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I got Grades! Two submissions and Quarterly Freebie.

This was my first attempt other than the initial 4 free submissions for joining. This first group were not cracked out, but there was no minimum grade specified.

LINE # CERT # COIN DATE DENOMINATION VARIETY COUNTRY GRADE
1 21862945 1879-S S$1 USA MS64 (one sided PL in SEGS 64 DMPL)
2 21862946 1885 S$1 USA MS64 (Old NGC 64)
3 21862947 1890-CC S$1 USA AU58 (NGC 58)
4 21862948 1891 S$1 USA MS63 (OLD Green PCI 63)
5 21862949 1893 S$1 USA AU53 (ANACS 53)
6 21862950 1898-O S$1 USA MS64 (ANACS 64)
7 21862951 1898-S S$1 USA AU53 (ACG 55)

Date Received: 01/06/2005
Date Shipped: 03/18/2005

Then I decided to try my luck with crackouts!

LINE # CERT # COIN DATE DENOMINATION VARIETY COUNTRY GRADE
1 21935098 1881-CC S$1 USA Altered Surfaces (SEGS 65PL, oh well)
2 21935099 1895-S S$1 USA VF25 (ICG 25)
3 21935100 1898-S S$1 USA MS63 (OLD Green PCI 63)
4 21935101 1903-O S$1 USA MS64 (SEGS 65, but knew it would 64)
5 21935102 1903-S S$1 USA VF35 (OLD Green PCI VF20! Nice coin.)

Date Received: 03/16/2005
Date Shipped: 03/25/2005

Finally the Math challenged Freebie.

LINE # CERT # COIN DATE DENOMINATION VARIETY COUNTRY GRADE
1 21935110 1889-S S$1 USA MS62 (Old Green PCI 62)

Date Received: 03/16/2005
Date Shipped: 03/30/2005

I know "Buy the coin, not the holder", but as a collector, I would rather have a PQ 64 in a PCGS holder than a questionable 65 in a smaller TPGS's slab. So far PCI older Green labels have done well. I have one more group of 5 in that I hope to get back in a few weeks.

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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,760 ✭✭✭✭

    AlfredE, I think you did pretty good.


    Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!
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    wam98wam98 Posts: 2,685
    image Looks like some good ones in there. Too bad about the 81 CC.
    Wayne
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    I am happy with the grades. I am very fortunate to have a good local Coin Club in town and fellow members who have helped educate me on grading.

    The 81-cc was a disappointment. I bought it raw as a MS64 at the TN State Coin Show after having two different grading companies look at it and say it would go 65. It is a very clean (possibly cleaned) coin and I didn't detect any problems, but that's why I pay to have the coin graded.



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    GATGAT Posts: 3,146
    PCGS doesn't like to grade PL & DMPLs, send them elsewhere. You have balls to submit coins to PCGS in SEGS and ACG holders.
    USAF vet 1951-59
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    << <i>PCGS doesn't like to grade PL & DMPLs, send them elsewhere. You have balls to submit coins to PCGS in SEGS and ACG holders. >>



    Yeh, after reading about the lawsuit by ACG, I was sorta embarrased to have not cracked that one out. I don't think it cost me the 2 points on the 1898-s AU, but I'll crack them out in the future.

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