light a candle for me - grades received (edited)

lusterlover

I sent in my first submission today. I hope I know what I'm doing. No pics sorry. I'll let you know in 20 business days. - Original Post

New Post - Arrived 12/16, graded and shipped today. I would have posted sooner but a hurt my hand doing a cartwheel

Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade
1 1 13238499 2471 1914-D 1C US F15BN
2 1 13238500 2540 1922 No D 1C Weak Reverse US F12BN
3 1 13238501 2587 1928 1C US MS64RD
4 1 13238502 2632 1933-D 1C US MS64RD
5 1 13238503 2825 1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse US AU55BN
6 1 13238504 2432 1909-S 1C Lincoln US F15BN
7 1 13238505 4004 1939 5C Doubled Monticello US XF40
Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade
1 1 13251743 3335 1936 1C Brilliant US PR64RD

My comments:
Overall, I'm thrilled. Turnaround time was good and the 2 coins I was disappointed on (#3 & 4) are the least valuable anyway. I thought they were both easy 65s. The '36 was an upgrade from a 63 rattler. My comment on PCGS's recent perceived tightness seems to be at the gem level. I've had 4 coins that I thought were lock 65's or 66's all come back as 64's. Thanks to all that said a prayer for me. It was greatly appreciated.

Placid

ajia

What did you send in?

I still consider myself a rookie submitter & haven't had the best of luck with Frankies & Pease Dollars for coins that grade.
And still get BB for cleaning (usually classics with 'old' cleaning), and now 'Questionable Toning' and 'Altered Surfaces'! EEERRRRR

TwoSides2aCoin

The nuances of grading are many. The selection process for submittal is tricky, and a lesson takes more than just a coin or two. A degree can be expensive but extremely rewarding. I wish you great success.


Joe

direwolf1972

My 14th submission is currently in transit. Would that still be rookie status?

Get ready to check the membership page a LOT to see if your grades are in yet. I usually check it ever hour or two after the first week until I get my grades. I think I need meds for anxiety disorder

illini420

Good luck, I just joined early this week and just got my free grade certificate and all of the forms in the mail today!! Planning my first submission to go out early next week. Got 7 of 8 raw coins ready. just trying to decide what to submit for the 8th coin... will probably send in an NGC Lincoln for crossover as the quarterly special too in the same package to PCGS, don't really have anything else with a president on it to submit... still trying to figure out the forms!!

Can't wait to see what you submitted and how it worked out

drwstr123

"light a candle for me"....more like sacrifice a goat.

lusterlover

Illini,

That's quite a coincidence as I had 6 raw Lincolns and one Jefferson and decided to do a NGC crossover on the 8th. I too put the quarterly special in the same package with a rattler regrade. The forms are quite daunting as I had to fill out three forms for these 9 coins (grading/regrade/crossover). I can't comment on the NGC forms but I've heard many dealers say they are much easier. My personality is to wait for the box rather than go online for the results. I appreciate the good wishes. Good luck with yours as well!

lkeigwin

<< <i>I sent in my first submission today. I hope I know what I'm doing. No pics sorry. I'll let you know in 20 business days. >>

Tell us it wasn't toned or colorful and a respected dealer said it would grade fine. What? You didn't ask even an experienced collector?

collegecoincollector

hey....i still haven't submitted anything for grading after all these years. it seems too expensive. i'd rather just use the money to buy more coins, raw or slabbed. but good luck and let us know how it goes!

lope208

I'm a fellow rookie. Joined PCGS back in April. Have to send in my 4th submission today actually.
3-1993 gold eagles ready to go and my quarterly special. A raw 38-d Lincoln that I picked up recently.

abitofthisabitofthat

<< <i>My 14th submission is currently in transit. Would that still be rookie status?

Get ready to check the membership page a LOT to see if your grades are in yet. I usually check it ever hour or two after the first week until I get my grades. I think I need meds for anxiety disorder >>



Also, don't forget to check the shared orders page - it will give you a very good idea about turn-around times. For those of us who lean towards compulsive, its a lot better than just checking your own order status. You get to look at each order submitted, guess which tier it was submitted under, and then project when your order will grade. And you get to do it every day!

keepdachange

I sent my first 4 free ones back in September. Yesterday after a 35 minute wait at the post office I sent in my Buff. proof sets. That makes a total of 126 submissions in 3 months. The cost of grading & shipping alone could buy one really sweet coin

derryb

"I'll let you know in 20 business days."


best of luck to ya.

Gemineye

Good for you....

lusterlover

ttt

DennisH

Congratulations!

That's a wonderful first-time submission result. But watch out that it doesn't spoil you. PCGS really does give out bodybags now and then.

LeeG

Congrat's. Some tough coins in that group!!!!!!!

illini420

cool! Hope I'm just as lucky with no Genuine Holders on my submission of the 8 freebies... so far i'm 1/1 in submissions as my CC special has already gotten back to me and it crossed would be thrilled to be 9/9 total after these next coins come back

nice mix of coins there too. let's see some pics when they come back!!!!

lusterlover

Thanks, I know I got lucky on one or two. It's hard to tell on the circulated ones if a dark area is just wear or the dreaded corrosion/environ damage. I only had one truview done (sorry).

PR64R