Come on admit it: Has anyone here ever had a $100.00 One Day Walkthough Bodybagged?

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• lathmach Posts: 4,720 ✭

  September 23, 2002 11:53AM

  Man that would REALLY suck.
  
  Ray

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• LanLord Posts: 11,728 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 23, 2002 11:54AM

  That's reason enough to start drinking again.

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• coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭

  September 23, 2002 11:59AM

  Yes, two coins that I remember:
  
  One was a gorgeous toned pattern coin that I thought was a 65/66 liner. NGC no graded it due to questionable color and PCGS graded it 66 the same day.
  
  The other was a Roman Finish proof $10 that I thought was a 66. It no graded at PCGS due to "altered surfaces" and graded PF64 at NGC - We quickly sold it to a knowledgable dealer who paid between 65 and 66 money for it, knowing it had no graded.
  
  There might be others I can't remember (perhaps because the memories were too painful and I blocked them out)..

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• kranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭

  September 23, 2002 12:19PM

  coinguy1, I remember one of the instructors at the Advanced Grading class hinting that there could be a slight advantage to having a coin graded via walkthrough. Do you happen to remember the story that Bill told about the gold coin he cherried at a Long Beach show in a very early 65 slab and got regraded on a walkthrough? (I don't want to spoil it by guessing at the parts I can't remember.)

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• coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭

  September 23, 2002 12:25PM

  Kranky - Unfortunately, I don't remember the story Bill told or which instructor mentioned that he thought there was an advantage to submitting walk-throughs at shows. But, I firmly believe that your odds are better submitting coins through same day service at major shows.

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• gmarguli Posts: 2,225 ✭✭

  September 23, 2002 12:38PM

  Yes, about 10 years ago. A proof $20 Liberty that was cleaned. I knew it was cleaned and purchased it as such, but it was so rare that it should have been slabbed.
  
  The coin later ended up in a PCGS slab. I believe they graded it PR62.
  
  However, I think it was more than $100 to do the walk-thru. No big deal. I think I flipped the coin for a nice profit. I had one other walk-thru bagged. I guess I blocked out the pain because I can't think of what coin it was. When the tears clear my eyes maybe it'll come to me.
  
  I've had several express submissions ($50 & $75) bodybagged in the past. These hurt more - especially since more than one were crackouts.

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• braddick Posts: 24,973 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 23, 2002 1:42PM

  It's funny how a bodybag is a bodybag, whether it was on a ten dollar Modern invoice or a Walkthough. The difference being $90.00 and a quicker shot at the pain.

  peacockcoins

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• airplanenut Posts: 22,437 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 23, 2002 1:45PM

  
  
  << <i> NGC no graded it due to questionable color and PCGS graded it 66 the same day. >>
  
  
  
  To the NGC grader- you should have been like, "HEY! I used to work for you guys! I know my coins! You don't know anything! Now put it in plastic or the flip gets it!!!"

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• RGL Posts: 3,784 ✭

  September 23, 2002 1:51PM

  I much prefer to draw out my agony in the form of a four-week economy body bag!

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