Being that I am old school, I view slabbing as protection for future generations of collectors. It isn't a money making tool to me. A lot of these would be better served in snap-tights, but at ten bucks a slab, I'll let ICG entomb them for me. And besides, I think a relatively blemish free coin should be protected. I'll send them sometime next week and when they come back I will report how I scored. Only imaged the obverse since I am limited to the number of attachments. 1804 1/2 Cent Spike Chin..... F20 1832 Half Dime F30 Details, Cleaned 1908 V Nickel MS62 42/41 Merc VF30 1963 Proof Franklin PF64 82-S Morgan MS64 85 Morgan MS63 02-O Morgan MS64 22 Peace MS64 23 Whisker Jaw Peace AU58
I totally agree as to not being a money making tool. I don't prefer slabbed coins, except, I do agree that you can be reasonably sure it's real, and it does help protect them. But, I thought it cost more than $10?
The top tier guys do cost substantially more. Insider has us a CoinTalk deal set up at ten bucks a slab at ICG. Just write on the submission form that it is the CoinTalk deal.
I have to say one thing….. My eyes must be absolutely atrocious any more. Now that I am looking at these in photo form that I can enlarge at will they all have way more chatter than they did to my naked eye.
Don't be too hard on your eyes. A reasonably good quality, close-up photo often seems to highlight and exaggerate even the slightest imperfections, ones you'd never be able to see in hand. Fellow CT member and professional coin photographer @Denis Richard recently created a thread on this very phenomenon - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/when-high-resolution-hurts-the-case-for-showing-less.421690/
The Morgan and Peace Dollars all have some chatter but they all still appear to be within your grade estimates of AU 58 to MS 64.
Welllllll..... I see ICG has posted my results. Let's see how we scored: 1804 1/2 Cent Spike Chin..... F20 ICG 25BN 1832 Half Dime F30 Details, Cleaned ICG 35 1908 V Nickel MS62 ICG 63 42/41 Merc VF30 I don't follow this one. The web says MS-10. 1963 Proof Franklin PF64 ICG PF65 82-S Morgan MS64 ICG 64 85 Morgan MS63 ICG 60 02-O Morgan MS64 ICG 60 22 Peace MS64 ICG 64 23 Whisker Jaw Peace AU58 ICG58 I was pretty much spot on with all but the Morgans and I am admittedly weak on Morgans. Rather anxious about what "MS-10-" means for my 42/41 Merc. That was the cream of the crop in this submission.
I’m not sure about all this Randy, but the grading scale for coins has always been from a P1 to MS 70, and that’s the Shelton greeting scale. Other items like sports cards are graded on a scale of one to 10. If I’m not mistaken a number of years ago NGC started grading coins on a scale of one to 10. Their intention was to attract younger collectors who are used to a 10 point scale in grading cards and other items. They’re therefore a 10 would be the same as a MS 70. Which doesn’t make sense to me because I’ve never heard of a 41/42 Dime getting an MS 70 grade. Have you tried calling your local coin dealer and asking him?
No…. I rather think they haven’t completely updated that submission part of the website yet. I been checking pretty regularly and it wasn’t there this morning. I think more info is coming on that coin…. At least I hope so!
It's obviously not MS but much better than VG-10 - I agree with your VF-30, and nothing that would warrant a details grade, at least not on the obverse. Any issues with the reverse?
