My first PCGS Submission (GtG, with small prize)!

Hi all!

Just got my first PCGS submission results back from robec -- he was kind enough to let me piggyback a few coins on his submission earlier this year. Results are in!

Here are the rules:
1. One guess per member; must have had an account as of May 2013 and more than 50 posts.

2. Specify both the numerical grade as well as any designations (if applicable; ex: FSB, FH, etc.). If you do not think a coin graded, please specify why (ex: Scratched, Environmental Damage, etc.)

3. You may NOT edit your guesses after posting them. Any edits will disqualify that member.

4. I've included two sets of pictures for each coin that was submitted (thanks robec!), in order to paint an accurate view of how the coin looks in hand.

5. You may post questions (in another post besides your official guesses, of course) regarding discrepancies in the picture (ex: Is that a spot, or...?). I'll do my best to answer them!

6. No cheating! I haven't the faintest idea how you would do so, but for all of your impulsive cheaters out there, this contest is on "scout's honor"!

7. The first person to guess all of the correct answers will be deemed the winner! If no one was able to guess the correct answers in a week, I'll pick the poster with the closest guess to the actual results.

THE PRIZE:
Nothing that fantastic, but a triplet of nicely toned 1940-P Unc. Lincoln cents
[pictures to come soon; I'm trying to figure how to work a new camera I just bought]


Here are the six coins that were submitted:

1. 1965 SMS Lincoln Cent






2. 1883 NO CENTS Liberty "V" Nickel
(Note: In my personal opinion, the "scratches" seen are die polish lines)






3. 1945-S Micro S Mercury Dime






4. 1958-D Washington Quarter






5. 1958 Franklin Half Dollar






6. 1958-D Franklin Half Dollar






Have fun!
-CB

 

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Goodness, they are lovely coins.

 

great coins. i like the mercs best.

 

1965 penny MS64
1883 nickel MS63
1945-S dime MS65
1958-D Washington Quarter MS65
1958 Franklin Half Dollar MS61
1958-D Franklin Half Dollar MS65.
I don't think any one will be able to get this in a week!

 

1965 penny MS63 RB
1883 nickel MS63
1945-S dime MS65
1958-D Washington Quarter MS66
1958 Franklin Half Dollar MS64 FBL
1958-D Franklin Half Dollar MS65.

 

1965 Penny MS65RD
1883 V Nickel MS62+
1945-S Dime MS65
1958-D Washington MS64
1958 Franklin Half MS65FBL
1958-D Franklin Half MS64

 

Penny: I don't know if it would grade cause of some spots, but if it did I would say ms64
Nickel: ms6
Dime: so darn gorgeous. Ms65
Quarter :ms65
Half dollar 5 (1958 P) ms63
Half dollar 6 ( D) ms64

 

Sorry about the error, but I don't want to edit. The nickel I put ms63

 

I edited earlier please don't eliminate me from the contest.

 

Penny ms66 great toning by the way
Nickel ms63
Dime ms65
Quarter ms64
franklin ms 65
franklin number 2 ms63

 

When will you announce the winner? You said that if after a week nobody has guessed the grade you would announce the winner.

 

Actually, I don't think 'edits' show up with this new software.

 

1965 cent: MS-64

1883 nickel: Details grade, MS-63 (harshly cleaned)

1945 s dime: MS-64

1958 d quarter: MS-63

1958 half dollar: MS-64

1958 d half dollar: MS-65 FBL

 

Thanks for all the responses so far! I will officially end the contest this Sunday (in 2 days), just for the ease of everyone.

I can't get my new camera to work, so I think I'll just use my old one to take pictures of the prize.

 

Beautiful coins creme!
1965 Cent: Unc Details - questionable color
1883 Nickel: MS 64
1945-S Dime: MS66
1958-D Quarter: MS65
1958 Franklin: MS64
1958 D Franklin: MS64

 

1965 Cent: Agree with gbroke...UNC details, questionable color
1883 Nickel: MS 64
1945-S Dime: MS65
1958-D Quarter: MS64
1958 Franklin: MS65FBL
1958 D Franklin: MS64

 

Thank you to all who participated in the contest! The contest is now officially CLOSED.

It looks like I can't edit my original post, so I'll post the pictures of the prize here:

THE PRIZE
A triplet of nicely toned 1940-P Lincoln Cents. I picked these up about a year ago and never opened them from the "triple" flip these came in. All three have nice gold toning and a couple have hints of green and rose as well (let me know if the pictures are too small; I inserted them as "thumbnails")




THE RESULTS
I was surprised that a lot of guesses were off; in fact, no one got more than 2 correct answers! Some were off by a little and others by a lot...but everyone's guesses that were not correct were always below the actual grade -- the only exception to this was Chrsitian Gonzales' and Sean the Collector's guesses of the Lincoln (65 and 66, respectively). I'll take it as a compliment to robec's photography, who photographs all coins superbly without hiding any hits, scratches, etc. (which is probably why many under-guessed the grade).

Here are the actual grades PCGS gave them (I got Truviews for a couple of them; Phil took CoinFact photos of the rest of them on accident!):

1. 1965 SMS Lincoln Cent - MS64 RB
I predicted 64 because of the large carbon spots on the reverse and what seems to be scuffing below the memorial (though it may be a result of poor quality control), and it looks like PCGS agreed. My biggest concern was the dreaded "QC" label, though it looks like PCGS thought it was MA enough for it to grade (I agree)




2. 1883 NO CENTS Liberty "V" Nickel - MS64
Also expected this grade. The discoloration in Lib's hair, the nicks on the neck and the central gash above the reverse "V" kept it from the gem grade. The luster (especially on the reverse) is that of a gem+ though.




3. 1945-S Micro S Mercury Dime - MS66
Expected the 66 grade, though I thought it might hit FB (very long shot) and possibly 67.




4. 1958-D Washington Quarter - MS66
A small surprise for me; I thought the hit on the cheek and the gash on the eagle's wing would knock it down to a 65. Glad PCGS thought otherwise.





5. 1958 Franklin Half Dollar - MS66
This was my biggest surprise. I thought this was a 64/shot at 65...I never would have expected it to hit 66. But hey, I'm not complaining. Both robec and myself agreed that FBL was a pot shot on this one, as the thick toning made it hard to see whether it actually had FBL.





6. 1958-D Franklin Half Dollar - MS65 FBL
I thought this could hit a 66...but I think that the lack of booming luster brought it down. The FBL was expected.



To recap:
1. MS64 RB
2. MS64
3. MS66
4. MS66
5. MS66
6. MS65 FBL


That makes green18 and gbroke tied for the winner, for guessing 2 out of the 6 correct answers! Please post a # from 1 to 20; I'll use a RNG on my calculator to choose a winner. Congrats to the both of you!


Thanks to all who participated in this contest, and feel free to post your thoughts after seeing alternate (i.e: Phil's) photos and the actual grades.

-CB

 

Congrats to Greg/Ken! And congrats to you, cremebrule, for those amazing grades!

 

LOL! Greg and I tied? I'm surprised I got any right. Way of base with the 'no cents'. Guess what I was seein' was on the slab itself. Any who, #17. And Cremebrule? In the unlikely event that I outdo Greg (gobroke) in this last effort I'd like you to send my winnings to Christian Gonzalez.

And thanks for the contest dear fellow. Fun indeed......

 

Congrats guys!