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Message:: [QUOTE="illini420, post: 1068761, member: 19423"]Yeah, part of the reason I submitted the set for SecurePlus was that I thought several had a chance at getting + grades and/or upgrades.  Of course, I didn't get as many bumps as I had hoped but not a big deal.   Note that the 1909-S Barber Half I have in PCGS MS64 was previously in an NGC MS65 slab... I think the coin is really close to MS65 and thought it was a great candidate to get an MS64+ grade, but I think PCGS doesn't really like blast white dipped coins as much lately. I also thought my 1909-O quarter in MS64 had a shot at a + grade as it really is nice for a 64 and have seen worse looking Barber Quarters of other dates in 65 or 66.  Oh well.   Well then you can just imagine my surprise/shock when the SVDB was originally returned to me in a PCGS MS67RD slab after regrading!!!!!!! WOW WOW WOW!!  We're talking a six-figure coin no doubt.  Of course it ended up being too good to be true and PCGS ultimately informed me that a mechanical error was made on my submission and I had to send it back to get the "correct" grade put on the label... still sort of painful to think about what could have been <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />   I really enjoy thinking about the history of each coin too and wonder who the previous caretakers may have been.  I try to keep the history of each as far back as I know, but for most that doesn't go back very far.  I have traced the ownership of a few of them back to the 1970s though.  But any further than that doesn't seem to possible unless I obtain lots of really old auction catalogs and get lucky.   Thanks again for all of the nice comments :thumb:[/QUOTE]

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