Please post pictures of coins for me to grade

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by zaneman, Feb 20, 2006.

  1. zaneman

    zaneman Former Moderator

    Well everyone, I am asking that if you have time, and would be kind enough, to please post pictures of coins that are slabbed and graded, and wait for my opinions on the grade. I would also ask, that if others can resist offering their opinions, that they wait until I have posted mine, so that my mind can remain unbiased. It would be greatly appreciated!

    Thanks so much.
     
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  3. Leadfoot

    Leadfoot there is no spoon

    Here are a few:

    Coin #1, NGC graded it PR 66.

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    Coin #2, PCGS graded this one PR 63 BN.

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    Coin #3, NGC graded it XF 45.

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    Coin #4, PCGS graded it MS 64 BN.

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  4. zaneman

    zaneman Former Moderator

    Okay, here are my guesses:
    1. au-58
    2. ms-62 brown
    3. vf-35 brown, possibly xf-40
    4. AU-55 Possibly a 58. Brown

    How did I do?
     
  5. zaneman

    zaneman Former Moderator

    Also, those are some nice die cracks :)
     
  6. Speedy

    Speedy Researching Coins Supporter

    I'll post some photos tonight.....
    Since you have posted your grades for the 4 coisn above...here are my guesses...(Hey Mike...any chance of getting the photos smaller for us on dial-up :D its hard to get them....I have a thing on my computer that makes the larger photos lower quality so they will load faster and it uses it big time on your photos :D :D)
    NOTE--I have some of these photos on low quality so I could be way off....
    1#PF64
    2#MS62--that might be a PF...and if so PF62
    3#XF45
    4#AU58..pretty nice and I would almost bet that it would get an MS grade...

    Speedy
     
  7. zaneman

    zaneman Former Moderator

    Lol, I think the first one is a proof now that it has been pointed out to me, and I'll revise my guess to what speedy said, however it seems that the strike is weaker than the circulation strikes?
     
  8. zaneman

    zaneman Former Moderator

    Wow, it is very obvious I believe that the first one is a proof. I guess I should learn more about proof and circulation strikes.
     
  9. Mikjo0

    Mikjo0 Numismatist

    Holy cow Leadfoot...you been holdin' out on us!!!
     
  10. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    I'll throw up a few, but you have to wait until I get them back from ANACS. :) The last one's deceptive.

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  11. Bedford

    Bedford Lackey For Coin Junkies

    Graded by NCG
     

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  12. zaneman

    zaneman Former Moderator

    I'm going to guess proof 65 cameo or deep cameo, how close am I?
     
  13. Bedford

    Bedford Lackey For Coin Junkies

    Close-PF67 Ultra Cam
     
  14. zaneman

    zaneman Former Moderator

    Superdave, I think au-55 or 58 on the large cent. Au-55 or 58 on the barber half (ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL btw), and I can't see the reverse of the morgan, but from the front it looks 63, but I'm going to guess you aren't going to bother having it slabbed that low, so it must be higher.
     
  15. zaneman

    zaneman Former Moderator

    Awesome. I was going to guess that, but I couldn't tell if one spot was a mark on the slab or the coin. I'm assuming it was on the slab.
     
  16. Bedford

    Bedford Lackey For Coin Junkies

    Yeah it so hard to get a good pic. thru the acrylic. Here's another for you . I think this one is gonna be a bit harder-those pesky quarters so difficult to grade :smile -PCGS
     

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  17. zaneman

    zaneman Former Moderator

    Washington quarters are the hardest coin to grade IMO. I'm going to go with ms-66?
     
  18. Bedford

    Bedford Lackey For Coin Junkies

    Right on the money ! MS66

    Hope I'm not highjacking this thread but here's another-

    How are you with errors ?

    2001 1c On 10c Planchet-NGC
     

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  19. Speedy

    Speedy Researching Coins Supporter

    Zane...remember...it is harder to grade by photo than it is in hand IMHO....

    Here are some photos....
    The Half is NGC....cent and $5 is PCGS....I think they are graded right....the half IMHO will be the hardest the grade out of these three.

    Speedy
     
  20. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Zane - for your purposes you would be far better off to work out a deal with a coin shop. Have the owner pick a group of slabbed coins at random and cover the grade. Then when you visit - you grade them. Write your grades down and don't remove the covers until you have graded all the coins. Then check and see how you did.

    Do that every day for a couple of weeks - you'll be surprised how much ya learn. Then work on grading the pics ;)
     
  21. zaneman

    zaneman Former Moderator

    GD, that sounds like a pretty good idea, but unfortunately the closest coin dealer is about 2 hrs away :(. There is one guy who is in on mondays, but he only deals in raw coins :(. If I was near my parents house I'd be near about 10 dealers :(
     
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