Got my first CAC submission back...

@Cascade was kind enough to piggyback a few of my coins along with his submission to CAC not too long ago. I sent him 6 coins to send off to CAC and out of those 6, 5 received the green bean. Some of you might recognize a few of these coins from my GTG's in recent past. The only coin that did not was a 1922 Peace Dollar.

 

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I still can't believe you got 5 of 6 to bean. It's a holiday miracle

 

Nice lot! I especially like the Buffalo and Merc. I would have given the Merc FB.

 

It's so close but there are two tiny nics at each side of the middle band

 

All very nice coins well worthy of a green sticker.

 

Great!!! congrats!!!

 

He scores!!!!

 

He shoots!!!

 

I bought the Mercury Dime almost blindly when I got back into coins nearly two years ago. It was an eBay purchase and I was just looking for a high grade Mercury Dime to add to the beginning of my collection. I noticed the bands on the reverse and saw that they might have a chance of getting FB designation at PCGS, but not from NGC. NGC requires the center bands to be rounded over with a split between them, whereas PCGS only requires an uninterrupted line across the center bands. They don't need to be rounded like they do with NGC. So you can find some nice Mercs with the potential to upgrade to FB at PCGS in NGC plastic.

This particular year is listed as $70 in the PCGS price guide without FB, but it jumps to $400 with the FB designation at the same grade. I sent this one in to CAC to see if it could bean, before I took a chance of cracking it out and submitting it to PCGS in hopes of getting the MS-67FB grade. With it getting the CAC approval, my confidence of it happening has gone up. What @Cascade has said about the hits on each side of the center bands possibly precluding this one from getting the FB designation is possible. However, PCGS has stated the trough cannot be interrupted by anything. In my eye's and interpretation that would mean a hit that has moved or raised metal that would physically obstruct the trough, which in this case, does not appear to have happened. I think it has a good chance of getting the FB designation. So now I need to crack it out of the NGC holder and send it off to PCGS. When that will happen, I'm not sure.

 

Good luck cracking it out and submitting it to PCGS. I used to own several PCGS certified FB mercs and yours looks every bit FB as those. Sometimes I wonder if the grading is more lenient for given years of issue. As I mentioned in one of your other threads, I rate eye appeal over grade which is a little easier on the budget. Of course as an investment, getting the higher grade is a bigger deal. Keep posting more of your coins as your photography skills are second to none and I enjoy looking at nice coins.

 

It's gotta be tough taking out any MS 67 for fear of never getting that grade back again. I've got a 1920 MS66 CAC without FB, so I really sympathize with your plight.

Needless to say, anyone would be delighted to have any one of these glorious coins, much less six. Thanks for letting us share the experience with you!

 

With that much of an upside on a coin worth under a hundred bucks why not crack it if you believe it has a chance. I personally think the odds are against him but with that spread even I would probably crack it and try just for funzies

 

Very nice, congrats!

 

Well roll them dice Mr. Papageorgio

(PS, you should've posted a Papgeorgio pic. Clark couldn't stop losing )

 

Dang it!!! You're right..

"I put a dollar in, I won a car, I put a dollar in, I won a car, I put a dollar in, I won a car"...

 

Unfortunately I'm Clark Griswold and need to borrow money from cousin Eddie.

 

It's better than being cousin Eddie.