Cracked out a 70 by mistake - OOOPS!!!

VicThrust · March 31, 2007 8:22AM

Decided to crack out a few reverse proof 69s I thought could do better - so I piled a few next to my vice and cracked away. In all the excitement I accidentally grabbed a 70 and did that one too. The look of dismay on my face must have been priceless. You should have heard my wife. She was merciless and justifiably so. You mess with the bull sometimes you get the horns.

Anyway, sent 4 in for grading including my freshly cracked out 70. Grades came back this week as 2-70s and 2-69s. I am happy now. I would have been happy just to get the one 70 back. I think I'll stay away from my vice for a while. Phew!!!

STONE · March 31, 2007 8:30AM

Glad to hear that things turned out better than before. Maybe you were meant to crack ou the 70

BAJJERFAN · March 31, 2007 8:38AM

<< I think I'll stay away from my vice for a while. Phew!!! >>

Good adVICE

Shamika · March 31, 2007 8:40AM

The real question is did the 70 come back a 70?

DieClash · March 31, 2007 8:42AM

VicThrust,

I hope your wife is not a Nurse. Mildred Ratched anyone?

Maybe if you saved that cracked out 70, when the TPGs adopt the 100 scale you might resubmit and get back a PF-100 grade!

Zoins · March 31, 2007 8:42AM

Buy the coin not the holder

robertpr · March 31, 2007 8:47AM

<< The real question is did the 70 come back a 70? >>

Yeah, that's a great question.

STONE · March 31, 2007 8:54AM

<< The real question is did the 70 come back a 70? >>

We'll never know

MrEureka · March 31, 2007 9:03AM

I'm sure the former 70 came back 70 again, and I'm sure it's better than the other 70.

TorinoCobra71 · March 31, 2007 9:09AM

<< 

<< I think I'll stay away from my vice for a while. Phew!!! >>

Good adVICE >>

Just as long as they follow it!

TorinoCobra71

ttown · March 31, 2007 9:12AM

Just makes you wonder if you wouldn't have had 3 70's instead of two doesn't it?

garsmith · March 31, 2007 9:12AM

I think it's time for a stronger pair of glasses there Vic

Did you turn in the old certs, or are you helping to mess up the counts on graded coins!

123cents · March 31, 2007 9:13AM

I always like a story with a happy ending.

clackamas · March 31, 2007 9:20AM

Man you know the crackout game has gone too far when people crack 70's looking for an upgrade

LindeDad · March 31, 2007 9:23AM

Vices can be dangerous!!!!!
And some times very expensive.

mozeppa · March 31, 2007 9:23AM

maybe hoping for a 71?

lathmach · March 31, 2007 9:23AM

I think I'll stay away from my vice for a while. Phew!!! VicThrust

I don't have any vices. I'm really a good guy.
I do own several vises though, for use in my machine shop.

Ray

ricko · March 31, 2007 9:59AM

You beat me to it Lathmatch... people have vice's and use vise's.... Cheers, RickO

RotatedRainbows · March 31, 2007 11:16AM

<< You beat me to it Lathmatch... people have vice's and use vise's.... Cheers, RickO >>

Sounds like he may have been using some vice's right before he decided to use his vise!!

etexmike · March 31, 2007 11:28AM

I'm not laughing at ya', now that you have your 70 + 1 back, I'm laughing with ya'.

Glad everything turned out okay on the grade.

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etexmike

ColonialCoinUnion · March 31, 2007 11:33AM

<< I'm sure the former 70 came back 70 again, and I'm sure it's better than the other 70. >>

Actually one of the 69s is probably finer than either of the 70s, but the other 69 is really an overgraded 68.

TwoSides2aCoin · March 31, 2007 11:40AM

Nobody cracks out by mistake. It is one hundred percent intentional 99 percent of the time. Glad you didn't mishandle it re submitting. You guys must surely consider that when DOING it all over, don't you ?

RegistryCoin · March 31, 2007 12:24PM

<< You should have heard my wife. She was merciless and justifiably so. >>

Your wife knows way too much about coins.

VicThrust · March 31, 2007 12:34PM

I felt like such an idiot. The 70 was real solid though. I did keep the tags and will turn them in.

Shamika · March 31, 2007 1:22PM

But did the 70 come back a 70 again!!!!!

Inquiring minds want to know.

notwilight · March 31, 2007 1:39PM

Anybody who'll crack out a 70 and resubmit it is my hero!

Why can't wives ever realize when a husband already feels bad enough. Piling on isn't a penalty in marriage.

--Jerry

Coxe · March 31, 2007 3:31PM

<< I'm sure the former 70 came back 70 again, and I'm sure it's better than the other 70. >>

High-5!

bluespaceant · March 31, 2007 3:40PM

itsnotjustme · March 31, 2007 4:33PM

Not an April Fools Joke?

ccmorgan · March 31, 2007 5:08PM

Vic I'll bet you lost 5years when you noticed it was a 70 and not a 69 you cracked.

VicThrust · April 1, 2007 12:08AM

Not an April fools joke. I have the PF70 label to prove it. And I actually lost 6.3 years.

I was reluctant to post this because it was such a bonehead move.

To GARSMITH: Got married in the PI too back in 93'. Best thing I ever did in my life and am going back this April for a vacation.

Shamika · April 1, 2007 2:18AM

Well, since VicThrust seems reluctant to answer our question, I'm guessing the 70 came back a 69.

VicThrust · April 1, 2007 2:35AM

It did come back a 70 as far as I can tell.

CarlWohlforth · April 1, 2007 2:38AM

I think on average 70s really are nicer than 69s. So I agree with:

<< I'm sure the former 70 came back 70 again, and I'm sure it's better than the other 70. >>

MrEureka · April 1, 2007 3:18AM

Actually one of the 69s is probably finer than either of the 70s, but the other 69 is really an overgraded 68.

John - Let's be realistic. I'm sure they're all accurately graded. However, one of the 69's is probably better than the other. Which is interesting, because as a pair, worst first, they would probably make great set-up coins.

topstuf · April 1, 2007 3:51AM

<< You beat me to it Lathmatch... people have vice's and use vise's.... >>

Your write accept win a vice is better then a vise.

topstuf · April 1, 2007 8:14AM

syndrome intact

Shamika · April 1, 2007 8:27AM

<< It did come back a 70 as far as I can tell. >>

There's a joke here, but I'm not saying it.

Thanks VicThrust for coming back to me.

Cracked out a 70 by mistake - OOOPS!!!

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