Guess the grade: 1936-S Bay Bridge

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ill say vf 20. is my guess

 

Great lowball! F-12 is my guess but that might be generous

 

Now thats what they call a "pocket piece".

 

I'll guess they gave it a 10 or 12. I'm at 6 or 8.

 

I'm thinking vg-8

 

Let's see...SEGS = MS65. Just kidding!

VG10

 

We got some new participants days later. I probably should have allowed more time for more people to vote. Next time.

By the way, this is SEGS Bay Bridge #1. There will be many more Guess The Grades to follow regarding the Bay Bridge Commemorative coin as long as there's interest.

 

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When will the answer be revealed?

 

I just happened up on it & liked the coin. I don't have to be part of the contest. Nice coin though.

 

Thank you. It's harder to find them this circulated. I got it for a great price actually, cost me about $60 total.

 

So has the grade been announced yet?


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This is what its supposed to look like.

 

Very nice image jaceravone! I'm going to post the answer later today. I'm still seeing some more poll results and would like to see how this finishes up.

 

I personally believe the majority of people who took this poll are correct in their assessment of the Sheldon Scale Grade of my Bay Bridge specimen. I too would have voted for VG-10 (4 votes total & the majority) however this was SEGS opinion: Two who participated in the poll though believe SEGS was accurate giving this a VF-20. Strangely no one thought this coin was a Fine-15 or VF-25. Coming in tied for second three people each also thought this was a Fine-12 and VG-8 specimen. Basically it's difficult to find very circulated examples of these low mintage commemorative coins so knowing what wear to look for is a matter of talent and effort. It's not like there's a Photograde for commemorative coins since 90%+ of them are either AU or UNC. Considering SEGS gave this a VF-20 I could argue I got a great deal for the money for those of us who are in the market for coins that SEGS encapsulates.

 

VG-8..........

 

Way too smooth...I would have guessed VG10.

 

I would have voted 8 as far as I would grade it but I can see it being a 10.
The poll actually ask what SEGS graded it. 10 out of 15 votes missed it by 3 or more points. Interesting. As said, there are few standards for grading these at this level.

 

You're right Larry, I voted with my gut feeling (what I feel the grade should be) rather than what I felt the TPG'er would go with. Still, I hold out hope that we'll (TPG'er) agree........