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Message:: [QUOTE="cremebrule, post: 1766931, member: 35227"]Thank you to all who participated in the contest! The contest is now officially CLOSED. It looks like I can't edit my original post, so I'll post the pictures of the prize here: THE PRIZEA triplet of nicely toned 1940-P Lincoln Cents. I picked these up about a year ago and never opened them from the "triple" flip these came in. All three have nice gold toning and a couple have hints of green and rose as well (let me know if the pictures are too small; I inserted them as "thumbnails") [ATTACH]280438[/ATTACH][ATTACH]280439[/ATTACH][ATTACH]280440[/ATTACH]  THE RESULTSI was surprised that a lot of guesses were off; in fact, no one got more than 2 correct answers! Some were off by a little and others by a lot...but everyone's guesses that were not correct were always below the actual grade -- the only exception to this was Chrsitian Gonzales' and Sean the Collector's guesses of the Lincoln (65 and 66, respectively). I'll take it as a compliment to robec's photography, who photographs all coins superbly without hiding any hits, scratches, etc. (which is probably why many under-guessed the grade). Here are the actual grades PCGS gave them (I got Truviews for a couple of them; Phil took CoinFact photos of the rest of them on accident!): 1. 1965 SMS Lincoln Cent - MS64 RBI predicted 64 because of the large carbon spots on the reverse and what seems to be scuffing below the memorial (though it may be a result of poor quality control), and it looks like PCGS agreed. My biggest concern was the dreaded "QC" label, though it looks like PCGS thought it was MA enough for it to grade (I agree)<img src="http://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/27985576_Large.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />   2. 1883 NO CENTS Liberty "V" Nickel - MS64Also expected this grade. The discoloration in Lib's hair, the nicks on the neck and the central gash above the reverse "V" kept it from the gem grade. The luster (especially on the reverse) is that of a gem+ though.<img src="http://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/27985577_large.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />   3. 1945-S Micro S Mercury Dime - MS66Expected the 66 grade, though I thought it might hit FB (very long shot) and possibly 67.<img src="http://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/27985578_large.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />   4. 1958-D Washington Quarter - MS66A small surprise for me; I thought the hit on the cheek and the gash on the eagle's wing would knock it down to a 65. Glad PCGS thought otherwise.<img src="http://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/27985581_large.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />    5. 1958 Franklin Half Dollar - MS66This was my biggest surprise. I thought this was a 64/shot at 65...I never would have expected it to hit 66. But hey, I'm not complaining. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Both robec and myself agreed that FBL was a pot shot on this one, as the thick toning made it hard to see whether it actually had FBL.<img src="http://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/27985579_large.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />    6. 1958-D Franklin Half Dollar - MS65 FBLI thought this could hit a 66...but I think that the lack of booming luster brought it down. The FBL was expected.<img src="http://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/27985580_Large.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  To recap:1. MS64 RB2. MS643. MS664. MS665. MS666. MS65 FBL  That makes green18 and gbroke tied for the winner, for guessing 2 out of the 6 correct answers! Please post a # from 1 to 20; I'll use a RNG on my calculator to choose a winner. Congrats to the both of you!  Thanks to all who participated in this contest, and feel free to post your thoughts after seeing alternate (i.e: Phil's) photos and the actual grades. -CB[/QUOTE]

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