Grading Poll

cpm9ball, posted: "What do you think you're doing right now!"

Giving you a hint where to look to educate yourself?

Hey, I just looked to see how old you are. You are just a little younger than me and live in FL. Please stop by the ICG table at the FUN show and I'll buy you a $3 bottle of water.

 

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Okay I have told you that the 1836 is in an MS-62 holder.

What do you think of these two? What grade would you give them?

1835



1838



And we will throw a second 1838 $2.50 in for fun.

 

I'll play the game,,, what year were they graded?

I'll guess that PCGS graded the coins
1835: MS-63 or 64. Single guess = 64
1838: MS-61
1838: AU-58

Don't give the answer yet and let others guess too.

 

And im probably the youngest on this hot rock here,and I'll stop by.

 

I just looked - you are a yung'un!

 

You have a short memory!

 

The PCGS forum guys meet in the hotel bar on a certain evening during the FUN show. We should join them.

Yes, and I notice it is getting shorter. Old age is hell.

 

Don’t poke the sleeping dogs in the ribs.

 

There are a number of us “older gentleman “ here from Florida.

 

I've been on this hot rock my whole life so far.

 

Yup, he can be frustrating, but usually interesting.

 

Really...I wonder why (just joking)...

 

Hey, there is a three coin GTG above.

 

There are also a few in California

 

This is not my area at all but I’ll take a stab just for fun on John’s coins.
1) MS 63
2) MS 60, if the marks in the fields are on the coin and not the slab, Uncirculated details. It appears cleaned to me by the pictures, JMO
3) MS 61

 

for the 3 above: 63, 62, 58?

 

I’ll do the reveal on the three quarter eagle’s at mid morning.

 

64
62
58

 

Okay, time for the reveal and some commentary.

The 1835 quarter eagle is graded MS-62+, CAC This piece is in my collection.

The first 1838 quarter eagle is graded MS-63, CAC. The price difference between MS-62 and MS-63 is large. On the Grey Sheet it goes from $3,250 to $6,000. The spread according to "Coin Facts" is $7,000 to $11,250. I viewed this coin as an AU-55 or 58 that normally ended up in an MS-61 or 62 holder.

Why did CAC approve of this coin in the MS-63 holder? I have no idea.

The second 1838 quarter eagle is graded MS-61 with an "ex Hansen" label on the slab. This piece is in my collection. I paid about $10,000 less for it than than the price the dealer wanted for the previous coin. I was more than happy to take one of Mr. Hansen's "hand me downs."

I really wanted this piece because it was the last coin I needed to finish the set. I also wanted it in a PCGS holder because this become my only serious entry in the PCGS registry. By chance, all of the other coins in the set were PCGS graded. Since it only took one more PCGS coin, I decided to break my usual practice and look for the coin in that holder.

Today my Classic Head $2.50 set is #2 on the PCGS registry behind Mr. Hansen. PCGS rates my set as the third best of all time behind Harry Bass and Mr. Hansen. Despite the honor I'll take that one with a grain a salt, knowing how my coins are graded and the other, really great coins, that are out there.

ALTHOUGH, these coins are hard to find in high grade. This is not an easy set to put together, and there are some "sleeper dates," like the 1839, which are Philadelphia Mint products. Not all "run of the mill date" Philadelphia Mint coins are common.

 

Edit. Nice collection @johnmilton