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Grade Sweat. It's a PCGS thing....:+)
canadacolornut
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I don't know others here handle it when they see the message from PCGS that grades are available to add
to your coin inventory.
For my part, I sweat the grades like a poker player sweats a hand of Texas Hold'em, peeking at one grade at a time
with a cup of coffee or a shot of Scotch at hand.
This means bringing the grades up just below the visible line and ticking them up, one grade at a time, (usually cussing a bit
as each grade rears it's ugly head), and moving on to the next disappointment.
But i have a preliminary ritual, a kind of mental preparation for the worst-like most people do when they're waiting
for the results of their annual physical. Something like, for example, "OK if I have high blood pressure or early symptoms
of jungle rot, but for God's sake no pancreatic cancer or liver disease".
On this submission, with 9 coins graded, I go into a mental preparation something like this....
All right, if I get 3 out of the 9 that will upgrade my set I'll be happy, Of the other 6, if I get three that I can sell on
Ebay I'm just fine. The other 3 little axxholes can just go in my junk box and I'm one happy camper with 6 out of the 9
that are actually worth something.
Frankly it usually works out pretty much along those lines. And while I always wish it could have been better I'm pretty
much prepared for the worst, so I don't sling my coffee, kick the cat or go out into a field with a Luger.
This was one of those happy times, when each grade that came up served as reaffirmation "Damn John, you actually DO
know how to grade a coin!!"
So I thought I'd share it here since nobody in my household even knows what the hell I'm talking about
to your coin inventory.
For my part, I sweat the grades like a poker player sweats a hand of Texas Hold'em, peeking at one grade at a time
with a cup of coffee or a shot of Scotch at hand.
This means bringing the grades up just below the visible line and ticking them up, one grade at a time, (usually cussing a bit
as each grade rears it's ugly head), and moving on to the next disappointment.
But i have a preliminary ritual, a kind of mental preparation for the worst-like most people do when they're waiting
for the results of their annual physical. Something like, for example, "OK if I have high blood pressure or early symptoms
of jungle rot, but for God's sake no pancreatic cancer or liver disease".
On this submission, with 9 coins graded, I go into a mental preparation something like this....
All right, if I get 3 out of the 9 that will upgrade my set I'll be happy, Of the other 6, if I get three that I can sell on
Ebay I'm just fine. The other 3 little axxholes can just go in my junk box and I'm one happy camper with 6 out of the 9
that are actually worth something.
Frankly it usually works out pretty much along those lines. And while I always wish it could have been better I'm pretty
much prepared for the worst, so I don't sling my coffee, kick the cat or go out into a field with a Luger.
This was one of those happy times, when each grade that came up served as reaffirmation "Damn John, you actually DO
know how to grade a coin!!"
So I thought I'd share it here since nobody in my household even knows what the hell I'm talking about
No,no- the kids and the cat are all right honey.
It's just that I got my PCGS grades.
It's just that I got my PCGS grades.
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Just my rambling mind wandering around tonight. Congrats on the grades!!!
Rick
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dime. My oldest US
detecting find so far.
I dig almost every
signal I get for the most
part. Go figure...
conflates maundy proofs with mint state could be that the dies or proof strikings, since they are so tiny, may not
be as sharp, or perhaps the planchets not highly polished enough. I just know that the other 2 posters
are correct-maundy coins out of the same set may well come back with a mix of proof and mint state grades.
Thanks for the nice comments on the grades.
I'm not posting the ones I just received this morning but it was another outstanding result with 2 Proof 68s
some Proof 67 cameo grades and, out of 8 coins--all British from the 30's to the 50's-7 made I only had
one come back PR 64-the others all higher.
I used to think it might be something in the water in the PCGS grading room. Now-by examining all the coins
that don't make it very closely-I'm finally seeing how various minute flaws in strike, lustre and marks are
going to affect the grade and being much more careful in what I submit.
If that sounds like a "Duh", you got the drift
It's just that I got my PCGS grades.
mostly mid 40's through the 50's, to be able to buy the kind of quality that I hope and believe will appreciate in
time and maybe be of some value to our grand kids. At one time I was able to afford some of the earlier pieces
in high grade but have had to change my focus considerably in my retirement years.
Honestly my "junk box" is probably no better than yours in terms of value.
Regards......
It's just that I got my PCGS grades.
<< <i>This was one of those happy times, when each grade that came up served as reaffirmation "Damn John, you actually DO
know how to grade a coin!!" >>
And I'm so jealous - you guys have junk boxes! I don't have a junk box
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