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1971 topps coin submission- 13 psa 9's and two 10's

Good evening Fellas!
I'm just sharing the good news with my fellow collectors. I just had my grades posted on a 50 coin lot of 1971 topps coins I sent in a couple of weeks ago. Here's the breakdown of the best grades:
24 were 8's, 13 were 9's, and 2 were 10's. For a closer look go to submission # 568253, zip 56537.
Paul

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  • congrats image
    Ryan
  • gaspipe26gaspipe26 Posts: 1,614 ✭✭✭
    How do you grade them? I'm not sure what to look for?
  • Howdy gaspipe!
    From what I can tell here's what makes a coin worth grading or not.
    ** A clean rim on the front with no wear. Minor wear coins will be 6's-8's.
    ** A centered picture is a must for a high grade. I've had 3-4 that have had
    great rims and backs but the pictures weren't centered and they came
    back 6's. The 3 10's I have all have perfectly centered pictures and no
    problems on the front or back. Plus the centering of the writing on the back
    is important.
    ** No dents on the front rims and if a dent is on the back edges, the smaller
    the better. I had a Clemente that was clean all around with a pretty big
    dent on the back rim that was given a 6. Whereas, a Munson that had all
    the same qualities with a small dent on the rim ended up a 9.
    ** Take a close look at the pictures. Any little scratch will take a coin from a 9
    type quality to a 7/8 usually.
    ** Minor printing lines on the back aren't all that bad. Two of the 9's I have do
    have lines on the backs that look like scratches but were caused by the printing
    process.
    ** Some coins have pitting or rust, whatever you want to call it. These will be 6's
    and 7's usually if they have great pictures, no dents, or scratches.
    Hope that helps in your coin selections!
    Paul
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