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Does anyone have any REAL success with regrade submissions?

AbesNeighborAbesNeighbor Posts: 705
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Is it worth it?

I have maybe three coins in my set that are worthy (in my humble opinion) of at least a point higher grade. This is after a few years examining dozens of coins in the same variety.

Is it a waste of time? Will graders or companies admit that a mistake was made?

Dan

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  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    From what I have seen from some of the post around here lately, I would not waste my money sending coins in for regrade. If you are confident they are upgrades, you may want to crack 'em out and send 'em in. But if you do, make sure you pack them carfully, do they don't get damaged in shipping.

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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    I tried once; went 0 for 6.

    Russ, NCNE
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  • eagle7eagle7 Posts: 1,441
    About six months ago, I sent in a 1913-D Twenty Saint in a PCGS 63 holder(2nd gen) for and upgrade and got it back in a 64 holder. This is like anything else, you have to have a good idea about how to grade to start with. Buy the ANA books which get technical about grading. Read PCGS's own material about grading. Then start looking at lots of coins in PCGS holders in your desired area. After about ten years of this and losing lots of money, then you may be able to grade properly. image
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  • DCAMFranklinDCAMFranklin Posts: 2,862 ✭✭
    Yes, however I am too afraid to speak the truth. Big brother is watching and waiting to slap down additional censorship. image
  • AbesNeighborAbesNeighbor Posts: 705
    Eagle,

    I can appreciate the wasting a lot of money. That has been what's kept me from proceeding. Trying to persuade myself that this is not "Ownership Bias" is a problem.

    It might be good for me to get some other "Professional" opinions on the coins before I submit them. If the experts think that the coins are borderline then I will forget it.

    Dan
  • VonZipperVonZipper Posts: 707
    Russ- If the grading was done by your photo's alone you would get 3 point bump ups.image

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  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,310 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Depends on the coins as always. At FUN I submitted 3 MS65 seated halves in older holders for upgrading. Two were literally no brainers, the 3rd a liner. All 3 came back as 66's. Those are the only regrades I've ever done with PCGS. At $25 a pop to regrade it is better than the lottery.

    roadrunner
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  • mrcommemmrcommem Posts: 1,180 ✭✭✭✭✭
    When I pedigreed my 50-piece silver commemorative set I tried to upgrade 13 of the coins I thought had a chance. Three out of 13 upgraded. Two from MS64 to MS65 and one from MS65 to MS66.
    Mr Commem
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  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 13,996 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, it does work -- but predicting when it will is impossible.

    I've gone 3 for 3, 0 for 6, 2 for 8, 2 for 4, and 1 for 7... and all but one of the upgrades were worth at least a couple of hundred dollars each.

    Good luck!

    -- Dennis
    When in doubt, don't.

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