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What is your single best submisson result at PCGS?

fivecentsfivecents Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
Mine was a modern commemorative 2000 library of Congress bi-metallic $10 platnum and gold it came back a PCGS MS70....sold it 4 years ago for $2400 to a major dealer.

What is the one coin that is your best PCGS submisson result?

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  • dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭
    never had a submission, which is about as well as anyone can do, imo.

    K S
  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    A 1955 mint set which yielded, among other good grades, a 66FBL and 66 washington.
  • RampageRampage Posts: 9,448 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have had several very nice results.

    One of which included 4 1979-P Wide Rim SBA dollars in MS66.

    Another a few months ago that included several MS65 clad IKEs and 2 in MS66.
  • I had a couple of MS69 Lincolns from unc mint sets (2001 & 2003).

    From a mint bag, I have 2004-D Peace Medal Jeff graded MS67.
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The biggest grade difference in a positive way between my opinion and PCGS' opinion was on the 1796 dime that is now in my collection. When I purchased the piece in the mid 1980s, the dealer graded it Ch VF, and I generally agreed with that. The coin had mint luster, but it was a late die state, and as a result the hair detail kind of had a VF look to it. It also had some adjustment marks, which had affected the sharpness of the strike.

    When I submitted the coin, I thought that it would come back somewhere within the VF-30 to EF-40 range. I was really surprised with it got an AU-50. Because of the mint luster, I can see why it got that grade. I was just surprised that the graders noticed that and based the grade upon that factor instead of the hair detail.

    Another big plus for the coin was that it is original. It's never been dipped.

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  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    I have never had a big scoreimage
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Submitted the following 1823 (Broken 3) PCGS MS-63 Capped Bust Half raw which I purchased in early 1980's.

    PCGS has graded 44 as equals, and only 30 higher grades. I love the colorful and original toning image


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  • An 1872 two cent piece that I bought raw as a VF-20. I thought it might grade VF-30, but to my surprise it came back as an XF-40!

    Now, if I weigh that against the number of negative surprises I've had...
  • RBinTexRBinTex Posts: 4,328
    A 1957 PCI PR69DCAM 1c (cost about $125) that came back as a Pop 5/0 PCGS PR68CAM - imageimage
  • VeepVeep Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭✭
    I bought a raw, common date $10 Indian at auction for $400 which came back MS65, making it a $3,000 coin. At the same auction, I bought a 1941-S Walker for $75 which also made MS65... a $1,400 coin. That was a nice day.
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  • I got 4 1999 Conn. quarters in MS68...I think 3 were 'P' and 1 was 'D'...had 2 of them sitting in the blue box for 2 months before I looked at the pop report and saw at the time that they were pop-tops! Also, I got 3 nice Mich quarters in change at the P.O. - stashed in my key pocket of shorts till I got home and looked 'em over. I submitted the best of the 3 with a submission that I was just about to send, and it came back MS67. Pretty nice for pocket change!
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  • I cracked an NGC MS66RD 1949-P Lincoln that I bought for $45. Add $30 for grading. It came back MS66RD from PCGS - now it's a (roughly) $300 coin. Not a lot of dollars involved, but a nice return on my investment (300%).

    Mike
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  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,148 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1937 end-roll toned buffalo that I was hoping just at least 64 on... came back MS66 image
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  • BoomBoom Posts: 10,165
    Submitting 2 PCGS 63 1932-D Washington Quarters for regrade and not one but BOTH upgraded to PCGS 64.
    That was the best day EVER and I don't think I'll ever top that as long as I live. At the time they were worth about $2400 apiece and today worth over $7000 apiece.....easily ! Tough act to follow!image
  • orieorie Posts: 998
    13 modern commems that graded MS70. Started 12 years ago submitting only 2 from each issue and have had pretty good luck. Early on I purchased these coins raw from Coast to Coast. Needless to say, I did better with Coast to Coast then I've done from the mint.
  • I've only had one submission (Well, 2, but one is still in for grading) and it was nothing special. A Half-Dime crossing from ANACS VF30 to PCGS VF30, nothing special, and certainly not a score... we'll see how I do when this next submission comes back, but not likely to be a huge score...
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    #3032517

    LINE # CERT # COIN DATE DENOMINATION VARIETY COUNTRY GRADE

    1 21257842 1964 50C Accented Hair USA PR68DC
    1 21257843 1964 50C Accented Hair USA PR65DC

    Date Received: 03/05/2003
    Date Shipped: 04/08/2003


    Pulled from a pair of proof sets picked off on eBay.

    Russ, NCNE

  • itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,777 ✭✭✭
    A 1976-P Type 2 Ike that graded MS67. Sold it private for a nice sum. I bought the coin as part of an $18 lot of 11 Ikes.
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    my best:

    1913D type 2 buffalo bought as 60, PCGS MS63
    1863 cent bought as 60, PCGS MS64
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  • Back in the 80's, before all the good mint sets got cannibalized, I got a 57 mint set from Jakes Marketplace in Chicago that yielded four MS66 Franklins, and a couple each MS67 dimes and quarters. That was before the FBL designation was in use.
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  • KAJ1KAJ1 Posts: 773 ✭✭✭
    I made a PCGS 1958-d Lincoln in MS67RD.
  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,651 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Russ, I was about to ask when The Coin was going to make another appearance. image

    I've made some nice Jefferson Nickel grades (including a 1964 MS66 that was a pop 4/0 at the time), but my best score is still my first. Back in 1995 or 1996, I bought a raw 1922-D Lincoln at Stacks on 57th Street in New York, plucked it right out of a complete UNC Wayte Raymond set of Indians and Lincolns they'd bought over the counter shortly before my visit. It was a terrific bit of serendipity - I'd arrived in the city early for a meeting, decided to kill some time staring at their cases, and struck up a conversation with the salesman. I mentioned off-hand that I'd had the worst time finding a nice BU '22-D, and he said, "You should see the one that walked in here the other day."

    Anyway, I bought it for $140, sent it in and PCGS graded it MS65RD. I believe that holder would now be called a 'rattler', and I wouldn't be shocked if the coin was in a 66RD holder today - it had BY FAR the crispest strike on a '22-D I've ever seen. I sold it in late 1996 to help defray my wedding costs for a fraction of what it could be worth today.


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  • mas3387mas3387 Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭
    Line one is the greatest coin I have made thus far, the Crown Jewell of the MS State quarter series. I have made many other fantastic state quarters as well as PR70DCAM's/MS70 modern commem's but line one made this submission my single best.

    1 21516555 1999-P DE 25C Delaware USA MS69
    2 21516556 1999-D CT 25C Connecticut USA MS67
    3 21516557 1999-P PA 25C Pennsylvania USA MS66
    4 21516558 1999-P DE 25C Delaware USA MS67
    5 21516559 2001-P VT 25C Vermont USA MS68
    5 21516560 2001-P VT 25C Vermont USA MS67
    6 21516561 2001-P KY 25C Kentucky USA MS68
    6 21516562 2001-P KY 25C Kentucky USA MS67
    7 21516563 2001-P NY 25C New York USA MS67
    8 21516564 2001-P NC 25C North Carolina USA MS68

    Date Received: 03/03/2004
    Date Shipped: 03/31/2004

  • ColorfulcoinsColorfulcoins Posts: 3,364 ✭✭✭
    A 1951-S MS67 Rosy that regraded to MS68FB.......
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Second best submission:

    #3032538

    LINE # CERT # COIN DATE DENOMINATION VARIETY COUNTRY GRADE

    1 21478994 1967 50C SMS USA MS67DC
    2 21478995 1967 50C SMS USA MS67DC

    Date Received: 01/29/2004
    Date Shipped: 02/27/2004


    Bought those two raw from Jared. One is in my set, and I used the other as part of a trade deal to acquire a 1966 in DCAM for my set.

    Russ, NCNE
  • WWWWWW Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭

    From a proof set that I bought for $18.00

    21514888 1962 50C USA PR68DC
  • stephunterstephunter Posts: 2,324 ✭✭✭
    My grandfather gave me a coffee can that had about 25 peace dollars in it about 12 years ago. I found a 34-S that looked like Xf-Au to me and since there is a decent price difference between the two I sent it in to Pcgs. I was more than a little excited when it came back MS-62.

  • saintgurusaintguru Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭
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  • - A 1909 gold $2 1/2 that I bought raw for $125 that's now in a PCGS MS63 holder.

    - A 1904 gold $20 that I bought for around $500 that's now in a PCGS MS64 holder.

    - An crescent-toned 1881-CC Morgan that I inherited that's now in a PCGS MS65 holder.
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cracked a PCI green label MS62 1904 $20 Liberty, submitted it to PCGS at this year's FUN show, and it came back MS64. That was a nice little lick.

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  • << <i>Cracked a PCI green label MS62 1904 $20 Liberty, submitted it to PCGS at this year's FUN show, and it came back MS64. That was a nice little lick. >>



    I just got my Economy grades from PCGS (all 5 were old 10D Green PCI crackouts).

    LINE # CERT # COIN DATE DENOMINATION VARIETY COUNTRY GRADE
    1 xxxxxxxx 1944 10C USA MS65 - was MS63PQ
    2 xxxxxxxx 1936 25C USA MS65 - was MS64
    3 xxxxxxxx 1930-S 1C USA MS64RD - was MS63PQ Red
    4 xxxxxxxx 1944 50C USA MS64 - was MS62PQ
    5 xxxxxxxx 1900-O S$1 USA MS64 - was MS64PQ image

    Date Received: 06/29/2004
    Date Shipped: 08/17/2004

  • a 33 saint that really is a grade of 62,63 tops EVER that went 65 and sold for an insane amount of money
    that is,considering how far far and way way overgraded it is. heh, the consensus agreed before hand the coin is bagged up and has quite a few handling slides. BUT 65 it graded. How'n hellya do that ? were it ANY other date it would NEVER grade better than a 3 at ng or pc but the "5" garners near 8 mil, a 2 or a 3 would have been 1 mil to a mil 5 give or take a hun...so let's see ......hmmmmm as we rub the chins......yep, the world at large is EVIL


  • << <i>1 1999-P DE 25C Delaware USA MS69 >>



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  • bearcavebearcave Posts: 3,996 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My best submission so far this year would have to be this one.

    Bought this one in May: 1898 O Morgan MS64

    Sold it last night after regrade: 1898 O Morgan MS65

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  • itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,777 ✭✭✭
    Update to my response. Not only did I get a MS67 clad Ike, but I got a boat load of nice coins in the same submission! I can't wait to get some raw coin to review for submission again!

    1 21353258 2003-P 5C USA MS65FS
    1 21353259 2003-P 5C USA MS65FS
    2 21353260 2003-P 10C USA MS67FB
    3 21353261 2003-P IL 25C Illinois USA MS67
    4 21353262 2003-D IL 25C Illinois USA MS67
    5 21353263 2003-P ME 25C Maine USA MS67
    5 21353264 2003-P ME 25C Maine USA MS67
    5 21353265 2003-P ME 25C Maine USA MS67
    6 21353266 2003-D ME 25C Maine USA MS67
    7 21353267 2003-P MO 25C Missouri USA MS67
    7 21353268 2003-P MO 25C Missouri USA MS67
    7 21353269 2003-P MO 25C Missouri USA MS67
    7 21353270 2003-P MO 25C Missouri USA MS66
    8 21353271 2003-P AR 25C Arkansas USA MS67
    8 21353272 2003-P AR 25C Arkansas USA MS67
    8 21353273 2003-P AR 25C Arkansas USA MS67
    8 21353274 2003-P AR 25C Arkansas USA MS68
    8 21353275 2003-P AR 25C Arkansas USA MS67
    9 21353276 2003-D AR 25C Arkansas USA MS68
    9 21353277 2003-D AR 25C Arkansas USA MS67
    9 21353278 2003-D AR 25C Arkansas USA MS68
    10 21353279 2003-P SAC $1 USA MS68
    10 21353280 2003-P SAC $1 USA MS67
    10 21353281 2003-P SAC $1 USA MS67
    10 21353282 2003-P SAC $1 USA MS67
    10 21353283 2003-P SAC $1 USA MS68
    10 21353284 2003-P SAC $1 USA MS68
    11 21353285 1976 $1 Type 2 USA MS67
    11 21353286 1976 $1 Type 2 USA MS66
    11 21353287 1976 $1 Type 2 USA MS64

    Date Received: 09/15/2003
    Date Shipped: 11/19/2003
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  • cohodkcohodk Posts: 19,103 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not from PCGS. But I bought a junk box of IHC's at a yard sale. In it I found a double struck 50% offcenter 1907. In now sits in an NGC VF35 holder. Paid maybe a buck for it. Worth $1-2k.
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  • fivecentsfivecents Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Whoa...some nice submisson results from those who have posted.image

    Sorry....But I LOVE the submisson gameimage Always a real homerun possiability around the next corner. image
  • fivecentsfivecents Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    MANOFCOINS..........So....you have skills. All on a single submisson....very impressive.image
  • saintgurusaintguru Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭
    1931 Saint old green holder...ms65 to ms66!!! Big upgrade!!image
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  • ddbirdddbird Posts: 3,168 ✭✭✭
  • I don't submit very frequently which explains my one nice little surprise. About 10 years ago I won a 1942
    Jefferson Nickel on a bid board for $14.00. I thought enough of it to send it in for grading and it came back
    PR-66.
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  • I have a tie for best populationwise, first was a 1953 D Jefferson, and it made MS66FullStep Pop (2/0) at the time (November 2001) and sold on Teletrade for $1900.00. and also a 1964 D Jefferson
    that I Had graded at the Long Beach Show in May 2002 that made
    MS66FullStep with a Pop of 2/0 that still remains at 2/0 and resides in the Frank Corso No# 1 Registry Set for 2002/2003.

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  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Submitted this 1892-S $20 Gold Liberty Double Eagle raw which I purchased for $275 31 years ago in October 1973 from Hugh Sconyers when he worked for Worldwide Coins of Atlanta, Georgia.

    It came back as an 1892-S PCGS MS-65 (Pop 1/0) $20 Liberty -- This will be very hard for me to top!! image

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  • Mine was a MS-69 1996 ASE a few years ago, but that grade is not so hot now. image
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  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,674 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mine was a jefferson of all things which I never collect. But a few years ago, I bought a 39-d Jefferson Nickel from coin shop in Bremen, Indiana for 12.00, sent it to PCGS and it came back Ms-67FS. Shortly after that I sold it for 1200.00 which at the time I thought was a good price.

    jim
  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    A submission of 7 modern commemoratives which included a 2000 library of Congress bi-metallic $10 . All came home as PR69DCAM.
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