I don't have any idea what I'm doing, but I'll guess anyway.
Cheryl........."She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot." - Mark Twain
Sorry for the delay guys and gals. I am trying to get in the car for CSNS and am busy this morning. The way I am scoring this contest is to add the difference of each member's guess. For example if you were 3 points off (either way) on Coin #1 and 5 points off on Coin #2, then your total score is 8. That's the best way I could think of doing this. Here are the grades:
Coin #1: PCGS MS-61 BN Coin #2: PCGS MS-62 BN
This was truly a wild guessing game, since Coin #1, imho, is a much nicer coin than Coin #2, which actually has active corrosion in one of the reverse planchet flaws (see the green stuff?). Coin #1 also has a much nicer strike and is very lustrous, whereas Coin #2 is flat and dull and is actually slightly granular. In short, playing this "guess the grade" game was like playing the lottery.
Congratulations to Braddick, who guessed MS-62 and MS-63, for a total low score of only 2 points. Braddick wins the MS-63 certified Morgan Dollar. Braddick, we are out of PCGS, NGC and ANACS 63's, so you will receive a lovely ACG MS-63 Morgan. (just kidding )
2nd place goes to our new forum member Artist, who guessed MS-64 and MS-62, for a total score of 3 points. Artist will receive a raw, circulated (but very nice) Morgan Dollar.
I will post images of the prizes when I return from CSNS.
Honorable mentions go to Boz, who only missed by 4 points.
At least 4 members (maybe more, but I don't have time to check) guessed the exact grade on Coin #1. Those 4 are: Oreville (61, 53), MassFullStep (61, 40), JimC (61, 45) and JrGman2000 (61, 30). Notice how all 4 who guessed the grade of Coin #1 also graded Coin #2 at VF-30 to AU-53. Having seen both coins, I would have guessed MS-63 for Coin #1 and AU-50 for Coin #2, which means that I would have lost the contest by a long shot.
PS - Neither coin is for sale by us. This was just a contest for fun only. Thanks for playing!
<< <i>I'll not be buying a "mint state" pcgs fugio. >>
By a true, raw unc. from one of the C4 boyz.
Congrats to the winners. Nice guessing.
I wouldn't buy Coin B even with Feldini's money......that chasm with the green grunge is a problem; plus the other rev. streaks look akin to haymarking.....somd kine of planchet impurity thing going on, eh?
Doug, very good question. I called them MS-63 and AU-50, respectively. So, whomever came closest to those numbers will also receive a circulated Morgan Dollar (same as 2nd place prize). If you think you were closest, post your grades here. I won't have time to go back through this thread to check.
frankly, I'd like to see the slabs themesleves - I question them being in PCGS plastic ..........besides being totally turnef off by the relevation that these are Mint State fugios - yea righjt they are mint state fugios like my grandma came in 2nd in the ny marathon - give me a break
Thank you, Jaderarecoin, for doing this. I think I speak for everyone here when I say we all had a lot of fun with this.
<< I called them MS-63 and AU-50, respectively. >>
I was fairly close to your guesses. I called them MS63BN and AU58. I think the first one was not too far off from RB, and looked better than MS61BN. The second one appeared to have a bit of wear and corrosion, thus I guessed AU58. Oh well, I'm NOT a copper expert. You copper folks sure have it tough compared to us silver folks.
<< <i>So who came the closest to the "actual" grade.
Doug, very good question. I called them MS-63 and AU-50, respectively. So, whomever came closest to those numbers will also receive a circulated Morgan Dollar (same as 2nd place prize). If you think you were closest, post your grades here. I won't have time to go back through this thread to check. >>
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2-VF35
Coin A is AU55
Coin B is VF35
Registry 1909-1958 Proof Lincolns
Coin A: MS63BN
Coin B: AU58
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coin a is ef 40 and coin b is vf 20.
2.) VF35 - possibly corrosion
Coin A is a ms62
coin B is an xf 45
David
Coin B - EF40
I don't have any idea what I'm doing, but I'll guess anyway.
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B=VF 40
coin B VF-35
Thanks
AU50
B. VF-30
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
2. EF-45
Thanks!
The Ludlow Brilliant Collection (1938-64)
AU50
Thanks for the giveaway!!
pic 2: xf45
thanks for the chance!!!
Second Pic MS45BN
Coin #2: AU-50
Capped Bust Half Series
Capped Bust Half Dime Series
David
b: MS64bn 4 cinq
40 on bottom one and if i get them right I'll change my name from Fornicola to Fugiocola
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Bottom: XF-45
Stuart
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You don't say!
Coin 1 - MS60
Coin 2 - XF45
Thanks!
B XF40
Thanx for the opoprtunity!
Coin B: EF-45
Coin one,ms63
Coin two,au50
B: F15
AU-53 bottom one.
Coin B: VF20
DID I WIN???
RATS
I NEVER WIN.
K S
<< <i>i guess there is no prize. this was obviously just a ploy by the jade boys to get a thread up above 100 posts! K S >>
Hold your horses, the left coast still hasn't risen.
Coin #1: PCGS MS-61 BN
Coin #2: PCGS MS-62 BN
This was truly a wild guessing game, since Coin #1, imho, is a much nicer coin than Coin #2, which actually has active corrosion in one of the reverse planchet flaws (see the green stuff?). Coin #1 also has a much nicer strike and is very lustrous, whereas Coin #2 is flat and dull and is actually slightly granular. In short, playing this "guess the grade" game was like playing the lottery.
Congratulations to Braddick, who guessed MS-62 and MS-63, for a total low score of only 2 points. Braddick wins the MS-63 certified Morgan Dollar. Braddick, we are out of PCGS, NGC and ANACS 63's, so you will receive a lovely ACG MS-63 Morgan. (just kidding
2nd place goes to our new forum member Artist, who guessed MS-64 and MS-62, for a total score of 3 points. Artist will receive a raw, circulated (but very nice) Morgan Dollar.
I will post images of the prizes when I return from CSNS.
Honorable mentions go to Boz, who only missed by 4 points.
At least 4 members (maybe more, but I don't have time to check) guessed the exact grade on Coin #1. Those 4 are: Oreville (61, 53), MassFullStep (61, 40), JimC (61, 45) and JrGman2000 (61, 30). Notice how all 4 who guessed the grade of Coin #1 also graded Coin #2 at VF-30 to AU-53. Having seen both coins, I would have guessed MS-63 for Coin #1 and AU-50 for Coin #2, which means that I would have lost the contest by a long shot.
PS - Neither coin is for sale by us. This was just a contest for fun only. Thanks for playing!
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<< <i>I'll not be buying a "mint state" pcgs fugio. >>
By a true, raw unc. from one of the C4 boyz.
Congrats to the winners.
I wouldn't buy Coin B even with Feldini's money......that chasm with the green grunge is a problem; plus the other rev. streaks look akin to haymarking.....somd kine of planchet impurity thing going on, eh?
Cheers.
So who came the closest to the "actual" grade. (don't flame me, i wasn't the only one who felt they were graded a lot lower)
So who came the closest to the "actual" grade.
Doug, very good question. I called them MS-63 and AU-50, respectively. So, whomever came closest to those numbers will also receive a circulated Morgan Dollar (same as 2nd place prize). If you think you were closest, post your grades here. I won't have time to go back through this thread to check.
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<< I called them MS-63 and AU-50, respectively. >>
I was fairly close to your guesses. I called them MS63BN and AU58. I think the first one was not too far off from RB, and looked better than MS61BN. The second one appeared to have a bit of wear and corrosion, thus I guessed AU58. Oh well, I'm NOT a copper expert. You copper folks sure have it tough compared to us silver folks.
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<< <i> If you think you were closest, post your grades here. >>
A) MS-63
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Con B: AU53
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But I thought coin #1 was AU.
<< <i>So who came the closest to the "actual" grade.
Doug, very good question. I called them MS-63 and AU-50, respectively. So, whomever came closest to those numbers will also receive a circulated Morgan Dollar (same as 2nd place prize). If you think you were closest, post your grades here. I won't have time to go back through this thread to check. >>
I had mentioned MS60 and AU50 in the first page..
UPDATE: Here are images of the prizes
I added 2 more circulated Morgan Dollars because some members were so close and I wanted to be fair. The 3 runner-up prizes are:
1896 Morgan in AU
1896-O Morgan in EF
1921 Morgan in Unc.
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VF-20
thanks, nice coins!
Braddick, the 85-O is only MS-63. It just looks better due to trick photography.
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