Modern Grades are In!!! SUPER Results! Pictures of TONERS!

airplanenut

I put together a submission with George (JRGman2004) at NGC... I think we were both very pleased with the grades. My grades are in parentheses after the actual grade). George's coins are the last two.

Line 1: 1958-D 25c MS66 (MS65+)
Line 2: 1976-S 1c PF67RB (PF66RB, 70% chance of CAM--one carbon spot held the grade)
Line 3: 1970-D 5c MS64 (MS64 or BB--David Lange said he thought it had around a 50% chance of getting in--since the color is weird, I figured it wouldn't sell easily out of a holder)
Line 4: 1969-S 50c PF69UC (PF68CAM)
Line 5: 1969-S 50c PF67 (PF67--I got one right! )

All in all, I think we are both incredibly pleased with the results. Here are the pictures of my coins (the two MS pieces are very lustrous)

Line 1 (holdered reverse out):



Line 2:




Line 3:




YAY!!!

Jeremy

JrGMan2004

I'm extremely happy!! My first cherrypick for a profit It's enough to cover the cost of 3 proof sets I bought, plus the grading fees And still give me a decent little profit

PhillyJoe

Nice job on the grades.
Great result on the '69 69 u/c.


Joe

JrGMan2004

Thx Joe I was quite surprised... me, Jeremy, and Don Heath all thought 68 on it... though Jeremy thought CAM, me and Don thought UCAM... I thought at least CAM on the other one, but oh well... the 69UCAM will cover all my costs and give me a nice little profit

Edit: Just looked back in my PM history, and Don said 69DCAM at either service... Debating if it'll be worth the risk to try crossing to PCGS...

airplanenut

Oh, they were received 8/6 and shipped back 8/27, which was 15 business days from receiving to shipping, remembering that they were at the ANA for a few days there, too

Shamika

Ya done good.

JrGMan2004

I'm still ecstatic!!!! My first cherrypick

hamiltonjh

sniff sniff...our little George is growin up soooooooooooooo sooooooooooooooo fast.......

airplanenut

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sniff sniff...our little George is growin up soooooooooooooo sooooooooooooooo fast....... >>



I cherrypicked the 58-D! Set me back 15% of the grading fee

Crackout

Jeremy, is that '58-D the one I saw you pull from a Wash Quarter binder at the Colo Springs show?

CoinAddict

Nice submission, George and Jeremy. Very nice score on the 69-S UCAM, Geoge. Sweet toning on the 58-D, Jeremy.

ksteelheader

Great job there young fellers!!!

JrGMan2004

I'm still exstatic!!!

airplanenut

<< <i>Jeremy, is that '58-D the one I saw you pull from a Wash Quarter binder at the Colo Springs show? >>

Yup

matteproof

Nice results Jeremy. I was way off on the 1976-S Lincoln Cent. I graded it pr65 before checking out the PCGS assigned grade. I subtracted 2 points for the big spot, 1 point for the little spots around it, 1 point for the three spots in the right field, and 1 point for the "scratch looking effect" in the right field toning (it distracted me enough to deduct a point). I graded the Washington Quarter as ms65 and the Jefferson nickel as ms64. PCGS can certainly grade much better than me. matteproof

airplanenut

Matte,

NGC graded these puppies Remember, everything is much smaller in real life--on the cent, only two of the spots are really visable, and only one is really visable.

Jeremy

matteproof

<< <i>Matte,

NGC graded these puppies Remember, everything is much smaller in real life--on the cent, only two of the spots are really visable, and only one is really visable.

Jeremy >>




Hey Jeremey. Yes, I hear you. Great results nonetheless. Great photos too! Keep up the good work. matteproof

DHeath

Very cool guys. Congrats.

George, I liked that half alot. I'm glad NGC agreed. Keep picking them like that one and you'll do very well.

Jeremy, I love the reverse on the Washington.

keets

hey Guys

so what's the gist of your collecting?? are you trying to learn how to be good submitters and cherrypickers so you can earn some money for..........whatever?? or are you trying to learn about the hobby and all that goes along with the coins your looking at?? are you trying to assemble a collection of some type?? or are you focusing on which coins you can flip??

it sounds to me like the entire motive of the submission wasn't to work on holdering coins for a set, but on what could gain some greenbacks!!! my hope is that you can both re-assess your priorities and slow down some. the hobby can be lots of fun or it can turn south in a hurry and become a source of income where the true joy is lost in a quest for fame and riches. others who have replied to this thread may already know that. perhaps they'll chime in and share their experience.

cherrypicking coins is fun for sure, but when it amounts to nothing more than money in your pocket something is lost. as YN's you both have an oppurtunity to go far in the hobby. please take a look at what you're doing and what your motives are. i, for one, thing you've become sidetracked and the slope is slippery.

al h.

airplanenut

Keets,

I collect mostly US type (historical) and colorfully toned pieces--some I'll keep, others I'll flip so I can buy more expensive pieces. For example, in the last few weeks, I've picked up quite a few toned dollars--I likely won't be able to keep them all, especially as I search for an MS large cent, but I'll make a little money towards the cent selling them.

Since most of my income comes from work I do on my own, as opposed to a "real job," doing some buying/selling on the side helps to support me in the hobby. But I know when to keep a coin One of the dollars I bought not too long ago became an instant "A-box" resident when I opened the package

Jeremy

keets

hey Jeremy

hopefully you won't get too distracted by the money. i know you've done some of the charity auctions which is a wonderful and thoughtful thing. i'll just opine that much of you're involvement here seems bent toward selling coins as opposed to education-----maybe that isn't wholly correct but just what i notice. i'll leave it at that and wish you well, i don't want to appear to be ragging on you. just offering some advice.

al h.

airplanenut

Al,

All opinions are good opinions, and I appreciate what you're saying. Right now, though, I'm sort of stuck in the hobby if I don't find a way to pull in some extra income--the coins I want are simply more than the work I do can afford, considering I'm a full time student. Selling some pieces lets me grow my collection (for example, one of my all-time favorite coins is an 1880 proof indian cent. I never could have afforded it had it not been for both a generous person's contribution of part of the cost, as well as having made some money of my own. That coin is here to stay).

Jeremy

CarlWohlforth

Nice coins and photos!

DHeath

Keets point is easy to misunderstand, but sound advice. It mirrors a conversation he and I had not too long ago. This is a pretty commercial hobby. There's absolutely nothing wrong with submitting coins for resale, and for profit. It'll make your eye good, and can fund a very nice collection. The only caveat is that as you grow more successful as a submitter, the temptation to let profit become your primary goal is huge. He's just warning you about a trap some of us are already aware of. Eventually, as a submitter, it's impossible not to see profit. There's nothing as exhilarating as selling a coin for 100X-200X what you paid. If you're not careful though, it becomes a great way to collect currency, and you'll have no coins. Don't let it become a job. Jobs aren't nearly as much fun.

Good luck guys!