Just back from PCGS - my Columbian I was so proud of

its4real

I showed it off here and really thought it was a beauty. Just got it back from PCGS. A lot of you slammed it and thought, based on the pics of course, that it was just a Fine or Very Fine coin. Here are a couple of pics - guess the grade and I will post the grade later.

Placid

ms75.

itsnotjustme

XF40

WWBillman

AU55

itsnotjustme

Can you post a link to the old thread?

goose3

AU58

is that the same coin!?

its4real

Yep - same coin - and here's the link to the old thread:

link

darktone

I will stick to my earlier guess of XF45. mike

hookedoncoins

Enough with the games... whats the grade... I hate suspense.

-Jarrett Roberts

its4real

Well - - okay........

It graded........







XF-40 Everyone here was right But it only cost me $45 to find that out

kranky

The thing to do now, to learn from what happened, is to understand why you thought it was a possible 65 when it was sold to you as XF, and indeed is XF. Can you tell where the missing details were worn away? Do you know what that coin looks like when it's Unc? Can you see the signs of wear in the fields where the luster is gone?

These are important skills to have when buying coins raw, and especially when you are thinking about slabbing a raw coin. You don't want to throw money away.

DHeath

Good pics, nice coin, and good post. It takes a pretty big person to post results they disagreed with originally.

its4real

Thanks Don,

Kranky - I can tell NOW where those spots are(but couldn't even see them then) - you can see a little wear in the center of the sails - but I think dipping this coin may have helped it grade better. The toning is just not that attractive (to me anyway). I believe I should have consulted with someone here who is very knowledgeable in dipping to see what it could have done for this coin. Eye appeal, after all, makes a big difference when it comes to grading.

Overall, the coin has most of the details intact and I think it should have graded AU50+ and ANACS probably would have put it there - but I'm not going to find out. I am a LOT more familiar with grading and what to look for than I was just 45 days ago and am treating this as an inexpensive lesson. (if you call $45 inexpensive).

Thanks for all of the input - and believe me - you will only OCCASIONALLY see me overgrading coins in the future - of course they'll be MINE

mdwoods

.44 Magnum????

mdwoods