Three Day GTG - Coin #4 Ends 8-4 REVEALED XF40
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Good luck, same rules as last time!
I thought it would be interesting to run a sort of experiment here with GTGs. Oftentimes posters will use GTGs to get an idea of if to resubmit a coin, or not to.
Here's my question - how accurate is the forum, grading from images alone? Over the years, I've built up a good chunk of coins with my own images that we can use for this purpose, given the consistent images and vast array of grades/services.
Here's how I plan to do it - one coin a week, after which the grades will be tallied and scored. Each correct answer will be 0 points, 1 point off is 1 point, 2 points off 2 points, etc. Missing designations counts as a point. Essentially, the fewer points at the end of the grade session the better. All coins for the moment will be CAC certified, so as to add another degree of accuracy in the actual grade. I will also choose coins I feel are properly graded.
I will upload the guesses into the below publicly accessible Google Sheet, so you all can view the data for yourselves.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UYJAbLnHMsDWuv72Rj7AjlTbFLkctDOiw7rHwDq45ZU/edit?gid=0#gid=0
I'll let each coin run for roughly three days.
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54.5
No such grade
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I'll go with XF45 after reflecting, a little luster but weak detail. One of those 3/2 dimes?
oh, and FS
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VF-35
VF 20
First Strike?
Assuming a PCGS grade and modern slab, I'll go XF40, not First Strike.
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EF-45
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45
RE: Forum Currently Averaging 1.5 Points Low, Can It Get Better?
I wasn't part of the first 3, but the analysis may be flawed if applied to both MS and Circulated grades. In MS, being off by a grade or two is 1 or 2 points. But below MS, being off a grade or two can be 5 or 10 points.
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Comparing it to my 50 cent XF40 I'd say F15
Of course my picture could have been better. Not so dark!
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XF40
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I've corrected the OP after recalculating for the circulated example- we are still averaging one grade low.
Care to offer a guess? This one has quite the swing going.
VF30
Gobrecht's Engraved Mature Head Large Cent Model
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50
VF30
I will go with VF-30. Pictures are a litle dark so it is harder to check some of the finer detail. James
EF-45
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VF 35
VF 30 Large E's
30
1823/2 Large E's , the reverse is a point finer but the obverse it typically struck for this issue too. IMO anyway
EF40
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VF30
XF40
VF-30
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VF30
XF40
25
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XF40
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I don't know these but my gut says 30 for some reason.
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Here's the reveal! Average guess was VF35, so still a grade low. Variation was +/- 8.5 points, so a significant amount.
Did you perhaps mean average guess was VF-35 rather than AU53, as it could not have averaged an AU grade?
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You are absolutely correct, so sorry.