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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mark_h, post: 322345, member: 3726&quot;]First I did send in a few questionable coins and I knew it - I sent 15 coins.&nbsp; They were 1882 shield nickel and then 1860, 1891 and 1903 IHC&#039;s.&nbsp; I had questions about these and had several opinions both good and bad.&nbsp; The 1882 and 1860 came back cleaned, 1891 and 1903 came back questionable color.&nbsp; I am not sure what that means other than they are not sure so &quot;no grade&quot;.&nbsp; I can live with that knowing PCGS, but then two others also got questionable colors 1895 and 1909 - the 1909 came from a dealer who has hit on the head about 10 other coins PCGS has graded for my father. You can see <a href="http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=25531&amp;highlight=1909" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=25531&amp;highlight=1909" rel="nofollow">1909 IHC here</a>. So in total 3 cleaned (only 1 of these would I question) and 4 questionable colors.&nbsp; So that is the bad news.&nbsp; You can see some of these coins below on the board:</p><p>Coin&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; My Grade&nbsp; &nbsp; PCGS Grade</p><p>Draped Bust Half&nbsp; 1806 pointed 6 no stem&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; VF30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; VF30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; posted on board</p><p>Draped Bust Half&nbsp; 1806 pointed 6 stem&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; F12&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; F15</p><p>Large Cent&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1818&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; VF30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; VF30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; posted on board</p><p>Shield Nickel&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1879/8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; PF63&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; PF64&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; posted on board</p><p>IHC&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1861&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AU50&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; AU58</p><p>IHC&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1867&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; VF30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; VF35</p><p>IHC&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1868&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; XF40&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; XF45</p><p>IHC&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1869&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; VF30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; XF40</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see I was off on several and I believe as a buyer I would question two of the grades 1879/8 and the 1869(maybe that was semi-key grading).&nbsp; So I am &quot;okay&quot; with how it turned out, but two of those questionable colors I think I disagree with also, but I am not upset with PCGS.&nbsp; In total I disagree with 1 cleaned, 2 questionable colors and two that graded out.&nbsp; More work I need to do! Well at least I am having fun doing it.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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