Man, was I wrong!

Bruggs

About a week or so ago I posted a thread about my submission results. 19 Jefferson's graded and only 5 made FS. I went on a rant about how I know a full step nickel and so on........... I now have the coins in my hand and I was wrong. PCGS was more right than I was. I looked the coins over and can't believe I submitted them. The coins that didn't make FS are just that. I must have been having a bad day. Can I plead temporary insanity?

Happy Holidays to all.

Bruggs

darktone

Bruggs, thats really honest of you to you say this! You have my respect. mike

Gemini

That happems to me when I have too much egg nog...

DHeath

Bruggs,

You have my respect. Good post. I've done the same thing. I really complained in a thread once about one of my submissions, and when my coins were returned, 2 of the proofs I knew would score big had hazed en route, and looked like junk. I have learned to revisit the coin after it is returned before I disagree with the grade given.

MrKelso

Not to worry I am wrong 92.687656 percent of the time where grades are concerned but i respect your Honesty.

Bulldog

Bruggs,

Good job! Now could I interest you in some almost "Full Bell Lines"? (kidding) I am sure that if I talked to you long enough on Grog nite (sat), You would see them as well.....LOL

Happy Holidays
Bulldog

chiefbob

"2 of the proofs I knew would score big had hazed en route"


Was the hazing a result of temperature/humidity changes en route to the slabbing table? I've seen someone else's post on the forum a while back that spoke to this, although I can't remember if it was climate-related or the type of holder the coin was sent in.

Bob

FatMan

A very refreshing post. Bruggs, may such wisdom be spread in this Holiday Season.

Coppernicus

Good post Bruggs - PCGS and the other services take a lot of heat here (sometimes justified, sometimes not) but my experience has been similar to yours, i.e. they tend to be right more often than my prejudiced eye. (All my cents are MS67 minimum!)

Coppernicus

Russ

Bruggs,

You're in good company (or, bad company if somebody I've pissed off is reading this). When I first started submitting proof Kennedys, I blew it so many times I'd be embarassed to publicly reveal it. Well, actually I did.

It took me a whole bunch of studying the returned submissions, comparisons and more submissions (not to mention a fair chunk of cashola) before I finally got to the point where I'm close most of the time.

Russ, NCNE

CLASSICS

shame, shame, everyone knows your name, now go to your room and no coin world for a week

stujoe

You probably just can't tell they are really FS now because the plastic is getting in the way.

j/k...good job on the update.

Bear

Mike - Temporary insanity is actually quite good, most of us on the Forum

suffer from total and permanent insanity. Bear