Lightspeed Grading

SanctionII · July 18, 2025 2:25PM

A 6 coin Modern Submission of mine to our host was Received on 7-14-2025. Today I checked the order and see that the 6 coins are being imaged and are being Encapsulated.

Talk about fast turn around (I bet each coin spent not more than 5 seconds being looked at by a grader)

At this rate I may have the coins back in my possession by the end of next week.

Rc5280 · July 18, 2025 2:32PM

What was the service level, and or any additional services?

FlyingAl · July 18, 2025 2:51PM

@SanctionII

Was this the submission with the 1950 Proof set?

TrickleCharge · July 18, 2025 2:52PM

SanctionII · July 18, 2025 3:42PM

The 6 Modern coin submission is a Modern Value submission (with True View photos requested). This 6 coin submission was sent to our host along with a 16 coin Regular Economy submission that contains multiple proof coins from the three 1950 OGP proof sets I acquired at a local show in early June. That submission remains in Received.

PTVETTER · July 18, 2025 3:46PM

Good luck with the grades! Hi grade 1950 proof coins look outstanding!

SanctionII · July 23, 2025 3:12PM

Today my 6 coin Modern Value submission went from Encapsulation to QA.

9 days from Received to QA

Maybe the 6 coins will have grades posted tomorrow and will be shipped back to me tomorrow.

Barberian · July 23, 2025 3:21PM

@SanctionII said:
Today my 6 coin Modern Value submission went from Encapsulation to QA.

9 days from Received to QA

Maybe the 6 coins will have grades posted tomorrow and will be shipped back to me tomorrow.

From my experience, they may have already been shipped. They may be in your mailbox tomorrow.

SanctionII · July 23, 2025 3:44PM

I also checked the other 16 coin Regular Economy submission today and see that while it is still in Received (as of 7-14-2025) the 16 coins in that submission and Being Imaged (that seems strange).

jdimmick · July 23, 2025 5:48PM

I have several submissions in, about 11 dropped off in baltimore, all the express ones are back, two regulars are in encap, and 1 regular world is back. I sent in a medal order for a customer last week, and he went economy , but its already enroute back as of today. some how it took the express train

Coins3675 · July 23, 2025 5:56PM

That is quicker grading than I have ever had

pruebas · July 23, 2025 6:57PM

At the opposite end of the spectrum, my US Special Issues and World Economy are both going on 3 calendar months.

NorCalJack · July 23, 2025 8:20PM

Looking forward to the grades Kevin.

ProofCollection · July 24, 2025 8:42AM

The turnaround on Modern Value can be very quick. Unless they run into a snag. Had this fun experience this month:

I contacted PCGS for coin numbers for the new NASA/FL Innovation Dollars. They said if no numbers in the database, just submit them without. There weren't any.
I believe about 2 weeks later I get my grades, but instead of recognizing them as NASA/FL dollars, they used the coin numbers of the previous two other Innovation dollar releases. How/why that happened boggles the mind, but it did. Luckily I had a ship hold on it and was able to get them to fix this before they shipped them back, but it took a full 2-3 weeks for them to create the coin numbers and make the correction but this time they dropped the First Strike. Now I am waiting for CS to get this corrected. Apparently and based on the pop report, I am the only one to submit these coins for grading so far.

Frustrating because I should have had these coins back a month ago.

SanctionII · July 24, 2025 10:32AM

Grades on the 6 coin Modern Value submission have posted today (10 days after the coins were received).

The results (with my comments) are:

1 1 57221483 6806 1970-S 50C PR67 USA (this is a toned half dollar)
2 1 57221484 86001 1969-S 25C, CAM PR68CA USA (was hoping to receive a DCAM designation)
3 1 57221485 85247 1970-S 10C, CAM PR68CA USA (was hoping to receive a DCAM designation)
4 1 57221486 3296 1967 1C SMS, RD SP67RD USA (was hoping to receive a CAM designation)
5 1 57221487 83430 1970-S 1C Large Date, CAM PR68CA USA (was hoping to receive a DCAM designation)
6 1 57221488 3430 1970-S 1C Large Date, RD PR68RD USA (a coin with deep orange color and a CAM look).

I will post photos when they are available.

Definitely a case of Lightspeed grading.

Coinscratch · July 24, 2025 10:56AM

My last sub was done in less than a month as well. And I ain't complaining about the grades either

SanctionII · July 25, 2025 8:39AM

Trueviews of the six coins.

PF67 (toned)

PF68CAM

SP67RD

PF68CAM

PF68RD (toned)

1madman · July 25, 2025 10:37AM

Sounds like the lightning speed caused poor grades on everything. Are you cracking and resubmitting?

SanctionII · July 25, 2025 11:43AM

1madman.

No cracking and resubmitting of these widgets. I am ok with the numerical grades for the coins (since when is a 67 and a 68 on coins such as these considered to be POOR?).

I think the toned 1970 S cent would warrant a Cameo designation if the coin were untoned. The presence of toning on such a coin makes it very difficult to obtain a Cameo designation. The 1967 SMS cent has frosted devices, but the absence of deeply mirrored fields on the coin likely precluded a Cameo designation. The dime and the quarter rightfully received a Cameo designation, but both lack the attributes needed for a DCAM designation. The half dollar I think rightfully graded a PF67 and the reason for grading it was simply due to the toning (which is not easily found on the 1968-1970 40% silver proof halves).

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