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What's the best coin you had come back from PCGS?

GrivGriv Posts: 2,804 ✭
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Over the years I have had decent success with submissions but also a few horror stories. I collected proof modern commemoratives but didn't submit them to PCGS until last year. More than 60% graded less than 69. I think it's the closest thing I do to gambling. My very best grade to come back was also my first submitted MS to be graded a 70. It was a 2001 MS70 2001 $10 gold eagle with a pop of 15. No picture but I'm sure you know what they look like. Sort of like my avatar. image

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    19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,475 ✭✭✭✭
    I was most delighted with getting an MS68 RD on a 1995 DDO Lincoln! A previous submission of a like coin netted an MS66RD so the 68 really tickled me!

    I won't tell you about my horror stories............
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



    The name is LEE!
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    cupronikcupronik Posts: 773 ✭✭✭
    Over the years the following clad quarters came back from PCGS in MS-68:

    1968-D, 1969-D, 1979, & 1992-D

    Those are decent grades for circulation strike coinage.
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    LincolnsRuleLincolnsRule Posts: 1,738 ✭
    Nice job cupronik. I wish I could get graded quarters like that.

    For Lincolns I've got
    1963 ms67rd pop 4 (mine was #3)
    1967 ms67rd pop 6
    1969 ms67rd pop 4
    1972-d ms67rd I got pop 9 and 10
    1997 ms68rd pop 10 (I got #5 and #10)
    1984-d ms68rd I got pop 9 through 14
    1976-d ms67rd pop 15 (mine was #14 I believe)
    Plus a ton of other dates with a pop 15-40 or so including 21 of the 44 ms67rd 81-d's.
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    bosoxbosox Posts: 1,510 ✭✭✭✭
    I did a cross grade on a 1944 Newfoundland cent. Went in ICCS AU-55. Came Back PCGS MS-63 Brown. Check the pop reports to see how pleased I was.
    Numismatic author & owner of the Uncommon Cents collections. 2011 Fred Bowman award winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson award winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca award winner.

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    LeeGLeeG Posts: 12,162 ✭
    I had a couple of nice crossover results. These both crossed at same to PCGS. The 1913 Matte Proof was in an ICG holder and the MS was a NGC coin. The MS is now a POP 1/0 coin.image


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    DrizztDrizzt Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭
    My best one so far is a dime in F-12. image
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    yellowjacketyellowjacket Posts: 1,809 ✭
    A 1947 Lincoln in 67RD. Five 1954s in MS66RD.

    Buffalos: 31-S MS66, 34-D MS65, 35-S MS66, 36-D MS67, 37 MS 67. 38-D/S MS66.

    Mercs: 1934 67FB, 1940 67FB.

    SLQ 1920 MS65.

    Garrow
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    TorinoCobra71TorinoCobra71 Posts: 8,024 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Over the years I have had decent success with submissions but also a few horror stories. I collected proof modern commemoratives but didn't submit them to PCGS until last year. More than 60% graded less than 69. I think it's the closest thing I do to gambling. My very best grade to come back was also my first submitted MS to be graded a 70. It was a 2001 MS70 2001 $10 gold eagle with a pop of 15. No picture but I'm sure you know what they look like. Sort of like my avatar. image >>



    Same here my First and ONLY 70 is the Reverse Proof SAE 2006-P

    TorinoCobra71

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    roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,303 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I was sort of happy when my raw 1867-s quarter was submitted to PCGS in August of 1986 and came back a MS66 (I was expecting 65).

    In 1987 time frame I had a pair of raw New Orleans seated quarters that just graded NGC and PCGS MS MS64: 56-0 and 58-0. I sent each back raw to the opposite TPG and they both came back MS65. That was sort of neat. PCGS MS65 1856-0 and NGC MS65 1858-0.

    roadrunner
    Barbarous Relic No More, LSCC -GoldSeek--shadow stats--SafeHaven--321gold
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    USCGCraigUSCGCraig Posts: 1,005 ✭✭
    I submitted a nice raw Texas 35-S that I thought was a sure thing MS65. PCGS didn't like my grading and gave it a MS67.
    Coast Guard Craig

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    dunerlawdunerlaw Posts: 387 ✭✭
    Submitted a 1925-d Mercury Dime in NGC MS66.
    Crossed at MS66. Pop 1/0
    Larry Martin's Mercury Dime Variety Set
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    clackamasclackamas Posts: 5,615 ✭
    My best is the Unique FS 1968-D Jeffferson. I have had a ton of other very low pop's, and a few POP 1/0's from early Lincolns/jeffersons to 2006.
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    Dan50Dan50 Posts: 1,809 ✭✭✭
    All PCGS
    1968-D ms68FB 4/0
    1969-D ms67FB 4/0
    1995-D ms67FB 2/0
    2005-D ms67FB 2/0
    2006-P ms67FB 1/0 image
    Dan
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    GandyjaiGandyjai Posts: 1,380 ✭✭
    I used to cut up the 40% Bicentennial 3-coin sets to try and make a 68 Ike....'Tacked on a couple
    of the 76-S Kennedy Halves one day at the end of a submission and one came back an MS69!image
    That was my BEST coin ever....And I don't even collect Kennedys!image

    Best raw Ike was a 72-P Type 3 MS66.
    Best crossed Ike was a 72-P Type 2 MS65.

    And I couldn't afford to keep ANY of them!image

    Brian

    I LOVE image TALON HEAD, PEG LEG & ERROR IKES! image
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    braddickbraddick Posts: 23,133 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My favorites:

    MS67 1971-D Ike. Bought raw off of eBay for $15.

    MS67 business strike 1965 blast white Kennedy. A surprisingly tough coin (and it really, really was a business strike and not an SMS!).

    peacockcoins

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    itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,777 ✭✭✭
    The best coin I sent in, of course. MS67 76-P T2 Ike.
    Give Blood (Red Bags) & Platelets (Yellow Bags)!
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    DennisHDennisH Posts: 13,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My best was a raw 1880-O Morgan VAM 49 that came back MS63 image (pop 1/0 at PCGS, pop 2/0 on condition census, and one of just six examples known to exist in all MS grades combined.)
    When in doubt, don't.
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