TrueView Guess The Grade and Win a Prize for a YN
Southcounty
Posts: 681 ✭✭✭✭
Some time back I sent in some of my seated halves to be graded by PCGS and to get some TrueView images for them as well.
So here they are with a guess the grade contest. I will donate a seated coin to a YN in the name of the forum member who first correctly guesses 7 of the 8 coins pictured.
If nobody can guess 7 of 8 correctly I will still donate a seated coin to a YN so it is a win win situation. As a bonus for extra credit almost all of the coins have a special feature or variety designation, see if you can point them out. If anyone comes close on the bonus part I will donate a second coin to a YN.
Good luck!
[/URL]
[/URL]
[/URL]
[/URL]
[/URL]
[/URL]
[/URL]
[/URL]
So here they are with a guess the grade contest. I will donate a seated coin to a YN in the name of the forum member who first correctly guesses 7 of the 8 coins pictured.
If nobody can guess 7 of 8 correctly I will still donate a seated coin to a YN so it is a win win situation. As a bonus for extra credit almost all of the coins have a special feature or variety designation, see if you can point them out. If anyone comes close on the bonus part I will donate a second coin to a YN.
Good luck!
[/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL] 0
Comments
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
In order of listing
62
55
40
06
45
25
50
45
64
55
40
8
50
12
55
40
62
55
45
08
50
25
55
45
Joseph
63
55
45
06
45
20
58
40
62
45
8
53
20 baseball crack reverse
61
40
AU58...
MS62... (micro "s")
XF45... (dbl. date. RPD ???)
VG08... (rev. die clash)
AU55...
VF30...
MS60 details... (genuine)
AU50...
Seated Dollar Collection
53
45
8
45
20
55
58
62
62
45
6
50
20
55
45
All very nice coins!!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
AU58 - 1852-O
AU55 - 1877-S reverse of 1878-S
XF45 - 1844-O die cracked reverse
VG8 - 1844 great reverse die cracks
XF45 - 1843
VF25 - 1841-O baseball crack reverse
AU50 - 1841-O large O mintmark, reverse die cracks
XF45 - 1841-O large O mintmark, reverse die cracks
This group was sent in with the 8 comp grades from PCGS for joining the collectors club. My certificate was almost ready to exprie so I just tossed in fairly random group of seated halves. As luck would have it all of them graded. With the exception of the 52-O the rest were just examples that I really thought were neat and might produce some nice TrueView images.
PCGS AU53. This coin is Ex-George "Buddy" Byers, lot no. 1159. This coin produced a sweet TrueView!
PCGS AU58. This coin is Ex-Brian Greer and Ex-Dick Osburn Collection. This is the 1877-S with the reverse of 78-S, one of my favorite coins. If you never think you will own a 78-S at least try and own half of one. My understanding is that this coin was found for Dick Osburn by Brian Greer and then upgraded by Dick Osburn in the past couple of years after having been in his collection for a number of years. As a side note I purchased this coin raw from Dick and I purchased a 77-S type 1/Type 2 reverse cherry off of ebay several years ago and they both ended up as PCGS AU58s. So I have a set of two of the most difficult die marriages for the 77-S in PCGS AU58 that were purchased raw, the 77-S 1/2 was actually used by PCGS as their online and iphone photograde plate coin.
PCGS XF45. This coin has a wonderful original look and the reverse displays a great retained cud at k12-K1.
PCGS G04. I love this shattered reverse, it looks even cooler in person.
PCGS XF45. This example has nice dark original tone and it has a bisecting reverse die crack. I believe this die marriage is very difficult to locate.
PCGS VF30. I own one other PCGS VF 41-O baseball crack reverse coin and I was hoping that this example would grade higher as it has a very original look to it which I have seldom seen on the 41-O baseball cracked reverse coins. Most have issues that keep them out of TPG holders, but sometimes they are a bit liberal with them for their rarity.
PCGS XF45. I think this coin shows very solid AU details. I am convinced that PCGS will not give an AU grade to a seated half if it does not show some amount of luster regardless of the actual wear on the coin and regardless of tone muting the luster. This coin also displays a great retained cud at UNIT and some additional fantastic die cracks.
PCGS XF45. This coin was purchased from JJ-Teaparty as an AU. I love the original tone, it looks like it might have been stored in a leather purse for some time.
Seated Dollar Collection