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For cryin' out loud, I didn't want the gift grade on this one

ColonialCoinUnionColonialCoinUnion Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭
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I submit my mother-in-law's heavily bag-marked $10 Liberty gold piece which has been sitting in a jewlery box for 30 years and get this back:

LINE # CERT # COIN DATE DENOMINATION VARIETY COUNTRY GRADE
1 21921253 1897 $10 USA MS63

The coin looked like a sure-fire 61 to me which I was slabbing for her only as a favor.


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  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,797 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The coin looked like a sure-fire 61 to me which I was slabbing for her only as a favor

    It looks like PCGS compounded the favor.

    Whatever happened to the gold coins you submitted for you employees. Did you get them graded?
    My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132
  • ColonialCoinUnionColonialCoinUnion Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭


    << <i>The coin looked like a sure-fire 61 to me which I was slabbing for her only as a favor

    It looks like PCGS compounded the favor.

    Whatever happened to the gold coins you submitted for you employees. Did you get them graded? >>



    The 1849-D $1 came back PXGS XF45, and the $3 is en route to NCS at the moment to have some red spots (apparently remnants from being stored in a red leather pouch for a hundred years) removed.




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  • tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    Because gold is so soft, I believe that PCGS is very lienient on them. Even still, very few large, gold coins exist in grades higher than MS-63. An MS-61 is a frighteningly ugly coin.

    Com
    Tom

  • MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    I submit my mother-in-law's heavily bag-marked $10 Liberty gold piece which has been sitting in a jewlery box for 30 years

    I wish my mother-in-law had $10 eagles lying around! image
    My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable !
  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,797 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Your mother-in-law obviously has a good eye for coronet gold? Can I take her to a coin show with me? image
    My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I recall sending a submission off one time where another person "piggybacked" one of his coins with mine.

    Mine got clobbered, his came out smellin' like roses. image

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  • ColonialCoinUnionColonialCoinUnion Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭
    Hey RYK - did you get my PM?
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  • WaterSportWaterSport Posts: 6,771 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Interesting. I have a NTC graded (stop laughing image) 1880 one dollar gold piece they have graded as MS 63. Its definetly UNC, but has bag marks galore. I was thinking of sending it over to PCGS...maybe I should say cross at any grade and see what happens.

    WS
    Proud recipient of the coveted PCGS Forum "You Suck" Award Thursday July 19, 2007 11:33 PM and December 30th, 2011 at 8:50 PM.

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