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PCGS Photo Grading Contest #3
Danye West
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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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This was a tough one:
Ok, I'll take a guess... fun!!!!
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 700
1- 65
2- 62
3- 58
4- 55
5- 25
6- 12
7- 66
8- 45
9- 4
10- 6
Where's the '66 $5 in 55++ from. Condition census? Best I've seen in a looooong time.
66
61
58
55
30
12
67
45
4
8
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
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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Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
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
1 58
2 62
3 64
4 58
5 40
6 08
7 66
8 53
9 04
10 08
Cool Danye.
1.) MS67
2.) AU58
3.) MS66
4.) AU53
5.) XF40
6.) F12
7.) MS67
8.) XF45
9.) G4
10.) VF20
Gobrecht's Engraved Mature Head Large Cent Model
https://www.instagram.com/rexrarities/?hl=en
Edit: just read that there are no plusses...
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
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.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
1) 66
2) 63
3) 63. Poor strike
4) 55
5) 25
6) 10
7) 66
8) 45
9) 5
10) 15
Check out some of my 1794 Large Cents on www.coingallery.org
1) 62
2) 64
3) 65
4) 61
5) PR62
6) 04
7) 67
8) 50
9) 03
10) 08
Thanks. These are fun.
1. 64
2. 62
3. 58
4. 55
5. 35
6. 10
7. 67
8. 50
9. 4
10. 10
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.
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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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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"To Be Esteemed Be Useful" - 1792 Birch Cent --- "I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin
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.
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!
This'll run probably like 5 days so everyone who wants to can answer.
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.
MS64
AU58
MS63
XF40
VF25
VG8
MS66
AU55
AG3
G6
Louis Armstrong
MS66
MS64
MS63
AU53
XF45
F10
MS67
AU55
G4
VF20
65
62
58
45
30
12
66
50
4
10
Edited to add: Thank you for the opportunity!
65
62
58
50
35
12
67
50
4
6
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
Losing momentum. Bump to the first page.
There are always latecomers.
Its been 3 days man. Time to post grades
1-65
2-63
3-67
4-58
5-45
6-30
7-67
8-50
9-4
10-4
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko
Bad transactions with : nobody to date
ms66
AU-58
ms-64
AU-55
XF-45
F-12
MS-64
AU-53
G-4
VG-8
MS65
AU58
MS66
MS62
AU50
VF35
MS66
AU50
G6
VF12
We're still getting stragglers. But within the next 2 days.