Grades back, TV's provided - a Capped Bust Half GTG exercise - result info posted

pursuitofliberty

My grades posted yesterday from the submission I made in OKC, and the TV's showed up sometime today.

All of these coins were sent raw. They were all straight graded and cracked out prior to being submitted.

All received the correct grades this time around (in my opinion, of course), so in that respect, I was very happy. I really like it when the grade (plus or minus a single grade level) and the holder is right, as it makes me feel like things fit correctly. In this case, I think the value increased as well, enough to make the submission worthwhile.

You can guess what they are now, and for a little bit more of a challenge, what they WERE prior.

A hint there. One went down, one stayed the same and three went up. The largest change was three grades.

The TV's on these are decent, so I'll use them for all of the coins.

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The 1809 was in a previous fairly new prong PCGS holder (series 586xxxxx)
The 1826 was in a no prong NGC (3122xxx-xxx)
The 1828 was in a no prong NGC (3129xxx-xxx)
The 1830 was in a prong NGC (4704xxx-xxx)
The 1837 was in a no prong six digit NGC (684xxx-xxx)

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I'll fill you in on the results, and what they were on Sunday (10/5) this week.

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1809

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1826

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1828

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1830

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1837

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pcgscacgold

That 37 is amazing. Love those die cracks. Congrats on the crossovers my friend/

JBN

Thanks for a REALLY challenging GTG. You have some excellent looking coins. Great looking fields. Top eye appeal. The die cracks on the 37 are quite interesting as already mentioned. Here goes:
55
58+
64
58
62

hummingbird_coins

1809: AU53->AU50
1826: AU55->AU58
1828: AU53->AU55
1830: AU53 both times
1837: XF45->AU55

jughead1893

50
58
55
53
53

EASilver

50
58
55
58
62

TallahasseeCoinClub

40
50
45
45
45

FlyingAl

Very challenging! I'm going to do this in a little different way, since I think my grades will not mirror PCGS's. I'll grade them how I think they should grade, and how I think PCGS will grade.

For context, I know PCGS has been trending tight at the current moment.

1809:
My grade: AU53.
PCGS estimate: AU55.

1826:
My grade: AU58. Very tough coin to grade.
PCGS estimate: MS62. Wild guess on this, I feel it could go either way. The reverse is all there IMO.

1828:
My grade: AU55+. Nice for the grade IMO.
PCGS estimate: AU55.

1830:
My grade: AU55. Beautiful color, which I gave a bump to. IMO, wear trends towards 53 but overall look is that of 55.
PCGS estimate: AU53.

1837:
My grade: MS63. I think this one might have jumped from 58.
PCGS estimate: MS63.

pcgsregistrycollector

53 62 55 55 53

pursuitofliberty

Now that we're back to regular size images, anyone else

pursuitofliberty

Okay, well ... here we go for those who were interested.

Again, these were all sent raw, and as you would think in such a case, none had stickers.

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The 1809 is an Overton 104. This is a rarer Die Marriage, and the strike on the Eagle's left wing is always weak. I found the coin in a national auction as a PCGS VF30 (which seemed very undergraded to me based on the images), and I paid rather strong VF money to win her. I was rewarded seeing her in hand. She now resides in a PCGS EF45 holder, which is where I felt she should be, so I am very happy with that. I also paid to have the attribution added to the holder.

The 1826 was an NGC AU58, also a rarer Die Marriage ()-114). It stayed the same grade as a PCGS AU58, and I am happy with that. That's what both I and the seller expected, and what I wanted. The luster is very strong although the TV does not show that extremely well, and their color is off a little.

The 1828 was an NGC AU50. It is now in an PCGS AU55 holder, which is where it should be. Both the seller and I agreed that the coin was undergraded (and we both had it as a 55). He had purchased it raw and had it graded quite some years ago. The color is a little deeper (the TV is a touch overexposed and washed out to the yellows, as is typical these days).

The 1830 was an NGC AU53. I didn't necessarily disagree with the grade, but I felt it had a solid shot at 55, and that's where it is now. She's a handsome girl, and looks much better in her new dinner jacket (I am not a fan of NGC white prong holders for CBH's).

The 1937 Reeded Edge was an NGC AU58. This coin downgraded, but I am very happy with the outcome. It is now a PCGS AU55+ holder, which is a Pop 1 coin in that grade, and my first plus coin from a submission. Woohoo! Ha!! Anyway, I was torn what I thought this would grade, so I found it was funny it came back kind of in-between, just like I had considered ... although I had never even considered she would get a plus grade. My notes said "Strong 55, shot 58. Either is fine."

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Anyway ... thanks for playing along! Hope it helped with something.