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World Series Scoring
homerunhall
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Here's how the World Series will be scored.
There will be 40 coins. Everyone starts out with 100 points. Points are deducted as follows...
Miss a coin by one grade...minus 1
Miss a coin by two or more grades...minus 2.5
Miss a designation (PL, CAM. FBL, etc)...minus 1.5
Miss a grade/no grade call...minus 1.5
Miss a counterfeit...minus 2.5 (not saying there will be counterfeits, but there might be)
Highest score wins!
We will only post the highest scores, i.e. the two FUN show winners and the contenders for wild card championship berths. (So if you blow it, only you and yours truly will know...and I'm not telling anyone.)
There are about 20 slots left for the FUN show, so call pronto if you want to play in Florida.
Good luck to all.
David Hall
PS...The difference between 63 and 64 is one grade...the difference between 55 and 58 is one grade.
There will be 40 coins. Everyone starts out with 100 points. Points are deducted as follows...
Miss a coin by one grade...minus 1
Miss a coin by two or more grades...minus 2.5
Miss a designation (PL, CAM. FBL, etc)...minus 1.5
Miss a grade/no grade call...minus 1.5
Miss a counterfeit...minus 2.5 (not saying there will be counterfeits, but there might be)
Highest score wins!
We will only post the highest scores, i.e. the two FUN show winners and the contenders for wild card championship berths. (So if you blow it, only you and yours truly will know...and I'm not telling anyone.)
There are about 20 slots left for the FUN show, so call pronto if you want to play in Florida.
Good luck to all.
David Hall
PS...The difference between 63 and 64 is one grade...the difference between 55 and 58 is one grade.
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Russ, NCNE
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Cameron Kiefer.
We ARE watching you.
<< <i>(So if you blow it, only you and yours truly will know...and I'm not telling anyone.) >>
Wait a minute! You promised to humiliate Frattlaw! I've been looking forward to that.
Russ, NCNE
I hope to win the competition and the point system seems fair.
Cameron Kiefer
I've already told Frank the Pug Dog to bring popcorn when it is my turn ... it could be a nice comedy
Edited to add: I wonder if there are any parting gifts: a T-shirt, coffee cup, or sample slab...?
Will there be a contest in Long Beach?
Tom
Tom...There may not be any counterfeits...there certainly wouldn't be more than one or two. Nobody is going to get 100 or zero. And I doubt that there will be ties.
Cameron...If you want to bet head to head against Ryan Carroll, I'll take Ryan and give you odds.
To all...I'll say it again...the competition in the dealer division will be extremely tough. Some of the greatest graders in the country have signed up. However, I still think the collector division is wide open and anyone could win...good luck to all!
David
No thanks. Betting against a former PCGS grader and betting with a person who started the competition and picking the coins isn't a smart move. You know what he is good at.
Cameron Kiefer
<< <i>Betting against a former PCGS grader and betting with a person who started the competition and picking the coins isn't a smart move. You know what he is good at. >>
HMM...I think I see an insinuation in there somewhere.
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>You promised to humiliate Frattlaw >>
Where's the love Russ! And by the way I appreciate the vote of confidence!
<< <i>Russ...Frattlaw and I have a seperate side deal. His score will be posted for everyone to see. >>
Oh, joy!
Hey David -- are you really going to answer questions at the Registry Luncheon? Do I have to submit them before hand? Or are you just going to ignore mine?
And Cammie, I would stay away from wagering, you really aren't that good at it.
Michael
I was only trying to make a point that the dealer division is going to be beyond tough. You're a good grader...but there's lots of good graders in the dealer division. Ryan Carroll was the main PCGS verifier for about a year. He looked at 500,000 coins coming thru PCGS. Now he's one of the main guys at the Heritage coin factory. He's got to be considered one of the favorites. But there are others who are just as good in the dealer division.
Want a refund?
LOL! Cameron, you're wise beyond your years. Got to watch out for the sharks eh?
<< <i>Want a refund? >>
No thanks. I want to try and do my best.
Cameron Kiefer
David
<< <i>Michael...I will answer almost everyone's questions at the Registry luncheon. Whether I answer yours or not depends on your score in the World Series of Grading. >>
What's the score I need to hit before you will answer my questions?
Michael
<< <i>Michael...I'm not sure...how does 100 sound to you? >>
That's what I thought. I have as much chance of you answering one of my questions as I do in having PCGS honor their posted guaranteed turnaround times!
Michael
Does PCGS really care about the "small time submitters?"
I find it extremely difficult to believe that NOTHING can be done about this problem. It's be going on for months now! What will it take to fix it?
We are given nothing but excuse after excuse why they can't meet their promised turn-around times. And then when I read that Braddick can't even get the compensation he was promised (actually legally speaking he should not receive additional free submission certificates, but should be refunded his original submission fee) it infuriates me.
Sorry for the rant, but this is just ridiculous.
Michael
When you say "Miss a coin by one grade," how do you define one grade?
Are they all MS coins? If so, the answer's obvious. If you're including circulated coins, is all VF designations one grade, or is VF20 to VF25 missing by one grade?
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thanks for stating the obvious!!
al h.
Michael...post your question or questions on the Q&A forum and I'll answer for all to see.
<< <i>Michael...post your question or questions on the Q&A forum and I'll answer for all to see. >>
I have submitted several in the past..........and they have not been answered. But I will try again.
Michael
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
As your official sponsor, what kind of odds is HRH offering? By his own admission, Ryan Carroll has viewed/graded/verified huge numbers of coins, and this should certainly be reflective in the setting of the odds.
For the record, and god's honest truth. I bet against Secretariat.
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Cameron Kiefer
Are we allowed any references for varieties? Are there any of the invisible varieties?I'm relating to early bust coinage specifically.
Stewart
<< <i>For the record, and god's honest truth. I bet against Secretariat. >>
Heh...I BET that made you look like a horse's ass.
jom
PS: Sorry...I had to say that one....
You can bring any reference, magnification, your own light, etc. you want. The only thing required is that you take the test alone. Note: we will supply a light...same one as the graders use, but you can bring your own light if you wish.
Other important note...there are no tricky variety coins. This is a grading test, not an attribution test. The coins are very straight ahead. If you're a good grader, you'll do fine. The one thing that many may find difficult is that...in the words of Ron Howard..."PCGS grading is soup to nuts'" i.e. there are a lot of different types of coins in the test.
I'll give you all one hint (which probably isn't very helpful)...the earliest coin in this first qualifying round is dated 1795...the latest coin is dated 2003. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!
David