PCGS Photo Grading Contest #3

Danye West

Hey everybody,
It's been quite a while since the last photo grading contest.
We had over 50 participants last time around!

The rules:
Below is a set of 10 coins which you will guess the grade on.
Enter your grades for each coin below, labeled eg: 1: MS65 , 2: AU53 , 3: F12...
All these coins are straight-graded business strikes.
There are no plus grades.
Designations such as FBL or FS are just worth style points.
Full credit is given for correct grades, half credit for one point off.
1st, 2nd and 3rd get bragging rights.

Good luck!

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10.

cameonut2011

1. MS66
2. MS62 shot MS61
3. AU58 or MS66 (cannot tell whether I am seeing rub or toning)
4. AU50
5. VF35
6. F12 (really should be Fine details IMHO)
7. MS67
8. AU53
9. G4
10. G6

CommemKing

This was a tough one:

1. MS63
2. AU55
3. MS65
4. AU50
5. AU55
6. VG8
7. MS65
8. XF45
9. PO1
10. G4

jtlee321

1. MS-66
2. MS-63
3. MS-65
4. AU-53
5. XF-40
6. VG-10
7. MS-67
8. AU-50
9. G-04
10. F-12

illini420

Ok, I'll take a guess... fun!!!!

1. MS65
2. MS61
3. MS65
4. AU53
5. VF35 (XF detail, but net graded down)
6. VG10 (F detail, but net graded down)
7. MS67
8. AU50
9. G4 (cool variety!)
10. G6

OldIndianNutKase

1. MS65
2. MS63
3. MS66
4. AU50
5. XF45
6. F12
7. MS67
8. XF45
9. G04
10. VG8

slider23

1- 65
2- 62
3- 58
4- 55
5- 25
6- 12
7- 66
8- 45
9- 4
10- 6

ColonelJessup

Where's the '66 $5 in 55++ from. Condition census? Best I've seen in a looooong time.

cnncoins

1. MS66
2. MS62
3. MS67
4. AU55
5. VF30
6. VG08
7. MS66
8. AU53
9. FR02
10. G04

clarkbar04

66
61
58
55
30
12
67
45
4
8

BillJones

1 MS-65
2 MS-63
3 MS-61
4 AU-50
5 VF-30
6 G-4
7 MS-67
8 AU-50
9 G-4
10 G-6

Insider2

1. 65
2. 63
3. 64
4. 61
5. 35
6. 12
7. 66
8. 55
9. 4
10. 6

coinhack

1. 66
2. 63
3. 64
4. 55
5. 30
6. 12
7. 67
8. 53
9. 6
10. 8

lkeigwin

65
61
58 (rev '40)
53
40 (fancy 5)
12 (petite head, small letters)
67 (type 2)
50 (O.106a single leaf)
4 (1864-L, S1 die, 1864/1864)
6

Nice variety!
Lance.

MonsterCoinz

1. 65
2. 62
3. 64
4. 50
5. 35
6. 08
7. 66+
8. 53
9. 04
10. 10

dpoole

1. 65
2. 55
3. 64
4. 40
5. 30
6. 8
7. 67
8. 30
9. 3
10. 8

USMarine6

I'll give it a whirl but I'm sure I'll fail miserably.
1. 66
2. 58
3. 64
4. 61
5. 35
6. 20
7. 66
8. 45
9. 4
10. 6

vam44

1 58
2 62
3 64
4 58
5 40
6 08
7 66
8 53
9 04
10 08

PocketArt

Cool Danye.

1.) MS67
2.) AU58
3.) MS66
4.) AU53
5.) XF40
6.) F12
7.) MS67
8.) XF45
9.) G4
10.) VF20

Rexford

1. 66
2. 61
3. 65
4. 53
5. 45
6. 8
7. 67
8. 50
9. 4
10. 6

stealer

1. 66
2. 64
3. 55
4. 45
5. 45
6. 15
7. 67
8. 55
9. 8
10. 30

Edit: just read that there are no plusses...

JeffMTampa

1. MS 66
2. MS 63
3. MS 64
4. AU 58
5. XF 45
6. F 12
7. MS 67
8. AU 58
9. G 4
10. VG 10

FranklinHalfAddict

1: MS 65
2: MS 62
3: MS 64
4: AU 50
5: VF 30
6: F details
7: MS 66+
8: XF 45
9: G 4
10: VG 10

MICHAELDIXON

1. 65
2. 63
3. 66
4. 58
5. 55
6. 04
7. 67
8. 58
9. 03
10. 10

morgandollar1878

1. 65
2. 58
3. 64
4. 55
5. 40
6. 15
7. 65
8. 53
9. 4
10. 8

coinkat

Posted in order

65
62
63- I dunno about this one...
55
30
10
66
50
4
8

Interesting selection of coins... Not sure about the Jefferson. And I suspect some of my other suggested grades beg the question...Why are you stopping at the Jefferson?

Thanks for taking the time to do this and challenge our grading skills.

BigMoose

1) 66
2) 63
3) 63. Poor strike
4) 55
5) 25
6) 10
7) 66
8) 45
9) 5
10) 15

ms70

1) 62
2) 64
3) 65
4) 61
5) PR62
6) 04
7) 67
8) 50
9) 03
10) 08

mannie gray

Thanks. These are fun.
1. 64
2. 62
3. 58
4. 55
5. 35
6. 10
7. 67
8. 50
9. 4
10. 10

kaz

1.ms65
2. ms64
3. au53
4. ef40
5. f12
6. ms66
7. au55
8. g4
9. vg8

thanks for setting this up, should be fun.

roadrunner

1. 66
2. 64
3. 58
4. 55
5. 25
6. 12
7. 66
8. 50
9. 04
10. 08

Lots of variation on that 39-s 5c. Looks unc yet at the same time a lot of "lines" in the fields.

WinLoseWin

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1. MS-66
2. MS-62
3. MS-63
4. AU-53
5. VF-35
6. VG-10
7. MS-66
8. EF-45
9. G-4
10. VG-8
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david3142

1) MS66
2) MS61
3) MS66+
4) AU50
5) VF30
6) VG10
7) MS67
8) AU53
9) AG3
10) VG8

Very fun!
I admit I had to use some Bayes on the nickel. Given that the coin was submitted and TrueViewed I figured the odds were good that the strange fields looked better in person. It's a $40 coin at best otherwise.

Insider2

I'm dying here. I don't get many correct answers playing GTG so hopefuly #3 will be an improvement. When do we find out the answers?

PS The only way to improve these tests would be to PM the answers to the OP s no one sees the other opinions. I guess if a member wanted to look it would be helpful to form an opinion but IMO, it would not be as much fun or as humiliating!

Danye West

@Insider2 said:
I'm dying here. I don't get many correct answers playing GTG so hopefuly #3 will be an improvement. When do we find out the answers?

This'll run probably like 5 days so everyone who wants to can answer.

Insider2

Thanks! I'm sure that's the best way to do it. You deserve lot's of credit for the trouble you must go through to make these up.

Rollerman

MS64
AU58
MS63
XF40
VF25
VG8
MS66
AU55
AG3
G6

PKing

MS66
MS64
MS63
AU53
XF45
F10
MS67
AU55
G4
VF20

jedm

65
62
58
45
30
12
66
50
4
10

Edited to add: Thank you for the opportunity!

messydesk

65
62
58
50
35
12
67
50
4
6

joebb21

1. 65
2. 62
3. 58
4. 53
5. 30
6. 10
7. 67
8. 50
9. 4
10. 8

roadrunner

Losing momentum. Bump to the first page.

There are always latecomers.

joebb21

@roadrunner said:
Losing momentum. Bump to the first page.

Its been 3 days man. Time to post grades

1630Boston

1-65
2-63
3-67
4-58
5-45
6-30
7-67
8-50
9-4
10-4

SullivanNumismatics

ms66
AU-58
ms-64
AU-55
XF-45
F-12
MS-64
AU-53
G-4
VG-8

AngryTurtle

MS65
AU58
MS66
MS62
AU50
VF35
MS66
AU50
G6
VF12

Danye West

@joebb21 said:

@roadrunner said:
Losing momentum. Bump to the first page.

Its been 3 days man. Time to post grades

We're still getting stragglers. But within the next 2 days.