Hi all! I recently purchased a PCGS membership and decided to send in a few coins. Some of these aren't really "worth it" for grading, but I prefer graded coins for my collection. I also like waiting for grades, picking out coins, etc. It's easier, to me, to purchase raw at a low price and grade myself than buy after the fact at an inflated price! I submitted 10 coins in total. Luckily, 9/10 straight graded. Many of these will likely stay in my personal collection unless I upgrade them. The great thing about PCGS regular world submissions is coins come with true views automatically, which makes this post even easier! First up, the details coin of the bunch. Bavaria, 1686-CZ, 10 pfennig, UNC Details, Cleaned. Honestly, the obverse I thought looked good, but the reverse I think earned the details grade. This coin also has a pretty gnarly curve from the roller milling process Secondly, a couple uniface pfennigs from Nurnberg. Both were graded MS63. Nurnberg was a very prolific mint and MS coins, even surpassing gem grade, aren't uncommon. Both of the very small thin coins show the signature curve of the roller minting process as well. I really love uniface coinage and even more so from the Kipper period. During this financial crisis, many German States struck bracteate-like coinage. Some locations only produced coinage for a brief period from 1621-1622. First up a pfennig from Beeskow, represented by a single KM#. Graded AU50, this example has a decent strike for the issue, though it's off centered. I was able to aquire it at a very good price. Secondly, a pfennig from Krossen (modern day Krosno Odrzańskie, Poland). This example has a nice amount of redness remaining and is quite nicely struck. Graded AU53, a little lower than I expected, but I can live with it. Another Bavarian piece, this coin graded AU58. Many coins of the period utilized a Z for the numeral 2 as you can see in the date and denomination, 2 kreuzer. I bought the following Sede Vacante issue for Münster at a small Nashville show last fall. I really liked it was a one year type. Graded AU55, this coin has a nice gentle luster and pleasing toning. It seems from other examples online to be a fairly softly struck issue in general. I purchased this next coin from a seller on Instagram, solely for the extreme die clashing. These coins from East Prussia, well, there's no other way to say it, are terribly struck in general. This one graded at MS61. The true view really highlights the toning and doesn't really show the nice luster this piece has. Fractional thalers are a budget friendly option to acquire different issuers. The 1/24 thaler coin is about the size of a U.S. nickel. This piece from Gõttingen features a prominent motif in issues of the time featuring a crowned letter for the city symbol. Einbeck, Northeim and others used this as well. I knew this coin was MS when I pulled it from the ma-shops package. I'm thrilled with the MS63 grade it received. And if you're still with me, the last coin and the toner of the group. This 4 pfennig from Trier is a stunner! Beautiful luster and color and MS63 as well. Not much to say except it's a beauty! Thanks for taking a look!
Unbelievably beautiful pieces! Yes, TrueView doesn't show luster at times. They really need to have a video of the coin on a "goniometer" or a "tilt table" that tilts the coin in a circle. Thank you for sharing...
I think even if my next one is with NGC, I'll pay up for the photo vision service with them. I am just a terrible photographer!
I think you had some great results. The tiny uniface pieces can be tricky. My eye is drawn to the AU58 from Bavaria and the AU55 from Munster. I think they are doing a good job with the trueview shots recently.
Yes! There was a little trouble after the last photographer left PCGS, but I think they're in track again now. I personally love the Münster myself. Right. I've had much worse submissions at NGC before!
I only have one beef with PCGS trueview. Why don't they put the grade and designation at the bottom of the photo? It's not like we didn't pay for it.
Nice results for a first submission. I always have one or two that come back in a details holder, no matter how hard I try. Fortunately, it's not as big of a negative as it would be on a US coin.
Yes! World collectors in general are much more forgiving with details grades I think. The US types that get that treatment are early large cents in my opinion. I will say, world coins automatically come with true views, at least for regular submissions, maybe for all. But, it would be nice for the grades to appear too. But, that might take traffic away from cert verification! I am honored folks to somehow get on the home page!
