ENTER MY CONTEST! No Skills Required...WE HAVE A WINNER!! Scootersdad !!! Updated with CAC results.

georgiacop50 · August 4, 2017 2:42PM

It's been noted that PCGS plus graded coins seem to be far fewer than expected if you look at the original criteria. I don't recall the exact numbers but it was supposed to be something like 'coins that grade between 65.70 and 65.99 will receive a 65+ grade.

But if you look at the pop reports it is clear that there must be more to it than that.

I sent 205 coins off today for bulk grading.

To enter the contest, simply guess how many Plus grades I will receive.

Winner coming closest to the correct number without exceeding that number will be awarded prize of one MS65+ Franklin. If you guess the EXACT number you will receive an additional Franklin graded MS65 (no plus) and then when you receive them you can ponder the differences haha.

If you guess a number that has already been guessed, that guess will not count; however you may make a second guess if you come to realize your first guess has already been taken

The prize goes to the FIRST guess of the correct or closest number without exceeding that number.

I have no clue about the current Turn-around-time for Bulk, so it may take a while... anybody submitting bulk recently, please chime in with your TAT.

UPDATE 9/14: Any entries recorded from this point forward are void.

jdimmick · August 4, 2017 2:51PM

three (3)

3keepSECRETif2rDEAD · August 4, 2017 2:52PM

Thanks and I bet 3 plus coins out of the 205

Good Luck!

BillJones · August 4, 2017 3:02PM

Two

mannie gray · August 4, 2017 3:03PM

I'll say 5 plus coins.

OldEastside · August 4, 2017 3:03PM

Zero (0) although I'm a optimistic guy

Steve

kaz · August 4, 2017 3:05PM

thanks for the opportunity.

BruceS · August 4, 2017 3:10PM

Scootersdad · August 4, 2017 3:14PM

1 I'll guess

SkyMan · August 4, 2017 3:14PM

Franklins, huh?

Given the above pre-existing guesses, I'll go up a little bit. Let's say 7... although I think that will be high.

msch1man · August 4, 2017 3:15PM

TurboSnail · August 4, 2017 3:15PM

6 since all other lower numbers are taken. lol

PTVETTER · August 4, 2017 3:15PM

GoldenEgg · August 4, 2017 3:17PM

No doubt.

3keepSECRETif2rDEAD · August 4, 2017 3:19PM

I'll say 8 since I was beat up at 3

WinLoseWin · August 4, 2017 3:21PM

Eleven plus grades

david3142 · August 4, 2017 3:27PM

KindaNewish · August 4, 2017 3:27PM

I am sure that they read this board, and they are going to mess with you. 103.

ChrisRx · August 4, 2017 3:28PM

yosclimber · August 4, 2017 3:33PM

@georgiacop50 said:
It's been noted that PCGS plus graded coins seem to be far fewer than expected if you look at the original criteria. I don't recall the exact numbers but it was supposed to be something like 'coins that grade between 65.70 and 65.99 will receive a 65+ grade.

But if you look at the pop reports it is clear that there must be more to it than that. ...

I believe the hypothesis is that 30% of coins submitted since the Plus grades were established should get plusses,
assuming that the quality of the top 30% of the new coins submitted within a grade equals the top 30% of the existing coins in that grade.

Do you have the population counts of coins submitted since the Plus grades were established?
I imagine they could be constructed by differencing the current populations with the existing populations when the Plus grades were first started, if you saved those.

If you don't have these counts, it's not possible to compute the fraction, since the counts are in the denominator.