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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 06-11-2009, 11:51 AM   #1 (permalink) ryanbrooks US Coin Collector     Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,385 My Mood: Ryan's "Guess The Grade" Contest! RESULTS! Hey Everyone! Round 3 went by quite quickly. Looks like you guys are desperate! 3 of you said MS66FB and one said MS66. And PCGS did not give this one an FB. So.... Congrats "gopher29"!!! Please PM me with your address and what type of coins you collect. I'll try to send you a prize that you'll enjoy and fits into your collection. (Just don't say gold! ). Thank you for everyone who participated in my contest. I hope you had fun and enjoyed it! I hope to have many more contests in the future. Thank you!   06-11-2009, 11:54 AM   #2 (permalink) flyers10 Collector of US Coinage     Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Lone Star State Posts: 788 Congrats Gopher. I can't believe they didn't give that full bands. Nice coins and thanks for the contest! __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVkEk-ci8xk You remember it. Remember every bit of it, 'cause we are on the eve of a day that people are going to talk about long after we are dead and gone.   06-11-2009, 12:05 PM   #3 (permalink) CamaroDMD Dental Student     Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,185 My Mood: Wow, congrats gopher. I'm surprised no FB on that one...oh well. It was fun, thanks for the contest Ryan! __________________ 1914-D Lincoln Cent: A Coin With a Story The Truth About "O" Mint Morgan Dollars   06-11-2009, 12:10 PM   #4 (permalink) rlm's cents Numismatist     Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5,417 My Mood: Congratulations Gopher. I am out of my territory, but what on that coin could possibly make it not full bands? __________________ The monkeys stand for honesty, Giraffes are insincere, And the elephants are kindly but They're dumb. Orangutans are skeptical Of changes in their cages, And the zoo keeper is very fond of rum.   06-11-2009, 12:12 PM   #5 (permalink) CamaroDMD Dental Student     Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,185 My Mood: You know, looking at it again...the bottom set of bands seem to fade out towards the left. I wonder if that's why it didn't make the grade. __________________ 1914-D Lincoln Cent: A Coin With a Story The Truth About "O" Mint Morgan Dollars   06-11-2009, 09:15 PM   #6 (permalink) gopher29 Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 746 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by CamaroDMD You know, looking at it again...the bottom set of bands seem to fade out towards the left. I wonder if that's why it didn't make the grade. No, that's not why it didn't make the grade. It didn't make the grade because PCGS didn't designate any of those Omaha Bank Hoard Roosevelt dimes as Full Bands. I don't know why. Maybe it was all part of a giant grading/price package deal between the Omaha Bank Hoard estate keeper and the grading company. Who knows? But if I were the one grading that dime I would have said MS-66 FB. Thanks for the contest! __________________ "A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy." ~Guy Fawkes~ "If Antarctica ever mints a coin I think it should have a Penguin on it." ~gopher29~   06-11-2009, 09:18 PM   #7 (permalink) tmoneyeagles Indian Buffalo Gatherer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 6,114 My Mood: Gopher wow! You go! Congrats Ryan thank you for the contest, and also, can't wait until the next contest __________________ From The Desk Of, -T$ (Kokapowan Tribe Leader) htpp://www.tmoneyeagles.webs.com   06-16-2009, 10:29 AM   #8 (permalink) CamaroDMD Dental Student     Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,185 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by gopher29 No, that's not why it didn't make the grade. It didn't make the grade because PCGS didn't designate any of those Omaha Bank Hoard Roosevelt dimes as Full Bands. I don't know why. Maybe it was all part of a giant grading/price package deal between the Omaha Bank Hoard estate keeper and the grading company. Who knows? But if I were the one grading that dime I would have said MS-66 FB. Sure they did. Here is an example of one I found off HA just now which sold last August for $18. __________________ 1914-D Lincoln Cent: A Coin With a Story The Truth About "O" Mint Morgan Dollars   06-16-2009, 03:47 PM   #9 (permalink) gopher29 Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 746 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by CamaroDMD Sure they did. Here is an example of one I found off HA just now which sold last August for $18. Wow, I stand corrected. That's the first PCGS graded Omaha Bank Hoard Roosevelt Dime that I've ever seen with the FB designation. I wonder how many are actually out there. __________________ "A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy." ~Guy Fawkes~ "If Antarctica ever mints a coin I think it should have a Penguin on it." ~gopher29~   06-16-2009, 06:52 PM   #10 (permalink) CamaroDMD Dental Student     Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,185 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by gopher29 Wow, I stand corrected. That's the first PCGS graded Omaha Bank Hoard Roosevelt Dime that I've ever seen with the FB designation. I wonder how many are actually out there. I have no idea. The only reason I knew this one existed is I was looking at examples on HA to help me with this contest. I honestly don't know much about this hoard. __________________ 1914-D Lincoln Cent: A Coin With a Story The Truth About "O" Mint Morgan Dollars   06-22-2009, 03:33 PM   #11 (permalink) physics-fan3.14 Senior Member   Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 392 My Mood: There are many FBL graded Franklins from this Omaha Bank Hoard as well. They are usually low quality 64s with weak lines, in other words - crap. __________________ I reserve the right to change my mind with new facts, experience, opinions, or viewpoints. My Award Winning Franklin Half Dollar NGC Registry set   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. 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