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proof 70 1961 nickle question.

Sunday December 04, 2005 12:23 PM



submitted 1961 proof nickle for grading to pcgs it was my free submition.
i specified grade pr 70 for minimum grade.
i looked at my status and its in the mail.
the grade said m/g .
does that mean that they accepted my 70 grade?
it kind of sound like they indeed gave it a 70 mark.
that would give this coin a pop of 1 cross fingers.

I susspect m/g stands for minimum grade. if they graded it m/g does that not mean the grade reached the minimum of 70? .
they did list the m/g under grade. and not a n for no grade.

also wouldnt a ms 70 nickle have full steps?
then it should come back 70 fs

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  • ddbirdddbird Posts: 3,168 ✭✭✭
    They dont designate FS on proof strikes
  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,097 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Second convoluted thread about the same coin this afternoon; you wouldn't happen to know Busthalfcrazy, would you?
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Your coin will come back un-graded.

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  • ok thanks for the help.
  • You specified PR70 as a minimum grade??

    I find this very hard to believe. If it's actually true you wasted your time and postage and gave PCGS a dumbfounded laugh.

    You could submit 1,000 proof 1961 nickels and you'll NEVER get a 70.

    I've got a '61 in PR69 and another in PR68. The PR69 is a perfect coin as far as I can tell and I've seen very few others, never seen one that had better eye appeal.

    Specifying a minimum grade is not for low end coins like a 1961 nickel. Specifying a grade of 70 is a sure fire way to have it returned ungraded.
    "Lenin is certainly right. There is no subtler or more severe means of overturning the existing basis of society(destroy capitalism) than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction, and it does it in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose."
    John Marnard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace, 1920, page 235ff
  • TorinoCobra71TorinoCobra71 Posts: 8,063 ✭✭✭


    << <i>You specified PR70 as a minimum grade??

    I find this very hard to believe. If it's actually true you wasted your time and postage and gave PCGS a dumbfounded laugh.

    You could submit 1,000 proof 1961 nickels and you'll NEVER get a 70.

    I've got a '61 in PR69 and another in PR68. The PR69 is a perfect coin as far as I can tell and I've seen very few others, never seen one that had better eye appeal.

    Specifying a minimum grade is not for low end coins like a 1961 nickel. Specifying a grade of 70 is a sure fire way to have it returned ungraded. >>



    Talk about MAYBE wasting your submission fees...............

    TorinoCobra71

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  • << <i>

    << <i>You specified PR70 as a minimum grade??

    I find this very hard to believe. If it's actually true you wasted your time and postage and gave PCGS a dumbfounded laugh.

    You could submit 1,000 proof 1961 nickels and you'll NEVER get a 70.

    I've got a '61 in PR69 and another in PR68. The PR69 is a perfect coin as far as I can tell and I've seen very few others, never seen one that had better eye appeal.

    Specifying a minimum grade is not for low end coins like a 1961 nickel. Specifying a grade of 70 is a sure fire way to have it returned ungraded. >>



    Talk about MAYBE wasting your submission fees...............

    TorinoCobra71 >>



    Nope, bought em slabbed several years ago and they've appreciated quite well for what I originally paid. Modern crap, I know. image
    "Lenin is certainly right. There is no subtler or more severe means of overturning the existing basis of society(destroy capitalism) than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction, and it does it in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose."
    John Marnard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace, 1920, page 235ff

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