PCGS Photo Grading Contest #3

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Danye West
Danye West Posts: 193 ✭✭✭
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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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I could make a birth year registry set out of pocket change.

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  • cameonut2011
    cameonut2011 Posts: 10,861 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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
    CommemKing Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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
    jtlee321 Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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
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  • illini420
    illini420 Posts: 11,659 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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

    :+1:

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  • OldIndianNutKase
    OldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    1. MS65
    2. MS63
    3. MS66
    4. AU50
    5. XF45
    6. F12
    7. MS67
    8. XF45
    9. G04
    10. VG8
  • slider23
    slider23 Posts: 680 ✭✭✭✭
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    1- 65
    2- 62
    3- 58
    4- 55
    5- 25
    6- 12
    7- 66
    8- 45
    9- 4
    10- 6

  • ColonelJessup
    ColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Where's the '66 $5 in 55++ from. Condition census? Best I've seen in a looooong time.

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  • cnncoins
    cnncoins Posts: 414 ✭✭✭✭
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    1. MS66
    2. MS62
    3. MS67
    4. AU55
    5. VF30
    6. VG08
    7. MS66
    8. AU53
    9. FR02
    10. G04
  • clarkbar04
    clarkbar04 Posts: 5,027 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    66
    61
    58
    55
    30
    12
    67
    45
    4
    8

    MS66 taste on an MS63 budget.
  • BillJones
    BillJones Posts: 35,933 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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

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  • Insider2
    Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    1. 65
    2. 63
    3. 64
    4. 61
    5. 35
    6. 12
    7. 66
    8. 55
    9. 4
    10. 6
  • coinhack
    coinhack Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    1. 66
    2. 63
    3. 64
    4. 55
    5. 30
    6. 12
    7. 67
    8. 53
    9. 6
    10. 8
  • lkeigwin
    lkeigwin Posts: 16,895 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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!
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  • MonsterCoinz
    MonsterCoinz Posts: 1,518 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Options
    1. 65
    2. 62
    3. 64
    4. 50
    5. 35
    6. 08
    7. 66+
    8. 53
    9. 04
    10. 10
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  • dpoole
    dpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    1. 65
    2. 55
    3. 64
    4. 40
    5. 30
    6. 8
    7. 67
    8. 30
    9. 3
    10. 8

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  • USMarine6
    USMarine6 Posts: 2,113 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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
    vam44 Posts: 291 ✭✭
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    1 58
    2 62
    3 64
    4 58
    5 40
    6 08
    7 66
    8 53
    9 04
    10 08

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  • PocketArt
    PocketArt Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Cool Danye.

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

  • Rexford
    Rexford Posts: 1,367 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 14, 2017 7:20PM
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    1. 66
    2. 61
    3. 65
    4. 53
    5. 45
    6. 8
    7. 67
    8. 50
    9. 4
    10. 6

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  • stealer
    stealer Posts: 4,039 ✭✭✭✭
    edited July 14, 2017 3:33PM
    Options
    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
    JeffMTampa Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Options
    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
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  • FranklinHalfAddict
    FranklinHalfAddict Posts: 697 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Options

    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
    MICHAELDIXON Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Options
    1. 65
    2. 63
    3. 66
    4. 58
    5. 55
    6. 04
    7. 67
    8. 58
    9. 03
    10. 10
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  • morgandollar1878
    morgandollar1878 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Options
    1. 65
    2. 58
    3. 64
    4. 55
    5. 40
    6. 15
    7. 65
    8. 53
    9. 4
    10. 8
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  • coinkat
    coinkat Posts: 24,542 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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.

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  • BigMoose
    BigMoose Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭
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    1) 66
    2) 63
    3) 63. Poor strike
    4) 55
    5) 25
    6) 10
    7) 66
    8) 45
    9) 5
    10) 15

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  • ms70
    ms70 Posts: 13,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Options

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

  • mannie gray
    mannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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
    kaz Posts: 9,378 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Options

    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
    roadrunner Posts: 28,374 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Options
    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.

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  • WinLoseWin
    WinLoseWin Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Options

    .
    .
    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
    david3142 Posts: 3,693 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 15, 2017 2:17PM
    Options

    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
    Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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
    Danye West Posts: 193 ✭✭✭
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    @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.

    I could make a birth year registry set out of pocket change.
  • Insider2
    Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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
    Rollerman Posts: 1,908 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    MS64
    AU58
    MS63
    XF40
    VF25
    VG8
    MS66
    AU55
    AG3
    G6

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  • PKing
    PKing Posts: 43 ✭✭✭
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    MS66
    MS64
    MS63
    AU53
    XF45
    F10
    MS67
    AU55
    G4
    VF20

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  • jedm
    jedm Posts: 3,266 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 16, 2017 8:14AM
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    65
    62
    58
    45
    30
    12
    66
    50
    4
    10

    Edited to add: Thank you for the opportunity!

  • messydesk
    messydesk Posts: 20,813 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    65
    62
    58
    50
    35
    12
    67
    50
    4
    6

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  • joebb21
    joebb21 Posts: 4,811 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 16, 2017 9:01AM
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    1. 65
    2. 62
    3. 58
    4. 53
    5. 30
    6. 10
    7. 67
    8. 50
    9. 4
    10. 8
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  • roadrunner
    roadrunner Posts: 28,374 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 17, 2017 7:52AM
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    Losing momentum. Bump to the first page.

    There are always latecomers.

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  • joebb21
    joebb21 Posts: 4,811 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @roadrunner said:
    Losing momentum. Bump to the first page.

    Its been 3 days man. Time to post grades :)

    may the fonz be with you...always...
  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    1-65
    2-63
    3-67
    4-58
    5-45
    6-30
    7-67
    8-50
    9-4
    10-4

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  • SullivanNumismatics
    SullivanNumismatics Posts: 893 ✭✭✭✭
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    ms66
    AU-58
    ms-64
    AU-55
    XF-45
    F-12
    MS-64
    AU-53
    G-4
    VG-8

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  • AngryTurtle
    AngryTurtle Posts: 1,610 ✭✭✭
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    MS65
    AU58
    MS66
    MS62
    AU50
    VF35
    MS66
    AU50
    G6
    VF12

  • Danye West
    Danye West Posts: 193 ✭✭✭
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    @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. :)

    I could make a birth year registry set out of pocket change.

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