A couple months ago, I sent a PCGS submission in with the assistance of our very own @C-B-D. The photographs are obviously his and are very accurate for the coins in hand, although, they might have a slight tendency to accent minor issues on these small coins. Since that time, these coins have also been sent off to CAC as part of a larger submission. What do you think? Feel free to GTG and CAC status on the following coins: 1837 Small Date 1842-O 1842o w/ obv cud 1844 1863 1869 1886s 1887s shattered reverse #1 1887s shattered reverse #2 1887
I love your 1844 ("Orphan Annie"), and specially the 1863 (Civil War year - scarce!) I grade the 1844 F15 to VF 20, and the 1863 VF25 maybe VF30.
Beautiful coins... strikes are all over the place but I’ll take a crack: AU50 - 1837 VF20 - 1842-O VF20 - 1842-O F12 - 1844 VF25 - 1863 VF30 - 1869 XF45 - 1886-S F15 - 1887-S F15 - 1887-S MS63 - 1887 Who knows on CAC, good luck though!
1837- EF45 1842O- EF40 1842O- VF25 1844- F15 1863- VF25 1869- VF30 1886S- EF40 1887S- VF20 1887S- VF20 1887- MS64,
What a nice group! They all appear to be "original" to me, the first step toward CAC approval. Good luck on the submission.
1837 xf 40 cac 1842-o vf 35 42-o cud vf 30 1844 f-12 1863 xf-40 cac 1869 vf 30 cac 1886-s xf 45 1887-s 1 vf 30 1887-s vf 35 1887 au 50 cac Nice bunch of dimes
Sorry for the delay...I'm a little late to my own party. Here are the results after a run through both PCGS and CAC. 1837 XF40 1842o VF35 CAC 1842o cud VF35 1844 F15 CAC 1863 VF30 CAC 1869 VF35 CAC 1886s XF45 CAC 1887s rev #1 VF25 1887s rev2 VF30 CAC 1887 MS63 CAC From a grading perspective, I was most surprised by the 2-42o dimes although strike issues are rampant on this issue and mine are no exception (just look at the reverse wreath on the first coin). I also thought PCGS was rather tough on the 1887s dimes and expected them both to CAC at the assigned grades.
Nice lot, man- makes me wonder how many seated dimes I’ve under graded and sold too cheaply. Something about Lady Liberty’s flat dome always makes me want to go low. Looks like a favorable result though with all the beans- well done!
Weak strikes can be so misleading... I always look at Liberty's sandal line for completeness as well as the shoulder clasp above what would be her right breast to get an idea of grade on VF/XF coins...
Yeah a lot of the New Orleans coins are notoriously weakly struck. Or struck from worn dies They can be tough to grade. Pcgs has been brutally conservative lately why I went as low as I did on several
