ICG grades back (14 of 21 coins)
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Called ICG and found out that 2 of my 3 sets of 7 were done and shipping, so they gave me my grades over the phone. I know that ICG has a bad reputation on high-grade modern U.S., but on classic material they seem to be fairly tight. I have some pre-submission pictures of some of the coins. I'll reshoot them all once I have the slabs in hand.
Most of these are keepers for my toner collection, so I'm not shattered if some of the technical grades don't meet expectations, but there were a few coins that made me say
French Indo-China 10c 1922. I bought this one from Dimitri and thought for sure it would make 65. ICG MS64
Bavaria 2 Marks 1911-D. I thought MS64+. ICG MS63
Bavaria 2 Marks 1911-D. I thought MS62-63. ICG MS63
Netherlands 2.5 Cents 1912. I wasn't sure on this one. The sheen and color is lovely. I thought it would make 63. ICG MS61
Siberia Polushka 1764 KM N2. I doubted that this one was authentic. If it were it would make VF or so. No-grade: Environmental damage. I asked ICG how authentication was handled in their certification process, i.e., if the coin is bodybagged do I know anything about the authenticity of the coin? I was told that ICG authenticates first, before grading, meaning that if the coin was counterfeit, the no-grade would be for being nonauthentic. Only if the coin is authentic is it then graded. So there is a silver lining... that makes the grading fee worthwhile to me.
Chile 20 Centavos 1893. Major disappointment, although I still love the color. ICG AU58.
Ireland 10p Bank Token 1813. I thought it was AU with an outside shot at UNC (possible strike weakness on reverse). ICG AU55
Great Britain 1/2d 1841. Scuffy, so I figured AU58. I really didn't care what it came back as, since I wanted to encapsulate it more for protection than anything else. ICG MS62
Italy Lira 1867 MBN. BLEAGH!! I think it's a 64... but no PL??? This thing has full mirrors damnit! ICG MS63
Germany 25 Pfennig 1909-D Proof. I didn't think it would holder, but Larry was certain it would... he was right. ICG PR64
Great Britain Florin 1911. One of the most lovely toned coins in my collection. What I didn't know is that it's a proof. ICG PR63
Austria - Kuttenberg 24 Kreuzer 1619. I bought it as an EF but thought it had a shot at AU... nah. ICG EF40. These have taken a HUGE jump in price between the 2nd and 3rd edition 17th-century Krause.
The last really 2 surprised me... one in a negative way and one in a positive way.
Canada 50 Cents 1894. One of the key dates of the series. I predicted VG10 possibly F12. No grade: cleaned. I'll have to take a real close look at this one, as it has a very natural original look. Luckily with it being a lower-grade key date, it shouldn't make too much of a difference ultimately.
Great Britain 1/2 Crown 1707-E. I bought it as an EF (by U.S. standards) but it still has quite a bit of lustre... ICG AU50. KA-CHING!
14 down, 7 more to go...
Most of these are keepers for my toner collection, so I'm not shattered if some of the technical grades don't meet expectations, but there were a few coins that made me say
French Indo-China 10c 1922. I bought this one from Dimitri and thought for sure it would make 65. ICG MS64
Bavaria 2 Marks 1911-D. I thought MS64+. ICG MS63
Bavaria 2 Marks 1911-D. I thought MS62-63. ICG MS63
Netherlands 2.5 Cents 1912. I wasn't sure on this one. The sheen and color is lovely. I thought it would make 63. ICG MS61
Siberia Polushka 1764 KM N2. I doubted that this one was authentic. If it were it would make VF or so. No-grade: Environmental damage. I asked ICG how authentication was handled in their certification process, i.e., if the coin is bodybagged do I know anything about the authenticity of the coin? I was told that ICG authenticates first, before grading, meaning that if the coin was counterfeit, the no-grade would be for being nonauthentic. Only if the coin is authentic is it then graded. So there is a silver lining... that makes the grading fee worthwhile to me.
Chile 20 Centavos 1893. Major disappointment, although I still love the color. ICG AU58.
Ireland 10p Bank Token 1813. I thought it was AU with an outside shot at UNC (possible strike weakness on reverse). ICG AU55
Great Britain 1/2d 1841. Scuffy, so I figured AU58. I really didn't care what it came back as, since I wanted to encapsulate it more for protection than anything else. ICG MS62
Italy Lira 1867 MBN. BLEAGH!! I think it's a 64... but no PL??? This thing has full mirrors damnit! ICG MS63
Germany 25 Pfennig 1909-D Proof. I didn't think it would holder, but Larry was certain it would... he was right. ICG PR64
Great Britain Florin 1911. One of the most lovely toned coins in my collection. What I didn't know is that it's a proof. ICG PR63
Austria - Kuttenberg 24 Kreuzer 1619. I bought it as an EF but thought it had a shot at AU... nah. ICG EF40. These have taken a HUGE jump in price between the 2nd and 3rd edition 17th-century Krause.
The last really 2 surprised me... one in a negative way and one in a positive way.
Canada 50 Cents 1894. One of the key dates of the series. I predicted VG10 possibly F12. No grade: cleaned. I'll have to take a real close look at this one, as it has a very natural original look. Luckily with it being a lower-grade key date, it shouldn't make too much of a difference ultimately.
Great Britain 1/2 Crown 1707-E. I bought it as an EF (by U.S. standards) but it still has quite a bit of lustre... ICG AU50. KA-CHING!
14 down, 7 more to go...
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Don
Larry seems to know a lot of things that we, common people, don't.
ICG can be very tight at times.
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I think they were unnecessarily harsh on your Dutch 2.5 cent- I agree with your 63 assessment. OK, there's some chatter on the reverse. Go 62, to be conservative. But I think of MS61 in context with much more scuffy coins than this.
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