Why I hate Russ and Mad Marty

Wolf359 · December 27, 2004 3:04PM

All those CAMS, DCAMS, and Ultra Cams....and what do I get?

foodude · December 27, 2004 3:08PM

Ah so close, but you did get a cool cert. # (i.e., 1888333-001) three 8s in a row and three 3s in a row

Bochiman · December 27, 2004 3:11PM

Agree...the cert# is worth more than the coin now

Just replace the pad on the buffer and send it back in

Sequitur · December 27, 2004 3:27PM

Why did that miss the designation? Weak mirrors?

Coppernicus · December 27, 2004 3:32PM

From the pics, it looks like it should have CAM'ed, but not UCAM. I like it!

Mike

merz2 · December 27, 2004 3:55PM

I saw that coin in person,and was sure(if anyone can be) that it would at least CAM.I don't know why it didn't.

numobri · December 27, 2004 3:59PM

I was woundering the same thing as Sequitur.

MadMarty · December 27, 2004 8:09PM

It must have went through the same time as my 1964s!!!

ksteelheader · December 27, 2004 8:41PM

It all depends where the arrow is pointing when the wheel stops spinning. I have had plenty of coins the second half of this year that would have been DCAM the first half come back without any designation. So much for the grading Gods!

fivecents · December 27, 2004 8:46PM

I sent a 1957 cameo Proof Franklin half to PCGS for grading that came back a PR66. I cracked it out and resubmitted it and it came back a PR66CAM.
Youre half sure looks cameo to me.

Wolf359 · December 27, 2004 10:04PM

I even spent the NCS bucks. The suckers charged me $15.00 to blacken the mirrors and remove the haze.

jonesy · December 28, 2004 1:14AM

Geez!! I don't get it.

Russ · December 28, 2004 1:53AM

Jack,

I feel your pain:

Fortunately, my anguish was mitigated by the fact that this was on the same submission:

Russ, NCNE

jonesy · December 28, 2004 2:00AM

Russ, why not the 62???

Russ · December 28, 2004 2:07AM

<< <i>Russ, why not the 62??? >>

I guess NGC thought the reverse came up short. They lean slightly more toward device frost, while PCGS leans slightly more toward mirrors. It's a coin I'm pretty sure would grade cameo at PCGS.

I just had a 1965 SMS go MS66 no cam at NGC. It was cracked out of a PCGS MS66CAM holder. Same deal. Great mirrors, but a bit light on the frost.

NGC is a lot tougher these days than some people realize.

Russ, NCNE

jonesy · December 28, 2004 2:21AM

So I take it that you'll be sending the 62 to PCGS soon.

Russ · December 28, 2004 2:25AM

<< <i>So I take it that you'll be sending the 62 to PCGS soon. >>

Nope. Not enough upside. The 1962 in cameo is common and cheap. Besides, I already have four in at PCGS right now.

Russ, NCNE

Myqqy · December 28, 2004 5:23AM

I'm wondering if the contrast on the obverse of the 54 is too light for the cam designation? Or is that just the photo being a little weak? I think Russ's 62 got jammed.......

Shamika · December 28, 2004 5:58AM

Wolf359, at least you didn't get a 58.

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