Calling all crackout fans! What was your biggest "upgrade?"

TheLiberator

I had a trade dollar in an old pci slab (the original kind with the photo), and it went from a vf-20 to an ef 40. Twenty points and several hundred dollars for me! Woo hoo!

What is highest "bump" you have gotten either on the numerical scale or financially? I kknow some coins go for tripple the aount for one ms point. So...how abut it?

(Let's not debate the ethics of gradeflation. This is just for fun.)

ms70

Went from PCGS AU58 to PCGS MS62.

partagas

1909 S VDB from AU58 to PCGS MS63 bn

Russ

A 1967 PCGS MS65CAM SMS Kennedy that is now a PCGS MS67DCAM. Paid $35, now worth about $1000. Oh yeah, and it's a Birthmark Die.

Russ, NCNE

IrishMike

<< <i>A 1967 PCGS MS65CAM SMS Kennedy that is now a PCGS MS67DCAM. Paid $35, now worth about $1000. Oh yeah, and it's a Birthmark Die.

Russ, NCNE >>



Conservation?

elwood

Early Quarter go from an NGC-45 to a NGC-58
A PCI 1795 $1 go from a VG-10 to a PCGS-20 (submitted in the PCI holder)
A 1921 SLQ in a PCGS-63 to a PCGS-65 (submitted in the holder)

geb209

1843-O dime from NGC XF40 to PCGS XF 45 (population 4/2). Financial bump of about $1k. A straight cross would have resulted in a financial bump of around $500.

MrEureka

I kinda liked the Bust half dollar cracked from an MS 62 holder (under a grand) and upgraded to PR 64 (over 20K).

morgannut2

A 1893S Morgan in F-15 for $1600 at B/M Auction in 2002, that was regraded at PCGS as a VF-25. I suppose a $3,500 upgrade if I wanted to sell it.

Russ

<< <i><< A 1967 PCGS MS65CAM SMS Kennedy that is now a PCGS MS67DCAM. Paid $35, now worth about $1000. Oh yeah, and it's a Birthmark Die.

Russ, NCNE >>

Conservation? >>



They just blew the grade really bad.

Russ, NCNE

elwood

<< <i>I kinda liked the MS 62 Bust half dollar cracked from an MS 62 holder (under a grand) and upgraded to PR 64 (over 20K). >>


Nice one Andy

I just remembered another one....a key date Seated Dime cross and upgrade from an ACG holder to an NGC holder.
$10k pop

Baley

1807 half dollar from "ANACS F12" (no variety designation)

to

1807 half dollar "NGC VF20 O.115 Discovery Coin"

still R8 (3 known) almost 2 years later

joeyuk

I had a 1960 ICG PF68cam small/large date cent I paid $500 for downgrade
to PCGS PF67cam. and sell for $1800.

Lakesammman

1857 flyer P64 to 65Cam.

dbldie55

I have had a couple PR64-PR65CA, MS63-MS64 and one MS64-MS65.

The biggest $$ I know of was a MS67 1913 Buffalo that went to MS68 ($13,500 profit on the upgrade). My dealer did this one last year.

marmac

1894-S $1.00 NGC63 cracked and came back PCGS64
1910 $.50 NTC63 cracked and came back PCGS63


both big scores, but my hall of shame is much bigger than my hall of fame!

MJPHELAN

I bought a PCGS 1916-S AU-58 (rattler) Mercury, cracked it and it came back MS-64FB.

ROBERTB

I took a Texas commem from 63 to 67. Made alot of $ on that one!

pragmaticgoat

1910 $2.50 gold in pcgs62 that I paid $300 for two years ago...came back MS63 which more than tripled its value.

Manorcourtman

" kinda liked the Bust half dollar cracked from an MS 62 holder (under a grand) and upgraded to PR 64 (over 20K)."

Andy, You suck!!! Great job!!

Chris

bennybravo

1880-O Morgan. 63 to 64. Cha-ching.

tjkillian

I had a PCI 1905 Indian go from MS-62RB to MS-64Red
and I had a 1899 Double Eagle go from MS-62 to MS-63
and I had a 1861-O half dollar go from MS-62 to MS-63

Tom

rainbowroosie

64 Lexington to 66

Oney

I had a few Morgans successfully upgrade:

1891-CC PCGS MS63 -> PCGS MS64
1899-O PCGS MS65 -> PCGS MS66
1900-O PCGS MS65 -> PCGS MS66

rottnrog

2003-D Missing reverse clad Missouri state quarter.

Went from ANACS MS62 to NGC MS66!!!
ANACS tends to undergrade error coins bad!

Outhaul

Nicely toned Antietam in an MS-64 rattler upgraded to an MS-67. I took the coin two years ago as payment for a $150.00 debt. So, I guess it was not only a major upgrade, it was also very worthy of a "YOU SUCK" as well...

Cheers,

Bob

bestclser1

In 1990,a Hallmark 80-CC 64PL Morgan made 65DMPL PCGS.Paid 650 was offered 10k and took it.Nice coin,but someone paid alot for plastic.

rays

A few memorable PCGS upgrades (all "regrade" no crack-outs):

1. High relief Saint MS63 to MS64
2. 1796 Dollar, AU50 to Au55
3. 1795 Flowing Hair dollar, AU53 to Au55
4. 1796 half dollar VF25 to VF35
5. 1796 quarter VF35 to XF40

DennisH

1901 Morgan dollar went from PCGS MS62 to NGC MS63... an $8600 bump. Sold it to the first upgrader who saw it.

I've also had two different 1901 VAM 3 doubled die reverses regrade from PCGS XF45 to PCGS AU53 in the holders.

rayovac

I have two recent nice crack outs:

NGC MS65 NFS - PCGS MS65FS - 1952P
NGC MS65 NFS - PCGS MS65FS - 1958P

Merc

There are lots of upgrades here. Is it a case of current grade inflation, or were the coins undergraded the first time?

I did have a proof mercury dime go from a PF65 to a 67. The grades were correct both times. I improved the coin after cracking it out.

Outhaul

Sorry, but I must rephrase...I actually sent my Antietam in (in the holder) for an upgrade, it wasn't a crackout...

Cheers,

Bob

messydesk

1936 Lincoln 1c PCI PR60 Cleaned -> ANACS PR63 RB
1951 Roos 10c PCGS PR66 -> PCGS PR67CAM
1938-D Walking Lib. 50c PCI MS61 Rim Ding -> ANACS MS63
1895-O Morgan $1 PCI VF30 -> ANACS AU50

All old PCI slabs, of course.

Silvermonstercoins

I did not even have to crack it out. I had a 1935 Washington go from a MS66 NGC to a MS67 PCGS. The coin was an obvious undergrade with circular die polishing which is common with many high mint state 1934 and 1935's so the ngc grader took a point off for it and PCGS knew that it was not an issue. The 1934 Medium Motto MS68 that Man of Coins has is a prime example of this. It is the one and only and I had it in my hand at the Long Beach Show last year.

Cameonut

My best was cracking out an 1938 ANACS PR65 Lincoln and having it come back PCGS PR65 Cameo.

shylock

"What has your biggest upgrade"



You didn't say we had to make them

Russ

Russ, NCNE

RGL

1960 green holder (pre-CAM) PR-67 Jeff ... PCGS PR-68 DCAM
1961 ACG PR-69 DCAM Jeff (for $7, forgive me) ... PCGS PR-69 CAM (and, I still argue for DCAM)
1938 NGC PR-62 Jeff proof ... PCGS PR-66 (post-bath)
A few off the top of my head ...

roadrunner

In the past few years only really a couple:

1904 $20 Lib from PCGS 64 to NGC 65
A pair of MS 62 and 63 ANACS Bust halves that both went NGC 64.

But in the 1988-1990 I had several dozen key upgrades of which these were most somewhat financially rewarding:

1854 half from MS64 to MS65 (gained $7000)
1838-0 dime was cracked out twice : first from a NGC64 to a
PCGS 63 (ouch), and then a month later cracked it again from
PCGS 63 to NGC MS65 (a gain of $8200 from first purchase)
This one was interesting as I bought it raw at auction as a 64
and ended up with 3 diff grades on the same coin 63,64,65!

roadrunner

lordmarcovan

My best (though not necessarily the biggest point gain) was a 1904 $20 Liberty that went from old PCI green label MS62 to PCGS MS64.

I seldom play the crackout game, as I'm not a frequent submitter, but it was plain as day that this $20 was vastly undergraded.

majorbigtime

<< <i>
They just blew the grade really bad. >>



So that's what goes on behind closed door @ PCGS when grading pocket change!

Hoot

I've a couple that are about tied - both MS65 1913-D and S Type 2 buffs, from MS65 to 66, both NGC.

Hoot

pocketpiececommems

I had a Maryland commem PCI graded xf 45 that was crackout and came back PCGS MS62. That was a suprise because it was for my low grade commem set. Then when I have a dateless $2.50 Susqui gold it somes back bodybagged as cleaned.

TheLiberator

Kinda crazy heraing all of these several thoudaand dollar upgrades that were once 3 points lower huh? Maybe we ALL buy the holder and not the coin in the lon run! hahaha!

rabbitracks

Just have to respond as I just received payment for the sale of my crackout of a NGC MS-63 Red 1922-D Lincoln Cent. Graded by PCGS as MS-64 Red 1922 Weak-D sold last month at St Louis Heritage Sale for $5K! Before crackout.After crackout in new PCGS holder. Didn't think it would sell that high but sure was pleased with the outcome.