and attributing the coin. Pick a variety but not a common one that is not questionable. I like any of your educational videos.
Thank you,
Jim

Kurisu

Shall I dare suggest a modern or two...

Modern shield and bicentennial cents.
Westward Journey nickels.

Am I in the wrong forum?

yosclimber

@FlyingAl said:
Accented Hair halves, 1961 DDR FS801 half, 1913 DDR FS-1802 Nickel, Friendly Eagle and Type 2 Ike’s. A lot of these have been on the forums but not much info is out there on them. I’ve also gotten the some of the ideas from coins I’ve cherry-picked myself.

The thread on identifying obverse from reverse will supply ample ideas as well. @Eldorado9 started it if you wanted to find it that way.

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1070855/quiz-what-coin-is-this

DNADave

1981-S proof Susan B Anthony type 1 and 2 dollars

LanceNewmanOCC

@1tommy said:
What I would like to know is how to get a Variety that is Required in my set Deleted? The 1935 Washington Quarter DDO Does Not exist. For ten years this coin has been required even tho there has never been one example found. It is time to get the coin deleted and let those who are 99 percent complete go to the 100 percent. Thank you for any help. You can find the 185 coin set in my signature........

is this the one to which you refer? figured i better ask before doing any research. thanks

if so, i'm sure we can do some work over on the coneca forum to see what may be or not be out there.

i'd like to find one! i have 2 first graded at pcgs BUT i wasn't even looking for those. been a long while since i turned up anything really worthy of mention.

krueger

Pcgs processes of determining varieties. How does a grader determine if unfamiliar?
Do you have variety experts? Or is each grader to know it all?
Do you have a list of your recognized books or catalogs that show/define them, is it on your website?

SanctionII

Franklin half dollars (mint state and proof) varieties, both major and minor.

Aspie_Rocco

@krueger said:
Pcgs processes of determining varieties. How does a grader determine if unfamiliar?
Do you have variety experts? Or is each grader to know it all?
Do you have a list of your recognized books or catalogs that show/define them, is it on your website?

Most are in both volumes of the Cherry Pickers Guide, but not all.

krueger

There are other references pcgs uses for foreign coins

MsMorrisine

CoinFacts (bear with me) needs to be more encyclopedic

Then there’s enhancements over what you’ve done.

Varieties? Choose the “top varieties submitted” and then place the videos in CoinFacts

MsMorrisine

There’s also the “we’ll never have another chance” extremely rare varieties.

Come across a rare one and missing a chance to video it would be like missing a chance for a TV

fathom

I would start with the major classic red book varieties and early copper. Then proceed to higher denoms as coin series evolved.

Or the reverse and start modern to early. If they are in a chronological order then they can be more easily accessed for future reference. Especially helpful for newer collectors.

Onastone

Anything with Peace Dollars!

logger7

I'd like to see what Encyclopedia Brittanica did, a knowledge overview basics, then a knowledge in depth type of video or Coinfacts information.

Overview of half dime and Bust dime varieties; overview of Bust halves with notable ones featured. Overview of Seated dimes and halves. Notable 1878 Morgan varieties. If you can make it lucid and easy to access that would be great. Thanks for your hard work!

1tommy

@LanceNewmanOCC said:

@1tommy said:
What I would like to know is how to get a Variety that is Required in my set Deleted? The 1935 Washington Quarter DDO Does Not exist. For ten years this coin has been required even tho there has never been one example found. It is time to get the coin deleted and let those who are 99 percent complete go to the 100 percent. Thank you for any help. You can find the 185 coin set in my signature........

is this the one to which you refer? figured i better ask before doing any research. thanks

if so, i'm sure we can do some work over on the coneca forum to see what may be or not be out there.

i'd like to find one! i have 2 first graded at pcgs BUT i wasn't even looking for those. been a long while since i turned up anything really worthy of mention.

Yes this is the coin I am talking about. Before JT Passed away he also thought this coin did not exist. I have also talked to most of the registry players and this coin has never been found. So any help you can provide I would appreciate. After a ten year search I had thought pcgs could remove the coin and if one is ever found than they can add it back to the set?

johnny9434

this should a good thing to read

messydesk

One that would be helpful is a general video on when design elements go missing due to die polishing. There are lots of "almost" coins in this category. The first that comes to mind is the 1982-P Missing FG 50c. There are coins that have a partial or faint FG on them, but these don't count as missing. Show what it takes to be recognized as one of these varieties and how "almost" doesn't count. 2 feather Buffalo nickels also come to mind, and can be tough to verify in circulated grades. I imagine there are others, too.

PCGS_SocialMedia

Thank you for all the great suggestions so far! We may see about making a few into articles as well, there are some intriguing topics here.

brocmitchell

@FlyingAl said:
@brocmitchell There is one on DMPL and PL, you can search “PCGS coin grading 102 surface” into YouTube and it should be there. Not sure about the other ones, I’ll have to look deeper.

Edit: there is also one on the rest of FBL, FB etc, search for a PCGS Webinar on qualifiers and it should pop up. It’s a long one though!

The PL topic covered in the video isn't very useful, but today's standards at least. It would be a feat of cinematography and artistic use of language, but to SHOW the mirrors would be useful. I have submitted coins that are absolutely 100% PL but were not designated as such. Able to reflect and read 12 pt Times New Roman printed on white paper, able to be ready clearly at 2"-4", but yet the designation is not given. There is something more to it. I've also had coins that I could read at 8" but only given PL. There is obviously something more to it and going over this in detail in a video with demonstration would be helpful.

The FBL, FB, etc are OLD videos and use the same illustrations as the "for print" or web articles. Videos with great cinematography that show the inspection on more than just a 90 degree view on the coin would be useful. From my own experience, I have at least one Franklin half I didn't expect to get FBL that got it, and several that I think undoubtedly should have gotten the designation that didn't. Same with FB for Mercury dimes, looking at TrueViews, I have one Merc that has the same if not more meat than a FB of the same date/mint, but didn't make the cut. I realize there are margins for error, but a more detailed set of videos would be useful.

FlyingAl

@brocmitchell I get what you are saying. I wonder if they didn’t do that to overwhelm the newer collectors but there is always the possibility that there is no true standard for something like PL or DMPL and the graders just go with what their instincts say in the grading room.

I would also love if PCGS would do what you are saying as well. A video of the coin rather than a picture does so much more and I don’t think it would take too much extra effort. It would do wonders for the hobby, and help everyone get a better understanding for the designations.

Type2

All of them.

lkeigwin

Varieties? How about a bit on those from the early Mint? Pick a denomination. Each is fascinating. Gold, silver, copper. Small change to pricey eagles.
Lance.

Onastone

SBA's

giantsfan20

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giantsfan20

1914/3 Buffalo Nickel .

Also if anybody the Whitman coin show in Baltimore in a couple of weeks when or if the long delayes Cherry Pickers Guide is going to be printed?

krueger

It would immensely help popular collecting of the PCGS recognized ( Allen catalog) U.S. Philippine varieties (63) if an ADDITIONAL
REGISTRY composite would be put forth separate from inclusion as part of the Registry" classic set with varieties"
Having to collect 144 more coins to compete is good for those who have complete sets but leaves out those who only want to compete with the variety set. And there are many of us.
Thank you for this cosideration.
I believe this would become very popular.

Namvet69

Full steps vs 5 full steps Jeff, 2 feathers and 3 LED buffs. Thanks for asking. Peace Roy

Aspie_Rocco

Additional comment, it would be great to see some diagnostics in the videos and to see a little more screen time with the actual coins in videos, perhaps more than one example. They feel brief.

Nysoto

Early half dollars 1794-1807 are very illustrative of the difficulties the First US Mint had in their formative years, with engraving errors, failed dies, along with shattered dies, split dies, and some double full cuds if die states are included.

ike126

I would like to see PL and DMPL Morgan's. Only because over the last couple years it seems to me that the standards have changed.

johnny9434

a video of how tell a fake gold piece would be nice to have, maybe even 2, just saying

Aotearoa

Draped Bust Large Cents. Perhaps you could start with 1801; there were many interesting die varieties minted with that date.

winesteven

I think it would be truly critical and fascinating to include in the next Variety video the world Variety mentioned by @TwoKopeiki in the thread I copy here shown in the PCGS Set Registry Forum. I look forward to that!

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1072807/opinions-on-this-situation-pcgs-modifies-attribution-on-a-coin-graded-years-ago#latest

Steve