My Best Ever Results from a PCGS Submission
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I know it seems odd to spend so much time and energy trying to achieve plus grades but, I enjoy it immensely. What is even better is making them yourself, you know getting recognition from the big guys saying, wow you have nice coins! Anyways, I just had a submission come back were I received 12/17 upgrades, batting about 70%, my previous record being around 50 and change % if I remember correctly. I will also post my failures for reference for everyone to see.
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I will start of with a coin that I usually wouldn't buy because I collect bust half dollars, but I saw it years ago and knew it was a real one of a kind.
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1920 AU55+FH
Next a coin I am super proud to own because it involves my other niche passion, Gold CACs
1814 AU55+ o-103 GOLD CAC, one of my favorite die marriages nicknamed "Wing Bar"
Next up, a very rare and interesting die marriage.
1817 AU55+ CAC O-106a Single Leaf
Now I will just show off the rest and add some comments here and there,
1823 AU53+ CAC O-108
The first failure,
1823 AU55 CAC O-104
1824 AU53+ CAC O-106
Another GOLD CAC ! ,
1824 AU50+ GOLD CAC O-107
1824 AU55+ CAC O-112
1824 AU55 O-115
1826 AU55+ CAC O-106a
1827 AU55 CAC O-123
1827 AU55+ CAC O-115
1830 AU55+ CAC O-122
A very flashy PL R4+ die marriage, nice !
1830 AU55+ CAC O-109
1830 AU55+ CAC O-107
1832 AU55 CAC O-113
and last but not least, my worst failure of the submission(thankfully there were not very many)
1810 LG Date, LG 5 $5 AU53 CAC
_Since I didn't make a post about my previous plus only reconsideration submission I will post the successes here as well !
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1808 AU50+ O-103
1812 AU55+ CAC O-107
1817 AU50+ CAC O-110
1818 AU55+ CAC O-111
1825 AU55+ CAC O-102
1830 AU55+ GOLD CAC O-102
1830 AU55+ CAC O-123
1837 AU50+ CAC
**Please note that none of these coins are for sale! Thank you for viewing! **
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I now own 41 plus grade bust halves ranging from AU50+ - AU55+ (I don't keep the AU58+s)
Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici
BHNC #253
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WOW
Micah Langford - https://www.oldglorycoinsandcurrency.com/
BEAUTIFUL COINS!!! CONGRAULATIONS!
Micah Langford - https://www.oldglorycoinsandcurrency.com/
How does one plus upgrade a gold CAC?
Congratulations!
Coin Photography
It does or would not, as CAC does not take the + grade into account when reviewing coins in theory the op should be able to resubmit the new + holder for a resticker of the gold bean. In theory anyway.
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
Pretty much all crusty, I like 👍
Wow. Nice coins you have. Congrats on the pluses.
Yes, but why would PCGS not automatically upgrade by at least a point?
Coin Photography
You are officially the AU+ King!
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
They apparently do not agree that the coin is at least one point undergraded, at least not at this time.
That may actually be better from a financial standpoint anyway, many collectors covet that gold bean.
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
When you submit those for upgrade do you do it by reconsideration and specify only a + grade? I'd imagine you would have to, otherwise you risk losing the CAC status of the coin, which might be worth more in the case of a gold CAC than the + would be worth on the coin.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
They would not because it is a plus only submission not a reconsideration, so upgrading by a point is not an option.
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BHNC #253
Stunningly beautiful coins!
Love the quarter in particular.
Precisely. I do not want them to upgrade, I only collect up to AU55. I also do not want to lose my CAC/Gold CAC status.
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BHNC #253
Very nice coins, and all well deserved!
Congrats on all your success with your submissions!
Dave
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I'd like to have "failures" like this.
Taking a Green sticker 50 or 53 (especially), submitting for a plus when it already has a CAC sticker, which then requires another round trip to CAC as well, doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Nor does playing plus games with Gold CAC's.
It seems like just more "imbedded plastic money" to me, and not without some risk ... but ... the beauty of collecting is we all get to chase our own pursuits.
And some of those do appear to be quite lovely coins!
Glad you got the kind of results you were looking for. No matter what, amassing 41 plus coins is rather impressive no matter how you slice it.
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Todd - BHNC #242
Congrats on the pluses! Those are some very attractive coins you have there.
I keep looking at the 1830 O-123 half with the blue rim toning.
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Whoa, what an abundance of eyecandy!
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Ever have a gold cac coin not + when it went back in for recon?
Wow - really nice coins
Curious, but why do you "only collect up to AU55"? What's wrong with an AU58?
Some great stuff in here but I love that 1820 FH.
Just personal preference. I am a sucker for a mid grade AU.
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BHNC #253
As long as it's gold stickered and is actually a 58+
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Excellent aesthetic taste! Congratulations.
Love the 1920 Quarter!
This is a true statement
I have two AU55 Gold CACs that are easily 61/62
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BHNC #253
That's smart to avoid all the Everyman auction "fist fights" by selecting AU55 coins.
It is not all about that, I just love the look of a perfect mid grade AU. Weird personal preference of mine.
Trust me I am one to pay up for my 55s
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BHNC #253
I recently went 0 for 4 on 58+ attempts, should have had the OP submit them for me.