Updated with my pictures, So I just won this in an ACCUGRADE holder 1886P Morgan

Bikingnut

Not sure why I bid on it, but it looks like a very nice coin. Should be interesting and can't wait to see it.



1886 Morgan

braddick

For the grade to state, "MS63.5" tells me it is a first (or, close to) generation ACG and if that's the case you luck out as it wasn't so wild for ACG in the super early days.

Timbuk3

Nice score, have a few ACG graded coins !!!

Rampage

Looks like a great looking coin at that price in particular. Given the vintage ACG slab, I say you did well. You know, many of thew newer folks on these very message boards will not have the foggiest idea who/what ACG was. And the name, Alan Hager, too.

coindeuce

The seller is a member here, although only appearing infrequently. He is one of the most under appreciated micro- photographers of coins. Does a lot of great work for Vamworld.com.

astrorat

<< <i>For the grade to state, "MS63.5" tells me it is a first (or, close to) generation ACG and if that's the case you luck out as it wasn't so wild for ACG in the super early days. >>

ACG had fractional grading on a few different versions of their slabs.

Here is another ACG holder with fractional grading.

DorkGirl

It's not like you can't tell what the coin looks like. His pics are awesome!

fc

Something about the simplicity of their old slab combined with dot matrix printing is pretty darn neat. Better then a doily! :-)

astrorat

<< <i>It's not like you can't tell what the coin looks like. His pics are awesome! >>

Whoops! I didn't scan through all the images and missed the slab photos!

lava

<< <i>Looks like a great looking coin at that price in particular. Given the vintage ACG slab, I say you did well. You know, many of thew newer folks on these very message boards will not have the foggiest idea who/what ACG was. And the name, Alan Hager, too. >>



Some of us will. Let me check with my lawyer to see if I can comment. In the meantime,

IrishMikey

Interesting -- from the images, I would say the grade assigned is dead-on. Certainly not the
case with other Accugrade pieces I have seen.

LindeDad

<< <i>Interesting -- from the images, I would say the grade assigned is dead-on. Certainly not the
case with other Accugrade pieces I have seen. >>



ended up with my share of Body Bags back in the day from them as I was buying them before joining this forum.

nesvt

<< <i>Interesting -- from the images, I would say the grade assigned is dead-on. Certainly not the
case with other Accugrade pieces I have seen. >>



I thought the same thing when I packed it for shipping! Mailed it during my lunch break today. Glad it went to someone on the forum.

...and thanks for the kind words coindeuce and DorkGirl!

OKbustchaser

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<< <i>For the grade to state, "MS63.5" tells me it is a first (or, close to) generation ACG and if that's the case you luck out as it wasn't so wild for ACG in the super early days. >>

ACG had fractional grading on a few different versions of their slabs.

Here is another ACG holder with fractional grading.

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Question from someone who simply doesn't remember--if he ever knew. (They say memory is the second thing to go--I've forgotten what the first thing was.)

Was this actually "fractional grading" or simply an abbreviated version of "split grading" such as was often applied to raw MS coins at the time...ie, obverse 63, reverse 65?

Doesn't really matter--just curious.

DennisH

Norm is not only a superb coin macro/micro photographer, but also one of the good guys in the VAM community.

steelielee

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<< <i>Looks like a great looking coin at that price in particular. Given the vintage ACG slab, I say you did well. You know, many of thew newer folks on these very message boards will not have the foggiest idea who/what ACG was. And the name, Alan Hager, too. >>



Some of us will. Let me check with my lawyer to see if I can comment. In the meantime, >>



He's the original boy named "sue"

C0inCollect0r

Looks like a nice piece to me.

TwoSides2aCoin

There can always be more value inside the package... No matter the product, most of us open it up for the goodies inside.

~Cheerios Sacagawea Owner~

Bikingnut

These were taken with my cell phone. I am definitely pleased with the quality of the coin.