JaundiceView Guess The Grade

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Test how well you can interpret what seems to be the new standard of photography. Grades will be revealed on Friday at 6 pm central time.

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Less than a day left to get your guesses in!

MsMorrisine

65 Kennedy - i'd pull a 66, but I wonder if pcgs would nail it for those center focus fang marks
Barber - VF details
Eagle - AU details
SLQ - AU55
Merc - I'm at 65
Second Eagle - MS details
IHC - MS66
68 Kennedy - low AU and what's that on the jaw?

I'll take the second eagle

jesbroken

65 ½$ 63
15 ½$ 45
00 10$ 53
17 ¼$ 58FH
45 10¢ 65
82 10$ 63
00 1¢ 64
68d ½$ 62

Jim

skier07

Hepatitis B negative
Hepatitis C positive

dcarr

1965 Kennedy half $: MS61, possible obverse surface contamination.
1915 Barber half $: VF35, possibly lightly cleaned on reverse.
1900-S Liberty $10: AU50 details, cleaned.
1917 Standing Liberty quarter: AU58 (full head).
1945 Winged Head dime: MS65.
1882 Liberty $10: AU53, possibly "details" grade due to some PVC on it, and/or maybe cleaned.
1900 Native-Head cent: MS64RB, pretty, but the color might be "questionable".
1968-D Kennedy half $: AU58.

JeffersonFrog

64
35
55
62 FH
66
60
65 RB
55

davewesen

A nice group, is it a collectors club coupon submission?

1965 50c - MS65
1915 50c - VF30
1910-S $10 - AU50
1917 25c - MS60
1945 10c - MS66
1882 $10 - MS62
1900 1c - MS64RB
1968-D 50c - MS63

OnBendedKnee

The topic headline for this thread is a bit offensive.

There are those who suffer from this aliment.

marcmoish

I gave up after looking only b/c I was getting dizzy scrolling back and forth.
Maybe just me.

'00-S Eagle 40
'82 Eagle 53

coinbuf

Whew terrible images for sure

1965 SMS64
1915 VF details
1910-S AU53, possible cleaned
1917 AU55
1945 MS62
1882 AU55
1900 MS63 also possible cleaned
1968-D AU58

Davidk7

1) 65
2) 30
3) AU Details
4) 55FH
5) 65
6) 55
7) 63RB but I can barely judge the surfaces
8) 58

coinkat

not easy from the images...

1965-SMS64
1915- VF35
1900-S-EF40
1917- AU58 FH
1945- 65
1882- AU53
1900- 65RB
1968D- seems 55 is a reasonable guess-

Did you estimate grades before the submission?

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Here are my estimates and the actual grades in parentheses:
1965 SP58+ (AU details cleaned)
1915 VF35 (XF45)
1900-S XF45 (XF details cleaned)
1917 AU58FH (MS64FH)
1945 MS67+ (MS67)
1882 AU58 (AU55)
1900 MS64+RB (UNC details questionable color)
1968-D AU50+ (AU53)

The only coin I regret submitting was the 1965 half dollar. I should've known the pastel colors like that could have only developed on a cleaned coin. The other two details grades I am skeptical about. The Indian Head cent looks weird in the picture, but I find it very natural looking in hand (at the very least, market acceptable). If the eagle had been cleaned at one point, it is very hard to tell, as it had been stored in an envelope for at least a couple decades.

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@dcarr said:
1882 Liberty $10: AU53, possibly "details" grade due to some PVC on it, and/or maybe cleaned.

I assume you are referring to what appear to be off color areas in the fields. I noticed this effect in the image too and do not like it one bit. (Since the tint is yellow, I thought the gold coins would be the least of my concerns!) These areas are just where circulation/bag marks have dulled down the luster.

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I calculated everyone's average score using a scoring system similar to that of mycollect's guess the grade game, with adjustments made for details coins. The top three NewView graders who participated are @coinkat @Davidk7 and @dcarr . I have another batch of 8 coins still at PCGS in an economy submission. I will run another challenge with better, in-hand pics once they arrive. Yes, @davewesen , it was a collectors club submission. You can probably guess why I won't be renewing the platinum subscription!

MsMorrisine

@hummingbird_coins said:
... NewView

Ew-View

I will run another challenge with better, in-hand pics once they arrive.

I like the challenger with Ew-Views. Plus there's the added fun of detecting QC coins where the photos are of QC

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if/when you have these in-hand, can you post in-hand photos of these?

coinkat

The reverse image of the 1945 was a tip and a reason to go higher than 65. I was on the wrong side of both the 1917 and 1945. I was thinking of going higher on the 1915 and should have, but the image made it somewhat challenging… weakness in the strike or perhaps wear. The boldness of LIBERTY should have been more persuasive in my thought process.

I thought the cheek would keep the 1883 at 53. I gave the benefit of the doubt to the 1900-s at 40.

I can understand your reluctance on the 1965. It was the most problematic to grade because I thought there was evidence of die polish and hairlining. I also thought that there was a shot that the color was washed out and might be more vibrant in hand. So I missed the dart board on that one completely.

I don’t think your grade estimates/expectations were unreasonable. The one thing that I do with my grade estimate is to have a narrow range with a percentage as to the most probable grade outcome.